TWI482877B - 鍍覆催化劑及方法 - Google Patents
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本發明係一般有關於無電金屬鍍覆領域,且更具體而言係相關於有用於在電子裝置之製造中所用非導電性基板之無電金屬鍍覆的催化劑之領域。
印刷電路板包含經層壓之非導電性介電基板,該非導電性介電基板係有賴於經鑽孔和鍍覆之通孔,以形成電路板之相異側間或該板之層間層之間之連結。無電金屬鍍覆係習知用於在表面上製備金屬鍍膜。介電表面之無電金屬鍍覆須預先有催化劑之沉積。於無電鍍覆前用以催化或活化經層壓之非導電性介電基板的常用方法,係以酸性氯化物介質中的錫-鈀水性膠體處理該基板。該膠體包含由錫(II)離子錯合物(例如SnCl3 -
)安定層圍繞之金屬鈀芯,該安定層作為表面安定基,以避免該懸浮液中膠體凝聚(agglomeration)。
在活化製程中,以鈀為基底之膠體吸附於絕緣基板(例如環氧化物或聚醯亞胺)上以活化無電金屬沉積,例如無電銅沉積。雖然不欲受限於理論,咸信催化粒子在將電子自還原劑轉移至在該鍍覆浴中之金屬離子之路徑中所扮演的角色為載體。雖然無電鍍覆的表現受到許多因素影響,諸如該鍍覆浴的組成及所選擇之配體,該活化步驟係控制無電沉積之速率及機制的重要因素。
雖然膠體錫/鈀催化劑已商用作為無電金屬(特別是銅)沉積之活化劑數十年,其仍有諸如對空氣敏感及高成本之許多缺點。隨著電子裝置尺寸減小及性能增加,電子線路的封裝密度已變高且隨後之工業品質標準也已增加。由於較大可靠度之需求及特別因為鈀之高且波動性之成本,而欲使用替代性催化劑組成物,或使用較不昂貴之金屬或是減少或排除使用貴金屬之組成物。該膠體錫/鈀催化劑之安定性亦受關注。如上所提,該錫/鈀膠體係藉由錫(II)離子層安定。該相對離子可防止鈀之凝集,但是該錫(II)離子易氧化成錫(IV),因此該膠體無法維持其膠體結構。此氧化反應係由升溫和攪動而促進。若使錫(II)的量降至接近零,之後鈀粒子尺寸將成長,凝聚及沉澱,且鍍覆將停止。
業經作出可觀之嘗試以找尋新且較好的無電鍍覆催化劑。舉例而言,因為鈀之高成本,較多的努力係朝向非貴金屬催化劑之開發,特別是朝向膠體銅催化劑的開發。因為用於還原鈀之氯化亞錫係高成本,且該經氧化之錫要求分開之加速步驟,亦有針對無錫鈀催化劑之開發。然而,該等催化劑並未顯示足夠用於通孔鍍覆的活性或可靠度。此外,這些催化劑不夠安定,典型上一但靜置便逐步失去活性,且該活性的改變使得該等催化劑於商用上不可靠且不實際。
目前已對除了錫以外之作為離子性鈀的安定部分(stabilizing moiety)作過探討。舉例而言,美國專利案公開第4,248,632號揭露以特定吡啶配體及咪唑配體作為離子性金屬催化劑,如離子性鈀(Pd2+
)之安定劑。該離子性金屬只於其吸附於非導電基板之表面時減少。其他習知之安定部分包含聚乙烯吡咯啶酮(polyvinyl pyrrolidone,PVP)及其他聚合物。PVP扮演保護和安定劑之角色。已揭示金屬-配體部分,其中該配體作為錨定鈀(II)催化劑至基板的有效機制。使用離子性鈀之其他金屬膠體(如銀/鈀與銅/鈀)亦經揭示。雖然常見錫/鈀催化劑之替代性催化劑係已開發,其等仍使用離子性鈀且該替代者無一提供於製造電子裝置(諸如印刷電路板)時之必要安定性,活性以及對介電表面的吸附。
一種組成物包括,0.5至100 ppm之零價金屬、安定劑化合物及水;其中,該零價金屬係選自鈀、銀、鈷、鎳、金、銅以及釕;其中,該安定劑化合物具下式
其中R為H或(C1
-C6
)烷基;每一個R1
係獨立選自H、(C1
-C6
)烷基及Z;Z為(C2
-C6
)烯基-Z1
或(CR2
R3
)a
Z1
,每一個R2
及R3
係獨立選自H、羥基、(C1
-C6
)烷基、羥基(C1
-C6
)烷基、C(O)-(C1
-C6
)烷基、(C1
-C6
)烷基-C(O)-(C1
-C6
)烷基、CO2
R4
及NR5
R6
;R4
為H、(C1
-C6
)烷基、羥基(C1
-C6
)烷基或(C1
-C4
)烷氧基(C1
-C6
)烷基;R5
及R6
係獨立選自H、(C1
-C6
)烷基及(CR2
R3
)a
Z2
;Z1
為C(S)SH、CO2
H,或C(O)NR5
R6
;Z2
為C(O)R4
或CO2
R4
;以及a為0至6;其中至少一個R1
係為Z。
本發明亦提供一種製備上述物成物之方法,包括組合該安定劑化合物、水及水溶性金屬鹽,及之後添加足夠量的還原劑以形成該零價金屬。
本發明亦提供一種方法,包含:(a)提供具有複數個通孔之基板(b)將上述組成物施加至該通孔表面;以及(c)藉由無電金屬鍍覆將金屬沉積於通孔表面。
如整個說明書中所使用者,除內文另有指示,下述縮寫應定義如下:ca.=大約;℃=攝氏溫度;g=公克;mg=毫克;L=公升;mL=毫升;ppm=百萬分之分數;μm=micron=微米;nm=奈米;mm=毫米;DI=去離子;Tg
=玻璃轉化溫度;R.T.=室溫;以及rpm=每分鐘回轉次數。除另有指示,所有量皆係重量百分比(“wt%”)且所有比例皆係莫耳比。所有數值範圍包含上、下限值,且可以任何序順組合使用,除了此等數值範圍顯然受到總和至多100%之限制。
名詞「通孔」包含盲孔。此外如整個說明書中所使用者,除內文另有明確指示者,名詞「鍍覆」意指無電金屬鍍覆。名詞「沉積」和「鍍覆」於整個說明書中係可互換使用。名詞「烷基」包含直鏈、分支及環狀烷基。同樣的,名詞「烯基」包含直鏈、分支及環狀烯基。名詞「鹵化物」包含氟化物、氯化物、溴化物、以及碘化物。名詞「印刷電路板」及「印刷線路板」於整個說明書中可互換使用。不定冠詞「一(a)」及「一(an)」意指單個及多個。
本發明之組成物包含零價金屬、安定劑化合物及水。較佳者,該零價金屬及安定化合物係呈安定奈米粒子存在於該組成物中。更佳者,本發明之組成物係溶液,包含安定奈米粒子,該粒子包括該零價金屬及該安定化合物。
於本發明組成物所用之水可為任何種類,例如自來水或DI水。適當的零價金屬係有用於作為無電金屬鍍覆之催化劑,諸如,但不限於,鈀、銀、鈷、鎳、金、銅及釕。較佳者,該零價金屬係選自鈀、銀、鈷、鎳、銅及釕,且更佳者,鈀、銀、銅、鈷及鎳。鈀和銀係最佳者。可以使用零價金屬之混合物,例如鈀及銀之混合物或鈀及銅之混合物。基於組成物之重量計,該零價金屬係以0.5至100 ppm之量存在於該組成物中。較佳者,該零價金屬係以1至100 ppm量存在於該組成物中,更佳者自1至75 ppm,再更佳者自5至75 ppm,甚至更佳者自5至50 ppm,且最佳者自5至35 ppm。
該零價金屬之適當的安定劑化合物係選自下式(I)之化合物
其中R為H或(C1
-C6
)烷基;每一個R1
係獨立選自H、(C1
-C6
)烷基及Z;Z為(C2
-C6
)烯基-Z1
或(CR2
R3
)a
Z1
,每一個R2
及R3
係獨立選自H、羥基、(C1
-C6
)烷基、羥基(C1
-C6
)烷基、C(O)-(C1
-C6
)烷基、(C1
-C6
)烷基-C(O)-(C1
-C6
)烷基、CO2
R4
及NR5
R6
;R4
為H、(C1
-C6
)烷基、羥基(C1
-C6
)烷基或(C1
-C4
)烷氧基(C1
-C6
)烷基;R5
及R6
係獨立選自H、(C1
-C6
)烷基及(CR2
R3
)a
Z2
;Z1
為C(S)SH、CO2
H,或C(O)NR5
R6
;Z2
為C(O)R4
或CO2
R4
;以及a為0至6;其中至少一個R1
係為Z。較佳者,R為H或(C1
-C3
)烷基。較佳者,每一個R1
係獨立選自H、(C1
-C3
)烷基及Z,且更佳者選自H及Z。Z係較佳為(C2
-C4
)烯基-Z1
或(CR2
R3
)a
Z1
。較佳者,Z1
為CO2
H或C(O)NR5
R6
。較佳者,R2
及R3
係獨立選自H、(C1
-C3
)烷基、CO2
R4
及NR5
R6
。R4
係較佳為H或(C1
-C3
)烷基,更佳者係H或CH3
,且再更佳者係H。較佳者,R5
及R6
係獨立選自H、(C1
-C3
)烷基及(CR2
R3
)a
Z2
,更佳者選自H、CH3
及(CR2
R3
)a
Z2
,且甚至更佳者係H。Z2
較佳為CO2
R4
,且更佳者為CO2
H。較佳者,a為0至4,更佳者係a為1至4,且再更佳者係a為1至3。該安定化合物係一般可商購者、例如來自Sigma-Aldrich(St. Louis,Missouri),或可由技藝領域中習知方法製備。這些化合物可用其現有者或進一步純化者。
特別適當的安定劑化合物包含,但不限於,組胺酸(4-(2-胺基-2-羧基乙基)咪唑);尿刊酸(4-咪唑丙烯酸);4,5-咪唑二羧酸;4-咪唑乙酸;4-咪唑羧酸;1-甲基-2-咪唑羧酸;4,5-咪唑二羧酸二醯胺;1H-咪唑-4-甲醯胺;及4-咪唑丙烯醯胺。較佳的安定劑包含:組胺酸;尿刊酸;4,5-咪唑二羧酸;4-咪唑乙酸;4-咪唑羧酸;及1-甲基-2-咪唑羧酸。
本發明之組成物含有該零價金屬與該安定化合物之莫耳分率比為1:1至1:20。較佳者,該零價金屬與該安定化合物之莫耳分率比係自1:5至1:20,且更佳者自1:10至1:20。
視需要地,本發明之組成物可含有多種常見於無電鍍覆催化劑組成物之添加劑的一或多者,諸如界面活性劑、緩衝劑、pH值調整劑、助溶劑(如有機溶劑)。可使用多種添加劑之混合物,例如pH值調整劑及緩衝劑。可使用任何適當的界面活性劑,其包含陰離子性、非離子性、陽離子性和兩性界面活性劑。基於組成物之重量計,該等界面活性劑係可以0至25 ppm之量存在。當出現時,較佳界面活性劑之量係自0.5至25 ppm,且更佳者自1至10 ppm。可用之緩衝試劑包含,但不限於,羧酸類,諸如檸檬酸、酒石酸、琥珀酸、蘋果酸、丙二酸、馬來酸、乳酸、乙酸及其鹽類;胺類及其鹽類;以及胺基酸及其鹽類;以及無機酸,例如硼酸及其鹽類,以及無機鹼如碳酸氫鈉。可被包含而用於調整該pH值之化合物,包含但不限於,鹼金屬氫氧化物,例如氫氧化鈉和氫氧化鉀,及酸類如礦物酸。於使用時,該視需要之緩衝劑和pH值調整劑之使用量係足以調整該pH值至所欲範圍。
典型上,本發明之組成物具有pH值為6至14。較佳者,本發明之組成物係鹼性者,即為其具有pH值為自>7至14,更佳者其具有pH值為自7.5至14,更甚佳者7.5至10,且再更佳者8至10。
本發明之組成物係安定之奈米粒子水溶液,其係有用於催化於電子組件製造中之無電金屬沉積。「安定」係指於20℃儲存三個月無視覺上可觀察之沉澱物。較佳者,本發明之組成物於20℃儲存6個月後且更佳者儲存1年後無沉澱物。這些奈米粒子可具有各式粒子尺寸。若粒子尺寸過大,該組成物可能無法安定,即,可能發生沉澱。適當的平均粒子尺寸可係自1nm至1μm,較佳者自1nm至500nm,更佳者自1nm至100nm。粒子尺寸可用習知技術予以測量,例如藉由光散射或穿透式電子顯微鏡。
本發明之組成物可由組合該安定劑化合物、水、水溶性金屬鹽和還原劑而製備。較佳者,組合該安定劑化合物、水、和該水溶性金屬鹽且之後添加還原劑。還原劑之使用量係任何足以形成所欲零價金屬。該安定劑化合物、水及水溶性金屬鹽可用以任何順序添加之。典型上,該水溶性鹽溶於某數量之水中。之後將此鹽溶液添加至安定劑水溶液。之後攪拌該混合物,其典型上於室溫(約20℃)進行,且當有需要時調整pH值。典型上,於少量體積者可用攪拌子攪動(例如高達200mL)。於較大體積者可用均質機。典型混合速率可係自3000至25000rpm。Fisher Scientific之POWERGENTM
700均質機係可用裝置之實例。接下來,將還原劑添加至該混合物中且持續攪拌。當用鈀作為該零價金屬時,該催化劑溶液典型上於還原後,顏色為棕色至黑色。於還原反應後,咸信係形成包括該安定劑和該零價金屬之安定奈米粒子。
有多種金屬鹽可使用,址又該金屬鹽有足夠水溶解性。適當的金屬鹽類包含金屬鹵化物、金屬硝酸鹽類、金屬亞硝酸鹽類、金屬氧化物、金屬乙酸鹽類、金屬葡萄糖酸鹽類、金屬氟硼酸鹽類、金屬烷基磺酸鹽類、金屬硫酸鹽類、金屬亞硫酸鹽類、金屬硫代硫酸鹽類、金屬硫代氰酸鹽類,以及金屬氰化物。例示性金屬鹽類包含,不限於此,氯化鈀、氯化鈀鈉、氯化鈀鉀、氯化鈀銨、硫酸鈀、硝酸鈀、乙酸鈀、氧化鈀、硝酸銀、氧化銀、乙酸鈷、氯化鈷、硝酸鈷、硫酸鈷、硫酸鎳、甲磺酸鎳、乙酸鎳、氟硼酸鎳、氯化金、氰化鉀金、亞硫酸金、硫代硫酸金、硫氰酸金、硫酸銅、葡萄糖酸銅、乙酸銅、硝酸銅、氯化釕、釕卟啉化物、以及氧化釕。該金屬鹽使用量係依該特定金屬鹽之水溶解度而改變。舉例而言,鈀鹽可使用5mg/L至10g/L之量,而較佳者自100mg/L至5g/L。
可用多種還原劑形成本發明之組成物。適當的還原劑包含,但不限於,諸如下列之化合物,氫化硼化合物,例如胺基硼烷類(例如二甲基胺硼烷(DMAB),三甲基胺硼烷,異丙基胺硼烷及嗎啉硼烷)、硼氫化鈉及硼氫化鉀;次磷酸,及其銨鹽、鋰鹽、鈉鉀鹽及鈣鹽;甲醛;次磷酸鹽類,例如次磷酸鈉;無水聯胺(hydrazine anhydride);羧酸類,例如甲酸和抗壞血酸;和還原糖,例如葡萄糖、半乳糖、麥芽糖、乳糖,木糖和果糖。該還原劑之使用量取決於金屬鹽於組成物中的量。典型上,該還原劑可用5mg/L至500mg/L之量,較佳者係20mg/L至200mg/L之量。
因為該催化劑組成物含有零價金屬,例如Pd0
,使用這些組成物之製程避開了在無電金屬鍍前之還原步驟的需求。此外,該組成物可使金屬至基板有較好的附著性。該組成物係無錫,因而避開了有關於錫(II)離子容易氧化成錫(IV)擾亂催化劑的問題。離子性鈀粒子尺寸成長且凝聚及沉澱的問題亦大幅減低,且較佳者完全避開其上述者。因為錫係自該組成物中剔除,催化劑物成物的成本亦因不再需要昂貴的氯化亞錫而減低。此外,亦避開了於製備基板以茲金屬化時所需要(當使用錫時)的加速步驟,藉以消去了製備非導電性基板以茲金屬化之常見步驟。
本發明之組成物可用作為基板之無電金屬鍍覆的催化劑,該基板包含無機和有機材料,例如玻璃、陶瓷、瓷、樹脂、紙、衣料、及其組合。基板亦包含金屬包覆及未包覆之材料,例如印刷電路板。該等印刷電路板包含具有熱固性樹脂、熱塑性樹脂及其組合物之金屬包塗覆及未包覆基板,且可復包含纖維,例如玻璃纖維,和由上述者之浸漬具體實施例。基板金屬化之方法步驟所需之溫度及時間範圍係通常且於此技藝領域中所習知者。
熱塑性樹脂包含,但不限於:縮醛樹脂;丙烯酸系例如丙烯酸甲酯、甲基丙烯酸甲酯、丙烯酸乙酯、甲基丙烯酸乙酯、丙烯酸丁酯以及含有任何上述者之共聚物;纖維素系樹脂諸如丙酸纖維素、乙酸丁酸纖維素和硝酸纖維素;聚醚類;尼龍;聚乙烯;聚苯乙烯;苯乙烯混摻物諸如丙烯腈苯乙烯和共聚物和丙烯腈-丁二烯苯乙烯共聚物;聚羧酸酯類;聚氯三氟乙烯;以及乙烯基聚合物以及共聚合物諸如乙酸乙烯基酯、乙烯基醇、乙烯基丁醛、氯乙烯、氯乙烯-乙酸酯共聚合物、二氯乙烯及乙烯基甲醛。
熱固性樹脂包含,但不限於,酞酸烯丙酯、呋喃、三聚氰胺-甲醛、酚-甲醛和酚-糠醛共聚合物,其單獨或與下列者複合:丁二烯丙烯腈共聚物或丙烯腈-丁二烯-苯乙烯共聚物、聚丙烯酸酯類、聚矽氧、尿素甲醛類、環氧樹脂、烯丙樹脂、酞酸甘油酯類和聚酯類。
本發明之組成物可用於催化低和高Tg
樹脂。低Tg
樹脂具有低於160℃之Tg
,且高Tg
樹脂具有160℃或更高之Tg
。典型上,高Tg
樹脂具有160℃至280℃之Tg
,或如自170℃至240℃。高Tg
聚合物樹脂包含,但不限於,聚四氟乙烯(“PTFE”)和PTFE混摻物。例示性之混摻物包含PTFE和與聚氧伸苯基與氰酸酯類混摻之物。其他類包含高Tg
樹脂之聚合物樹脂係環氧樹脂,諸如雙官能基和多官能基環氧樹脂、雙馬來亞醯胺/三和環氧樹脂(BT epoxy)、環氧/聚氧伸苯基樹脂、丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯、聚羧酸類(PC)、聚氧伸苯基類(PPO)、聚伸苯醚類(PPE)、聚硫伸苯基(PPS)、聚碸類(PS)、聚醯胺類、聚酯類例如聚酞酸乙二酯(PET)和聚酞酸丁二酯(PBT)、聚醚醚酮(PEEK)、液晶聚合物、聚氨酯類、聚醚醯亞胺類、環氧樹酯類以及其組合。
在一個具體實施例中,本發明之組成物可用以沉積該零價金屬於通孔壁上。這些組成物可用於水平或垂直之印刷電路板製造製程。
通孔係一般藉由鑽孔或打孔或任何其他技藝領域中習知之方式形成於印刷電路板中。該通孔形成後,該板係視需要以水沖洗且以常見之有機溶劑將該板清洗及去油,接著將該孔洞壁之去污(desmearing)。去污係於該技藝領域中習知之技術,且典型上該通孔之去污常程序常伴隨著溶劑溶脹劑(solvent swell)的使用。
溶劑溶脹劑係於技藝領域中習知之技術,且常見之溶劑溶脹劑可用於該通孔之去污程序。該等溶劑溶脹劑,典型上包含但不限於,乙二醇醚類及其相關之醚乙酸酯類。可用常見量之乙二醇醚類及其相關之醚乙酸酯類。商購可得之溶劑溶脹劑之實例係使用CIRCUPOSITTM
conditioner 3302、CIRCUPOSITTM
hole prep 3303以及CIRCUPOSITTM
hole prep 4120。皆可自Dow Electronic Materials(Marlborough,Massachusetts)商購而得。
視需要地,該通孔接下來以水沖洗。之後,典型將氧化劑施加至該通孔。適當的氧化劑包含,但不限於,硫酸、鉻酸、鹼金屬過錳酸鹽或藉由電漿蝕刻。典型上以鹼金屬過錳酸鹽作為氧化劑。可商購氧化劑之實例係CIRCUPOSITTM
促進劑4130,可自Dow Electronic Materials商購而得。
視需要地,該通孔接下來再次經水沖洗。之後,典型將中和劑施加至該通孔,以中和所有氧化劑留下之酸性殘留物或鹼性殘留物。可用常見的中和劑。典型上,該中和劑係含有一或多種胺類之鹼性水溶劑或有3wt%過氧化物與3wt%硫酸之溶液。視需要地,該通孔經水沖洗且乾燥該印刷電路板。
於中和步驟之後,該基板(例如具有通孔之印刷電路板)係典型藉由施加鹼性調質劑至基板而調質。該等鹼性調質劑包含,但不限於,鹼性界面活性劑水溶液,其含有一或多種四級胺類及聚胺類及一或多種界面活性劑。雖所用之界面活性劑係常見的陽離子性界面活性劑,但可用其他界面活性劑,例如陰離子性、非離子性和兩性,以及界面活性劑之組合。此外,pH值調整劑或緩衝劑亦可被包含於該調質劑中。典型上,陽離子性界面活性劑係與非離子性界面活性劑組合。界面活性劑可以0.05至5 wt%之量存在於調質劑中,且較佳者自0.25至1wt%。適當的可商購鹼性調質劑包含,但不限於,CIRCUPOSITTM
conditioner 231、813以及860、每一者可自Dow Electronic Materials購得。視需要地,該通孔於調質後經水沖洗。
陽離子性界面活性劑包含,但不限於,四烷基銨鹵化物、烷基三甲基銨鹵化物、羥基乙基烷基咪唑啉、烷基苄烷銨鹵化物、烷基胺乙酸酯類、烷基胺油酸酯類以及烷基胺基乙基甘胺酸酯類。
非離子性界面活性劑包含,但不限於,脂肪醇類如醇環氧烷類。該等脂肪醇具有環氧乙烷,環氧丙烷或其組合,以製造於該分子中具有聚環氧乙烷或聚環氧丙烷鏈之化合物,即為,由重複出現之(-O-CH2
-CH2
-)基組成之鏈,或由重複出現之(-O-CH2
-CH-CH3
)基組成之鏈,或其組合。典型上該等醇環氧烷類係具有7至15個碳之直鏈或分支碳鏈,以及4至20莫耳環氧乙烷(典型上有5至40莫耳環氧乙烷,且更典型上為5至15莫耳之環氧乙烷)之醇環氧乙烷。許多該等醇環氧烷類係可商購者。可商購而得醇環氧烷類之實例係直鏈一級醇環氧烷類諸如NEODOL 91-6、NEODOL 91-8和NEODOL 91-9(每莫耳直鏈醇環氧乙烷中具有平均6至9莫耳環氧乙烷之C9
至C11
醇類)和NEODOL 1-73B(每莫耳直鏈一級醇環氧乙烷中有平均7莫耳環氧乙烷混摻之C11
醇類),皆可自Shell Chemicals商購而得。
陰離子性界面活性劑包含,但不限於,烷基苯磺酸鹽、烷基或烷氧基萘磺酸鹽、烷基二苯基醚磺酸鹽、烷基醚磺酸鹽、烷基硫酸酯類、聚氧伸乙基烷基醚硫酸酯類、聚氧伸乙基烷基酚醚硫酸酯類、高級醇磷單酯類、聚氧伸烷基烷基醚磷酸(磷酸鹽)和烷基磺基琥珀酸酯。
兩性界面活性劑包含,但不限於,2-烷基-N-羧基甲基或乙基-N-羥乙基或甲基咪唑鎓甜菜鹼類、2-烷基-N-羧基甲基或乙基-N-羧基甲氧基乙基咪唑鎓甜菜鹼類、二甲基烷基甜菜鹼類、N-烷基-β-胺基丙酸或其鹽類以及酯肪酸胺丙基二甲基胺基乙酸甜菜鹼類。
本發明組成物之優點係其可用於沉積含有零價金屬之組成物至基板表面,且特別於印刷電路板中通孔的表面。沉積零價金屬至印刷電路板表面排除對隨後還原步驟之需要。其消去了於製備非導電性基板以茲金屬化中的常見步驟。
該視需要之調質步驟之後接著微蝕刻該通孔。可用常見的微蝕刻組成物。微蝕刻於曝露之銅(舉例而言,其層間層)提供微粗糙化之銅表面以增加隨後之沉積之無電與電鍍金屬之附著性。微蝕刻劑包含,但不限於,60g/L至120g/L過硫酸鈉或是過硫酸氫鈉或鉀及硫酸(2%)之混合物,或硫酸/過氧化氫混合物。可商購微蝕刻組成物之實例係CIRCUPOSITTM
microetch 3330,可自Dow Electronic Materials取得。視需要地,該通孔經水沖洗。
視需要地,之後施加預浸劑(pre-dip)至經微蝕刻通孔。預浸液劑之實例包含2%至5%鹽酸或25g/L至75g/L氯化鈉酸性溶液。視需要地,該通孔經水沖洗。
之後,將本發明之組成物施加至該通孔以作無電金屬沉積之催化劑。於自室溫(約20℃)至50℃之溫度施加該組成物水溶液至該通孔,典型上自室溫至40℃。該通孔視需要可於施加催化劑後經水沖洗。
之後該通孔壁使用無電金屬鍍覆浴無電鍍覆金屬,例如銅。可用常見的無電浴(包含沉浸浴(immersing bath))。該等浴係技藝領域中習知者。典型上該印刷線路板係置於含有欲沉積於該通孔壁上之金屬的金屬離子之無電或沉浸金屬鍍覆浴中。可沉積於該通孔壁之金屬,包含,但不限於,銅、鎳、金、銀和銅/鎳合金。亦可於沉積於該通孔壁上之銅、銅/鎳或鎳沉積物上沉積金或銀完成(finish)層(使用沉浸金或銀)。較佳者,銅、金或銀係沉積於該通孔壁上,且更佳者銅係沉積於該通孔壁上。
於金屬沉積於該通孔壁上之後,該通孔係視需要經水沖洗。視需要地,可施加防銹蝕組成物至沉積於該通孔壁上之金屬。可用常見的防銹蝕組成物。防銹蝕組成物之實例係ANTI TARNISHTM
7130,可自Dow Electronic Materials商購而得。該通孔可視需要經熱水沖洗且之後乾燥該板。
於該通孔以無電或沉浸金屬浴進行金屬鍍覆後,該基板可進行進一步加工。進一步加工可包含常見的加工,如光成像和於基板上之進一步金屬沉積例如,舉例而言,銅、銅合金、錫以及錫合金之電解金屬沉積。可使用常見的電解金屬浴。該等浴係技藝領域中習知者。
本發明之組成物形成零價金屬奈米粒子之安定水溶液可用於催化非導電性基板之無電金屬沉積,特別是用於製造電子組件之基板。此外,該組成物使金屬至基板間有良好附著性。該組成物係不含錫,因此可以避免有關於錫(II)離子容易氧化成錫(IV)擾亂催化劑之問題。零價金屬粒子尺寸成長至且凝聚及沉澱之問題亦得到大幅減少,且較佳者可消除其問題。因錫係自組成物中剔除,催化劑之成本因不再需要昂貴之氯化亞錫而得以減少。亦避開了於製備基板以茲金屬化時所需要(當使用錫時)的加速步驟。
將於155mg之組胺酸(4-(2-胺基-2-羧基乙基)咪唑)添加至於室溫(約20℃)之含有36mL之DI水的燒杯中以形成安定劑溶液。添加數滴0.1N之HCl至所有組胺酸溶解為止。在該溶液中攪拌並添加溶於2mL之DI水中之29.4mg之Na2
PdCl4
(Pd2+
)。於添加後,該混合物於室溫攪拌十分鐘且調整pH值至5.4。接下來,將溶解於2mL之DI水的12mg之NaBH4
添加至劇烈攪動中的該溶液中。該溶液迅速轉變至黑色,顯示Pd+2
還原成Pd0
。
加速之安定性測式:之後,該催化劑溶液置於50℃水浴中至少12小時以進一步測試其安定性,於該時間後該催化劑組成物顯示出無可見之沉澱物或混濁度。
工作催化劑溶液係藉由以DI水稀釋該催化劑至濃度25 ppm,以HCl/NaOH調整pH值至9.2,以及添加3g/L之碳酸氫納作為緩衝劑而製備。該催化劑溶液之pH值係由Fisher Scientific之AccumetTM
AB 15 pH計予以測量。
將310mg之組胺酸添加至含有38mL之DI水的燒杯,將該混合物加溫至60℃以完全溶解組胺酸。於冷卻至室溫(約20℃)後,將1mL之1x10-4
mol/L之AgNO3
溶液添加至該溶液中。之後該溶液攪拌十分鐘且使用0.1N之NaOH調整pH值至12。於攪拌下,將0.05mL甲醛溶液(37%)添加至該溶液,且之後該溶液置入60℃水浴。該溶液緩慢轉變成亮橘色且其顏色隨著反應時間而深化。於約三十分鐘後,該溶液顏色為深橘色。該反應於60℃下持續一小時。該所得組胺酸/銀奈米粒子催化劑組成物係接受實施例1的加速之安定性測試且無觀察到沉澱物或混濁度。
將Na2
PdCl4
(138mg)溶於100mL之DI水中。於該溶液添加80mg之CuSO4
‧5H2
O。該溶液轉至藍棕色。接下來,添加73mg之組胺酸至該溶液且溶液轉成淡黃色。將所得溶液之Ph值以0.1N之NaOH調整至~5.5。接下來,將71 mg之NaBH4
溶入5mL之DI水中。之後將該NaBH4
溶液之等分試劑(0.5mL)加至劇烈攪拌之該鈀/銅溶液。於NaBH4
添加後可立即觀察到顏色轉變成黑色。所得催化劑溶液稀釋至Pd為250ppm且使其於室溫攪拌30分鐘。之後,該所得催化劑溶液係接受該實施例1的加速之之安定性測試且無觀察到沉澱物或混濁度。
將24.5mg之尿刊酸(4-咪唑丙烯酸)添加至含有36 mL之DI水的燒杯中。將該混合物加溫至60℃以完全溶解尿刊酸。於冷卻至室溫後,在該溶液中攪拌並添加溶於2 mL之DI水中之13.2 mg之Na2
PdCl4
。將該顏色為白色且混濁之混合物於室溫(約20℃)攪拌三十分鐘。接下來,將溶解於2mL之DI水的20 mg之NaBH4
添加至劇烈攪動中的上述混合物中。於NaBH4
添加後可立即觀察到顏色轉變成黑色。讓所得催化劑溶液於室溫攪拌30分鐘。之後,該所得催化劑溶液係接受該實施例1的加速之安定性測試且無觀察到沉澱物或混濁度。
下列經安定之奈米粒子組成物係依實施例1至4之一般製程所製備。於下表中,「DMAB」意指二甲基胺硼烷。
重覆實施例1之一般製程,除了使用下列化合物作為安定劑:咪唑、4-甲基咪唑、2-甲基咪唑、組胺二鹽酸鹽、及4-甲基-5-咪唑羧酸乙酯。使用這些化合物製備之催化劑組成物無一通過實施例1的加速之安定性測試,不是形成沉澱物就是變得混濁。
依以下一般製程,使用無電銅鍍覆浴金屬化多種印刷電路板(Nelco-6環氧/玻璃、NP-175環氧/玻璃、370T、FR-406、TU-752環氧/玻璃、SY-114、以及SY-1000-2環氧/玻璃)
於每一板鑽複數通孔。該通孔平均直徑係1mm。之後於每一板之該通孔去污,並預備以茲無電銅鍍覆,以及於如下垂直製程中以銅無電鍍覆之:
1. 每一板於80℃以240公升溶劑溶脹劑處理7分鐘。該溶劑溶脹劑係含有10%二乙二醇單丁基醚,以及35g/L氫氧化鈉之水溶液。
2. 之後該板於室溫以冷自來水沖洗4分鐘。
3. 每一板中之通孔於80℃經pH值12之550公升50至60g/L鹼金屬過錳酸鹽水溶液之鹼性氧化劑處理10分鐘。
4. 之後該板於室溫以冷自來水沖洗4分鐘。
5. 該板之通孔於50℃以180公升之由3wt%過氧化氫及3wt%硫酸組成之中和水溶液處理5分鐘。
6. 之後該板於室溫以冷自來水沖洗4分鐘。
7. 視需要地,該板以CONDITIONERTM
860鹼性調質劑處理,其包含陽離子性界面活性劑及緩衝劑系統以維持pH值約在11。該鹼性調質劑係自Dow Electronic Materials商購而得。是否進行調質係取決於使用之特定安定之零價金屬奈米粒子催化劑。
8. 來自步驟7之經調質之板係於室溫以冷自來水沖洗4分鐘。
9. 之後每一板之通孔於室溫以100公升20g/L過硫酸銨鹼性水溶液微蝕刻2分鐘。
10. 之後該板於室溫以冷自來水沖洗4分鐘。
11. 之後於室溫施加預浸劑(5%濃鹽酸)至該通孔1分鐘。
12. 之後該板於室溫以冷自來水沖洗1分鐘。
13. 於某些板將其通孔於40℃以2公升本發明之組成物打底5分鐘以茲無電銅鍍覆。該零價金屬奈米粒子之濃度係25ppm。該催化劑之pH值一般係9.6。於其他板中,於40℃以2公升鈀粒子濃度25ppm之常見的錫/鈀催化劑打底5分鐘,作為控制組。該常見的催化劑具有下列配方:1g氯化鈀;300mL濃HCl;1.5g錫酸鈉;40g氯化錫;以及水加至一公升。
14.之後該板於室溫以冷自來水沖洗2.5分鐘。
15.之後該板之通孔壁於36℃以無電銅鍍覆15分鐘。該無電銅浴具有下列配方:
16.於無電銅沉積後,該板於室溫以冷自來水沖洗4分鐘。
橫向切斷每一板以曝露該通孔之鍍銅壁。自每一板經切斷之通孔壁取1mm厚之複數個橫向切斷部分用歐洲背光分級表(European Backlight Grading Scale)予以測定該等板之通孔壁覆蓋度。將每一板之切斷部分(1mm)置於Olympus GX71光學顯微鏡以50X倍率觀察。該銅沉積物的品質係以顯微鏡下所觀察到的光量所決定。該背光結果表示本發明之催化劑組成物可與常見的離子性錫/鈀(Sn/Pd)催化劑相比擬。
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- 一種催化劑組成物,包括0.5至100ppm之零價金屬、安定劑化合物及水;其中,該零價金屬係選自鈀、銀、鈷、鎳、銅以及釕;其中,該安定劑化合物具下式:
- 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之催化劑組成物,其中,該組成物具有pH值係6至14。
- 如申請專利範圍第2項所述之催化劑組成物,其中,該pH值係7.5至14。
- 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之催化劑組成物,其中,該催化劑組成物於20℃儲存三個月係無沉澱物。
- 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之催化劑組成物,其中,該零價金屬與該安定劑化合物之莫耳比例係1:1至1: 20。
- 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之催化劑組成物,其中Z1 為CO2 H。
- 一種無電沉積金屬之方法,包括:(a)提供具有複數個通孔之基板;(b)將如申請專利範圍第1項所述之催化劑組成物施加至該通孔表面;以及接著(c)將金屬無電沉積於該通孔表面。
- 如申請專利範圍第7項所述之方法,復包括,將第二金屬無電沉積於步驟(c)中該無電沉積之金屬上之步驟。
- 如申請專利範圍第7項所述之方法,復包括,於步驟(b)之前將該通孔表面與氧化劑接觸之步驟。
- 一種製備如申請專利範圍第1項所述之催化劑組成物之方法,包括,組合該安定劑化合物、水及水溶性金屬鹽且之後添加足量之還原劑以形成該零價金屬。
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