WO2011111746A1 - セラミック焼結体およびこれを用いた回路基板,電子装置ならびに熱電変換モジュール - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a ceramic sintered body serving as a support substrate for a heat dissipation member and a circuit member, and also relates to a circuit board, an electronic device, and a thermoelectric conversion module using the ceramic sintered body.
- insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) devices In recent years, insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) devices, metal oxide field effect transistor (MOSFET) devices, light emitting diode (LED) devices, freewheeling diode (FWD) devices, giant transistor (GTR) devices, etc. 2. Description of the Related Art
- IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
- MOSFET metal oxide field effect transistor
- LED light emitting diode
- FWD freewheeling diode
- GTR giant transistor
- An electronic device in which various electronic components such as a semiconductor element, a sublimation thermal printer head element, a thermal ink jet printer head element, and a Peltier element are mounted on a circuit member of a circuit board is used. It is also supported by power generators such as radioisotope thermoelectric generators, exhaust heat recovery power generators, photodetectors using the Peltier effect, devices for cooling semiconductor manufacturing devices, devices for adjusting the temperature of laser diodes, etc.
- a thermoelectric conversion module in which a heat conversion element
- Patent Document 1 as a ceramic sintered body having high thermal conductivity, a rare earth metal is converted to oxide in an amount of 2.0 to 17.5% by weight, Mg is converted into an oxide in an amount of 0.3 to 3.0% by weight, and impurities are used.
- the total content of Al, Li, Na, K, Fe, Ba, Mn, and B is 0.3 wt% or less, and is composed of a silicon nitride crystal and a grain boundary phase, and is based on the entire grain boundary phase of the crystalline compound phase in the grain boundary phase.
- a silicon nitride sintered body having a ratio of 20% or more has been proposed.
- the present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a ceramic having excellent thermal conductivity and high rigidity even when a rare earth oxide is present in the grain boundary phase.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a sintered body, a circuit board using the same, an electronic device, and a thermoelectric conversion module.
- the ceramic sintered body of the present invention has a main crystal phase as a main component of silicon nitride, a grain boundary phase as a main component of magnesium oxide and a rare earth oxide, and a composition formula of REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth). And a component represented by (metal).
- the circuit board of the present invention has a circuit member on the first main surface side of the support substrate made of the ceramic sintered body of the present invention, and a heat dissipation member on the second main surface side opposite to the first main surface. It is characterized by being provided.
- the electronic device of the present invention is characterized in that an electronic component is mounted on the circuit member of the circuit board of the present invention.
- thermoelectric conversion element composed of the p-type thermoelectric conversion element and the n-type thermoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to the support substrate composed of the ceramic sintered body of the present invention. It is characterized by being joined.
- the main crystal phase is mainly composed of silicon nitride
- the grain boundary phase is mainly composed of magnesium oxide and rare earth oxide
- the composition formula is REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE Includes a component represented by a rare earth metal)
- a ceramic sintered body having excellent thermal conductivity and high rigidity can be obtained.
- the circuit member is provided on the first main surface side of the support substrate made of the ceramic sintered body of the present invention, and the heat dissipation member is provided on the second main surface side opposite to the first main surface. Since the support substrate made of a ceramic sintered body having excellent thermal conductivity and high rigidity is used, it is possible to provide a highly reliable circuit substrate that is less likely to crack in the support substrate. .
- the electronic component is mounted on the circuit member of the circuit board of the present invention, a highly reliable electronic device can be obtained.
- thermoelectric conversion element composed of the p-type thermoelectric conversion element and the n-type thermoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to the support substrate composed of the ceramic sintered body of the present invention. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a highly reliable thermoelectric conversion module in which the support substrate is hardly cracked.
- FIG. 1 An example of an embodiment of a circuit board of the present embodiment is shown, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA ′ of (a), and (c) is a bottom view. It is.
- the other example of embodiment of the circuit board of this embodiment is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is sectional drawing in the BB 'line of (a), (c) is It is a bottom view.
- the other example of embodiment of the circuit board of this embodiment is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is sectional drawing in CC 'line of (a), (c) is It is a bottom view.
- thermoelectric conversion module of this embodiment is shown, (a) is a partially broken perspective view, and (b) is a sectional view.
- the main crystal phase is mainly composed of silicon nitride
- the grain boundary phase is mainly composed of magnesium oxide and a rare earth oxide
- the composition formula is REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal). ) Is included.
- RE is a rare earth metal.
- the amorphous phase of the grain boundary phase that is easily deformed is relatively reduced, so that the deformation of the grain boundary phase is suppressed, and the rigidity is increased. can do.
- the amorphous phase is particularly easily deformed at a high temperature.
- the thermal conductivity of the ceramic sintered body tends to be high.
- the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment contains 80% by mass or more of silicon nitride whose main crystal phase is a main component, and particularly when 90% by mass or more is contained, heat dissipation and mechanical strength are high. This is preferable.
- the main crystal phase indicates a crystal phase having the largest mass ratio among two or more crystal phases.
- Silicon nitride contained in the main crystal phase of the ceramic sintered body can be identified using an X-ray diffraction method.
- the content of the component contained in the crystal phase or the grain boundary phase can be measured by EDS (Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) analysis by EPMA or TEM at an arbitrary location.
- Silicon nitride contained in the main crystal phase can be obtained, for example, by obtaining the content of silicon (Si) and converting this content to silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ). Further, the silicon nitride content of the ceramic sintered body is obtained by obtaining the silicon content by fluorescent X-ray analysis or ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) emission analysis, and converting this content to silicon nitride. Can do.
- the content of silicon nitride contained in the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment may be 80% by mass or more, preferably 90% by mass or more.
- the grain boundary phase of the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment includes magnesium oxide (MgO) and a rare earth oxide (for example, Sc 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , Ce 2 O 3 , Pr 6 O 11). , Nd 2 O 3, Pm 2 O 3, Sm 2 O 3, Eu 2 O 3, Gd 2 O 3, Tb 2 O 3, Dy 2 O 3, Ho 2 O 3, Er 2 O 3, Tm 2 O 3 , Yb 2 O 3, and Lu 2 O 3 ) as a main component, and includes a component represented by the composition formula REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal).
- RE is a rare earth metal
- the rare earth metal (RE) constituting the component represented by REMgSi 2 O 5 N is a lanthanoid metal (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) is preferable, and among them, at least one of erbium (Er), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu) is preferable.
- erbium, ytterbium and lutetium are elements having a small ionic radius among the Group 3 elements of the periodic table, so that the bonds with Si, O and N which are other atoms constituting the above composition formula This is because it is strong so that the transmission of phonons is good and the thermal conductivity can be increased.
- erbium, ytterbium, and lutetium have strong bonds with Si, O, and N, so lattice vibration due to thermal energy is small, and volume expansion due to temperature change is small. Impact characteristics can be improved.
- the thermal expansion coefficient at room temperature becomes 2.35 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 / K or less, and the thermal conductivity Tends to be as high as 55 W / (m ⁇ K) or more.
- the rare earth metal (RE) constituting the above component is erbium (Er), erbium oxide (Er 2 O 3 ), which is an oxide of Er, is relatively inexpensive and ytterbium oxide (Yb 2 O 3).
- lutetium oxide (Lu 2 O 3 ) is more preferable because it can be sintered at a lower temperature than when added.
- the above-described magnesium oxide, rare earth oxide, and a component whose composition formula is represented by REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal) can be identified using an X-ray diffraction method.
- each content of magnesium oxide, a rare earth oxide and a component whose composition formula is represented by REMgSi 2 O 5 N can be obtained by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
- Magnesium oxide and rare earth oxides are contained in the grain boundary phase in a larger amount than the other components, and the total content of these components is the sum of the components constituting the grain boundary phase in terms of oxides. Therefore, magnesium oxide and rare earth oxide are the main components of the grain boundary phase.
- the grain boundary phase is composed mainly of magnesium oxide and rare earth oxide, the mechanical strength is increased and oxygen contained in the main crystal phase is easily taken into the grain boundary phase, so that the heat dissipation characteristics tend to be improved. This is preferable.
- the magnesium oxide and the rare earth oxide contained in the grain boundary phase contain 60% by mass or more of the total content of the components constituting the grain boundary phase in terms of oxides, It is more preferable because the mechanical properties are higher and the heat dissipation properties tend to be higher.
- the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment it is preferable to reduce the amount of oxygen contained in the main crystal phase, and to reduce the oxygen contained in the silicon nitride powder in the firing step.
- the oxygen contained in the silicon nitride powder is oxygen adsorbed on the surface of the silicon nitride powder in the powder manufacturing process or the like.
- the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment has a peak intensity I with a diffraction angle of 30 to 31 ° of a component represented by the composition formula REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal), which is obtained by an X-ray diffraction method. It is preferred half-value width of 1 is 0.4 ° or less.
- the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment has a ratio (I 1 // when the peak intensity at a diffraction angle of 27 to 28 ° of silicon nitride contained in the main crystal phase, which is obtained by the X-ray diffraction method, is I 0. I 0 ) is preferably 5.5% or more.
- the ratio (I 1 / I 0 ) is 5.5% or more, and REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is There is a tendency that the distribution of the size of crystal lattice and the distribution of deviation of plane orientation constituting the component represented by (rare earth metal) tend to be smaller, and the thermal conductivity and rigidity of the ceramic sintered body tend to be higher. .
- the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment has a composition formula of RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 and RE 4 Si in addition to a component represented by REGgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal) in the grain boundary phase. It is preferable to include at least one of components represented by 2 O 7 N 2 and RE 5 Si 3 O 12 N (RE is a rare earth metal).
- the grain boundary phase contains at least one of components represented by a composition formula of RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2 and RE 5 Si 3 O 12 N (RE is a rare earth metal). Therefore, since the amorphous phase that is easily deformed is relatively small, the rigidity tends to be further increased.
- a component represented by a composition formula of RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2 and RE 5 Si 3 O 12 N has a higher heat than the amorphous phase. Since the conductivity is high, the thermal conductivity of the ceramic sintered body tends to be higher.
- a rare earth metal (RE) constituting a component whose composition formula is represented by RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2 and RE 5 Si 3 O 12 N (RE is a rare earth metal) May be a rare earth metal (RE) similar to the component represented by REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal).
- the above-described magnesium oxide, rare earth oxide, and the composition formula are REMgSi 2 O 5 N, RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2, and RE 5 Si 3 O 12.
- N is a rare earth metal
- silicon oxide an oxide of inevitable impurities contained in the raw material, for example, iron oxide or calcium oxide may be included.
- the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment preferably has a product of a relative dielectric constant and a dielectric loss tangent at an arbitrary frequency in the range of 2 GHz to 3 GHz of 0.01 or less (excluding 0).
- the microwave When an AC voltage is applied in a high-frequency region using a ceramic sintered body, if the product of the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss tangent is small, the microwave will not easily attenuate even if the microwave passes through the ceramic sintered body. There is. Therefore, when the product of the relative permittivity and the dielectric loss tangent at an arbitrary frequency in the range of 2 GHz to 3 GHz is 0.01 or less (excluding 0), a member that requires high microwave transmission characteristics, for example, a plasma processing apparatus In addition, it can be used as a substrate for transmitting signals in various structural parts in the plasma processing apparatus and in the microwave region.
- the values of the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss tangent may be obtained by a usual general measurement method, but may be measured in accordance with, for example, JIS R 1627-1996.
- the mechanical properties of the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment are that the three-point bending strength is 750 MPa or more, the dynamic elastic modulus is 300 GPa or more, the Vickers hardness (Hv) is 13 GPa or more, and the fracture toughness (K 1C ) Is preferably 5 MPam 1/2 or more. Due to these mechanical properties being in the above range, the joined member obtained by joining the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment and the member made of metal tends to improve particularly the creep resistance and durability against heat cycle. Therefore, high reliability can be obtained and it can be used for a long time.
- the three-point bending strength may be measured according to JIS R 1601-2008 (ISO 17565: 2003 (MOD)). However, if the thickness of the ceramic sintered body is thin and the thickness of the test piece cut out from the ceramic sintered body cannot be 3 mm, the thickness of the ceramic sintered body shall be evaluated as it is as the thickness of the test piece. The result preferably satisfies the above numerical value.
- the dynamic elastic modulus conforms to the ultrasonic pulse method defined in JIS R 1602-1995. To measure. However, when the thickness of the ceramic sintered body is thin and the thickness of the test piece cut out from the ceramic sintered body cannot be 10 mm, the evaluation is made using the cantilever resonance method, and the result is the above It is preferable to satisfy the numerical value.
- the test force and indentation load applied to the ceramic sintered body may be measured by setting the test force and the indentation load time to 15 seconds for both.
- the electrical characteristics of the ceramic sintered body as described above, the volume resistivity, a is at normal temperature 10 14 ⁇ ⁇ cm or more and 300 ° C. at 10 12 ⁇ ⁇ cm or more.
- the volume resistivity may be measured according to JIS C 2141-1992. However, if the ceramic sintered body is small and the ceramic sintered body cannot be sized in accordance with JIS C 2141-1992, it shall be evaluated using the two-terminal method, and the result satisfies the above numerical values. It is preferable to do.
- FIG. 1A and 1B show an example of an embodiment of a circuit board according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 1A is a plan view
- FIG. 1B is a sectional view taken along line AA ′ in FIG. ) Is a bottom view.
- the circuit board 10 of the example shown in FIG. 1 dissipates the circuit member 2 on the first main surface side of the support substrate 1 made of the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment, and radiates heat on the second main surface side facing the first main surface.
- the circuit board 10 is provided with the member 3.
- Such a circuit board 10 can be said to be a highly reliable circuit board because it uses the support substrate 1 made of the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment, which provides high rigidity.
- circuit board 10 of the example shown in FIG. 1 two circuit members 2a and 2b and a heat radiating member 3 are joined to the first main surface and the second main surface of the support substrate 1 through brazing materials 4a and 4b, respectively. Has been.
- the support substrate 1 made of a ceramic sintered body constituting the circuit board 10 of this example has a flat plate shape.
- the length (X direction shown in FIG. 1) is 20 mm or more and 200 mm or less, and the width (shown in FIG. 1).
- (Y direction) is 10 mm or more and 120 mm or less.
- the thickness of the support substrate 1 varies depending on the application, it is preferable that the thickness is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less in order to achieve high durability and high withstand voltage and suppressed thermal resistance.
- the circuit member 2a constituting the circuit board 10 of the present example has a length (X direction shown in FIG. 1) of 15 mm or more and 155 mm or less, and a width (Y direction shown in FIG. 1) of 8 mm or more and 100 mm or less, for example. It is.
- the circuit member 2b has, for example, a length (X direction shown in FIG. 1) of 1 mm to 10 mm and a width (Y direction shown in FIG. 1) of 8 mm to 100 mm.
- the thickness of the circuit members 2a and 2b is determined by the magnitude of the current flowing through the circuit members 2a and 2b and the amount of heat generated by electronic components (not shown) mounted on the circuit members 2a and 2b, for example, 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less. is there.
- the heat radiating member 3 constituting the circuit board 10 has a function of releasing heat from a heated electronic component (not shown).
- the length (X direction shown in FIG. 1) is 18 mm or more and 190 mm or less.
- the width (Y direction shown in FIG. 1) is 8 mm or more and 100 mm or less, and the thickness is 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less.
- FIG. 2 shows another example of the embodiment of the circuit board of the present embodiment, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line BB ′ of (a), (C) is a bottom view.
- the circuit board 10 ′ of the example shown in FIG. 2 has the circuit board 2a, 2b and the heat radiating member 3 of the circuit board 10 of the example shown in FIG. It is joined to.
- the circuit board 10 'of the example shown in FIG. 2 can also obtain the same effects as the circuit board 10 of the example shown in FIG.
- the bonding temperature of the circuit board 10 in the example shown in FIG. 1 is 800 to 900 ° C.
- the heat radiation member is provided between the circuit members 2a and 2b and the copper material 5a through the copper materials 5a and 5b. 3 and the copper material 5b can be diffused and bonded to each other at a relatively low temperature of about 300 to 500 ° C., so that warpage occurring in the support substrate 1 can be suppressed. .
- FIG. 3 shows another example of the embodiment of the circuit board of this embodiment, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of (a), (C) is a bottom view.
- the circuit board 10 "of the example shown in FIG. 3 has the same configuration as the circuit board 10 'shown in FIG. 2 except that the circuit members 2a and 2b have the same size.
- the dimensions of the circuit components 2a and 2b shown in FIG. 3 are, for example, a length (X direction shown in FIG. 1) of 8 mm to 100 mm, and a width (Y direction shown in FIG. 1) of 8 mm to 100 mm.
- the thickness is 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less.
- circuit members 2a and 2b having the same size are arranged on the first main surface of the support substrate 1 as in the example shown in FIG. 3, compared with the circuit substrate 10 ′ in the example shown in FIG.
- the circuit components 2a and 2b having the same dimensions it is possible to suppress the stress generated in the support substrate 1 from being biased, and thus the warp of the support substrate 1 can be further suppressed.
- the circuit members 2a and 2b and the heat radiating member 3 preferably have a copper content of 90% by mass or more, and are particularly composed of any one of oxygen-free copper, tough pitch copper and phosphorous deoxidized copper. Is preferred. Furthermore, it is preferable that the oxygen-free copper is made of any of linear crystalline oxygen-free copper having a copper content of 99.995% by mass or more, single-crystal high-purity oxygen-free copper, and vacuum-dissolved copper. As described above, the circuit members 2a and 2b and the heat radiating member 3 each have a low electrical resistance and a high thermal conductivity when the copper content is increased, so that the heat dissipation characteristics are improved.
- circuit characteristics characteristics for suppressing the heat generation of the electronic components mounted on the circuit members 2a and 2b and reducing the power loss
- circuit characteristics are also improved.
- the yield stress is low, and plastic deformation is likely to occur when heated. Therefore, the adhesion of each of the circuit members 2a and 2b and the copper material 5a, the heat radiation member 3 and the copper material 5b is increased, and more Increased reliability.
- the brazing materials 4a and 4b are preferably composed of at least one of silver and copper as a main component, and contain at least one selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium and niobium, and the thickness thereof is For example, it is 5 ⁇ m or more and 20 ⁇ m or less.
- the copper materials 5a and 5b are preferably made of any one of oxygen-free copper, tough pitch copper, and phosphorus-deoxidized copper.
- the oxygen content of the oxygen-free copper is 99.995% by mass or more. It is preferably composed of any one of linear crystalline oxygen-free copper, single-crystal high-purity oxygen-free copper, and vacuum-melted copper, and the thickness thereof is, for example, 0.1 mm or more and 0.6 mm or less.
- the three-point bending strength, dynamic elastic modulus, Vickers hardness (H v ) and fracture toughness (K 1C ) of the support substrate 1 made of a ceramic sintered body constituting the circuit board are determined from the circuit board to the brazing material 4a, What is necessary is just to obtain
- FIG. 4A and 4B show an example of an embodiment of the electronic device according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 4A is a plan view
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD ′ in FIG. ) Is a bottom view.
- the electronic device S of the example shown in FIG. 4 is one in which electronic components 6 and 7 such as one or more semiconductor elements are mounted on the circuit member 2 of the circuit board 10 of the present embodiment. , 7 are electrically connected to each other by a conductor (not shown). According to the electronic device S of this example, since the electronic components 6 and 7 are mounted on the circuit member 2 in the circuit board 10 of the present embodiment, even if the electronic components 6 and 7 repeatedly generate heat, the support substrate 1 and Since the circuit member 2 and the heat radiating member 3 are not easily separated, a highly durable electronic device can be obtained.
- the dimensions of the support substrate 1 in the example shown in FIG. 4 are, for example, a length (X direction shown in FIG. 1) of 20 mm or more and 200 mm or less, and a width (Y direction shown in FIG. 1) of 10 mm or more and 120 mm or less.
- the thickness is preferably 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less.
- the dimension of the circuit member 2 and the heat radiating member 3 is 4 mm or more and 40 mm or less in length (X direction shown in FIG. 1), for example, and the width (Y direction shown in FIG. 1) is 5 mm or more and 50 mm or less, It is preferable that the thickness is 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less.
- the circuit member 2 and the heat radiating member 3 are arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, respectively, in a plan view.
- circuit member 2 and the heat radiating member 3 are arranged at equal intervals in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, respectively, in a plan view, as in the example shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of the thermoelectric conversion module of the present embodiment, (a) is a partially broken perspective view, and (b) is a cross-sectional view.
- thermoelectric conversion element 11 including the p-type thermoelectric conversion element 11a and the n-type thermoelectric conversion element 11b is electrically connected between the support substrates 1x and 1y formed of the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment. Are joined in a connected state.
- thermoelectric conversion elements 11 are respectively connected to the support substrate 1 from the support substrate 1 side via the bonding layer 12 (12a), the wiring conductor 13, and the second bonding layer 12 (12b). It is joined to.
- thermoelectric conversion elements 11 serving as the start and end of the electric circuit are respectively connected to the external connection terminals 14, and the external connection terminals 14 are connected by the solder 15.
- the lead wire 16 is connected and power is supplied from the outside.
- either of the support bases 1x and 1y may be the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment, and the other support base other than the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment.
- a support base made of a ceramic sintered body, resin or metal may be used.
- MgO magnesium oxide
- rare earth oxide for example, Sc 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , Ce
- the ⁇ conversion is the sum of the peak intensities of the ⁇ (102) diffraction line and the ⁇ (210) diffraction line obtained by the X-ray diffraction method, I ⁇ , ⁇ (101) diffraction line and ⁇ ( 210) This is a value calculated by the following equation, where I ⁇ is the sum of the peak intensities with the diffraction line.
- the ⁇ conversion rate of the silicon nitride powder affects the strength and fracture toughness value of the ceramic sintered body containing silicon nitride as a main component.
- the reason why silicon nitride powder having a ⁇ conversion ratio of 20% or less is used is that both strength and fracture toughness values can be increased. Silicon nitride powder having a ⁇ conversion ratio of more than 20% becomes the core of grain growth in the firing step, tends to be coarse and have a small aspect ratio, and there is a risk that both strength and fracture toughness values will decrease. Therefore, it is particularly preferable to use silicon nitride powder having a ⁇ conversion rate of 10% or less.
- Balls used for pulverization of silicon nitride and additive component powders are preferably balls made of a material in which impurities are hardly mixed or a silicon nitride sintered body having the same material composition.
- the silicon nitride and additive component powders are pulverized until the particle size (D 90 ) is 90 ⁇ m or less when the total volume of the particle size distribution curve is 100%. Is preferable from the viewpoint of improving the sinterability.
- the particle size distribution obtained by grinding can be adjusted by the outer diameter of the ball, the amount of the ball, the viscosity of the slurry, the grinding time, and the like.
- a dispersant In order to reduce the viscosity of the slurry, it is preferable to add a dispersant, and in order to pulverize in a short time, it is preferable to use a powder having a particle size (D 50 ) of 1 ⁇ m or less with a cumulative volume of 50% in advance.
- nitriding silicon nitride
- siliceous granules drying may be performed by a spray dryer, and there is no problem even if other methods are used.
- a silicon nitride granule is formed into a sheet by using a powder rolling method to form a ceramic green sheet, and the ceramic green sheet is cut into a predetermined length to form a molded body containing silicon nitride as a main component (hereinafter referred to as nitriding).
- a molded body containing silicon as a main component is referred to as a silicon nitride molded body).
- a pressure molding method is used, and a silicon nitride granule is filled in a mold and then pressed, so that the shape is, for example, a prismatic shape, a square plate shape, a cylindrical shape, or a disk shape.
- a silicon nitride-like molded body having a shape is obtained.
- a granular material such as a granule or a bed powder containing silicon is placed on the main surface of the silicon nitride-based molded body.
- the method of mounting may be applied by using a brush, a roller, or the like by sprinkling the granular material on the main surface of the silicon nitride-based molded body using a sieve, or adding a solvent to the granular material to form a slurry.
- the powder constituting the granular material is, for example, at least one of silicon powder, silicon nitride powder, silicon oxide powder and sialon powder, and magnesium oxide and calcium oxide (CaO) powder as additive components. At least one of them and a rare earth oxide powder.
- a granule is, for example, a powder obtained by mixing and pulverizing a powder used in producing the above-mentioned powder and powder, and drying with a spray dryer. The sintered body fired by using each powder used at the time is pulverized.
- a plurality of silicon nitride molded bodies on which powder particles are placed on the main surface are stacked inside a mortar made of a silicon nitride sintered body having a relative density of 55% or more and 95% or less.
- a co-material containing components such as magnesium oxide and rare earth oxide is disposed around the molded product and placed in a firing furnace in which a graphite resistance heating element is installed. Put in and fire.
- the amount of the common material is preferably 2% by mass or more and less than 10% by mass with respect to the total mass of the silicon nitride-based molded body.
- the temperature is raised in a vacuum atmosphere from room temperature to 300 to 1000 ° C., and then nitrogen gas is introduced to maintain the nitrogen partial pressure at 15 to 900 kPa. Since the open porosity of the silicon nitride molded body in this state is about 40 to 55%, the silicon nitride molded body is sufficiently filled with nitrogen gas. In the vicinity of 1000 to 1400 ° C., the added component undergoes a solid phase reaction to form a liquid phase component, and the phase transition from ⁇ type to ⁇ type occurs irreversibly in a temperature range of 1400 ° C. or higher.
- REMgSi 2 O 5 N can be component represented by contains the grain boundary phase.
- a component represented by REMgSi 2 O 5 N is included in the grain boundary phase, and the composition formula is RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2, and RE 5.
- the temperature held last is, for example, 1740 ° C. or higher and lower than 1800 ° C., What is necessary is just to hold
- the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment can be obtained by cooling at a rate of 20 ° C. or more and 500 ° C. or less per hour.
- the crystallinity of the component whose composition formula is represented by REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal) can be controlled, and X-ray The peak intensity at an arbitrary diffraction angle and its half-value width can be adjusted by the diffraction method.
- the half-value width of the peak intensity I 1 of the component represented by the composition formula REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal) at a diffraction angle of 30 to 31 ° determined by the X-ray diffraction method is 0.4 ° or less.
- cooling may be performed at a rate of 480 ° C. or less per hour.
- the ratio (I 1 / I 0 ) is 5.5% or more.
- cooling may be performed at a rate of 460 ° C. or less per hour.
- the present embodiment obtained by the above-described method can be used. What is necessary is just to heat-process a ceramic sintered compact and hold
- the length in the X direction is 20 mm or more and 200 mm or less
- the length in the Y direction is 10 mm or more and 120 mm or less
- the thickness is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less.
- a support substrate 1 made of the ceramic sintered body of the present embodiment is prepared.
- a paste-like brazing material of silver (Ag) -copper (Cu) alloy containing one or more selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium and niobium is screen-printed on both main surfaces of the support substrate 1.
- Circuit member 2a, 2b mainly composed of copper on the first principal surface side and heat radiation member principally composed of copper on the second principal surface side.
- the paste-like brazing material may contain one or more selected from molybdenum, tantalum, osmium, rhenium and tungsten. Thereafter, heating is performed at 800 ° C. or more and 900 ° C. or less, and simultaneously, a pressure of 30 MPa or more is applied, so that the circuit members 2a and 2b are provided on the first main surface side of the support substrate 1 and the heat radiation member 3 is provided on the second main surface side It is possible to obtain the circuit board 10 formed by joining via the brazing materials 4a and 4b.
- the support board 1 having the above-described size is prepared.
- a paste-like brazing material of a silver-copper alloy containing at least one selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium and niobium is applied to both main surfaces of the support substrate 1 by a screen printing method, a roll coater method and It is applied by either a brush coating method or the like, and thin copper materials 5a and 5b are respectively arranged on both sides.
- the paste-like brazing material may contain one or more selected from molybdenum, tantalum, osmium, rhenium and tungsten.
- the circuit member 2a and 2b and the heat radiating member 3 are disposed on the copper members 5a and 5b, respectively.
- the circuit member is heated on the first main surface side of the support substrate 1 by heating at 300 ° C. or more and 500 ° C. or less and simultaneously applying a pressure of 30 MPa or more. 2 can be obtained by joining the heat radiating member 3 to the second main surface side through the brazing materials 4a and 4b and the copper materials 5a and 5b in this order.
- a silicon nitride powder having a ⁇ conversion ratio of 10% (that is, an ⁇ conversion ratio of 90%), a magnesium oxide (MgO) powder as an additive component, and a rare earth oxide powder shown in Table 1 are rotated.
- the mixture was wet-mixed using a mill and pulverized until the particle size (D 90 ) became 1 ⁇ m or less to obtain a slurry.
- Magnesium oxide and each rare earth oxide shown in Table 1 were added so that the content of magnesium oxide was 3% by mass and the content of rare earth oxide was 14% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the ceramic sintered body. .
- the obtained slurry was passed through a mesh sieve having a particle size number of 250 described in ASTM E 11-61, and then dried using a spray dryer to obtain silicon nitride granules.
- the silicon nitride granule was shape
- granules containing silicon nitride powder as the main component and magnesium oxide powder and rare earth oxide powder as the main components of the grain boundary phase shown in Table 1 are added by the same method as described above. Produced. Then, using a roller having a concave portion on the surface, the obtained granule is filled in the concave portion of the roller, and the roller is rotated on the main surface of the silicon nitride-based molded body of each sample, thereby mounting the granule on the main surface. I put it.
- a plurality of silicon nitride shaped bodies on which the granules are placed on the main surface are stacked for each sample inside a mortar made of a silicon nitride sintered body having a relative density of 75%, and magnesium oxide and rare earth
- a graphite resistance heating element is installed in a state where a co-material containing a component such as an oxide is disposed around the silicon nitride-based molded body in an amount of 6% by mass with respect to the total mass of the silicon nitride-based molded body. It was fired in a baking furnace.
- Sample No. 2 is a supporting substrate having a main crystal phase made of a ceramic sintered body mainly composed of silicon nitride and having a length of 60 mm, a width of 30 mm, and a thickness of 0.32 mm. 1-29 were obtained.
- the magnesium oxide, the rare earth oxide, and the composition formula are REMgSi 2 O 5 N, RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2 , and RE 5 Si 3 O 12 N (RE is a rare earth metal), respectively.
- RE is a rare earth metal
- X-ray diffractometer (Spectris Co., Ltd., X'PertPRO)
- X-ray diffraction of a component represented by REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal) contained in the crystal grain boundary of each sample Measure the first peak intensity I 1 at a diffraction angle of 30 to 31 ° and the half-value width thereof, and further measure the first peak intensity I 0 at a diffraction angle of 27 to 28 ° of silicon nitride contained in the main crystal phase.
- the ratio (I 1 / I 0 ) was calculated.
- thermal diffusivity ⁇ in the thickness direction of each sample is suggested by using a thermal constant measuring apparatus (TC-7000, manufactured by ULVAC-RIKO, Inc.) by a two-dimensional method using a laser flash.
- TC-7000 thermal constant measuring apparatus
- DSC-6200 ultra-sensitive differential scanning calorimeter
- DSC method scanning calorimetry
- required by these methods was substituted to the following formula
- ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ C ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (1)
- the rigidity of each sample was evaluated by a dynamic elastic modulus, and this dynamic elastic modulus was measured using a cantilever resonance method. The results are shown in Table 1.
- sample No. In 30 to 38 the full width at half maximum of the peak intensity I 1 of the composition formula REMgSi 2 O 5 N (RE is a rare earth metal) contained in the grain boundary phase was 0.4 ° or less. Furthermore, sample no. 30-32 and sample no. 3, Sample No. 33-35 and sample no. 19, Sample No. 36-38 and sample no. When contrasting 25, sample no. Samples Nos. 30 to 38 are sample Nos. With a half-width of the peak intensity I 1 larger than 0.4 °. Compared to 3, 19 and 25, both thermal conductivity and dynamic modulus tended to be higher.
- sample No. 2 cooled at a temperature drop rate of 460 ° C. or lower.
- Samples Nos. 31, 32, 34, 35 , 37, and 38 each have a ratio (I 1 / I 0 ) of 5.5% or more and a ratio (I 1 / I 0 ) of less than 5.5%.
- both thermal conductivity and dynamic modulus tended to be higher.
- the composition formula is RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2 and RE 5 Si 3 O 12 N (RE is a rare earth metal) in the grain boundary phase.
- RE is a rare earth metal
- a silicon nitride powder having a ⁇ conversion rate of 10% that is, an ⁇ conversion rate of 90%
- magnesium oxide powder and rare earth oxide powders shown in Table 1 as additive components are used.
- the mixture was wet-mixed and pulverized until the particle size (D 90 ) became 1 ⁇ m or less to obtain a slurry.
- Magnesium oxide and each rare earth oxide shown in Table 1 were added so that the content of magnesium oxide was 3% by mass and the content of rare earth oxide was 14% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the ceramic sintered body. .
- the obtained slurry was passed through a mesh sieve having a particle size number of 250 described in ASTM E 11-61 and then dried using a spray drier to obtain silicon nitride granules. Then, using a powder rolling method, the silicon nitride granule was formed into a sheet shape to form a ceramic green sheet, and a silicon nitride formed body was obtained by punching the ceramic green sheet into a disk shape.
- a ceramic sintered body mainly composed of silicon nitride and made of a disk having a diameter and a thickness of 48 mm and 1 mm, respectively, is used in the same manner as shown in Example 1. Obtained.
- the temperature drop rate was 500 ° C./hour, and the sample No. 39-47 were obtained.
- each sample is sandwiched between cylindrical cavity resonators divided at the center, and from the TE011 mode resonance characteristics, the relative dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent of each sample and its product are calculated, The values are shown in Table 2.
- the sample No. 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, and 47 have a product of relative dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent at an arbitrary frequency in the range of 2 GHz to 3 GHz of 0.01 or less (however, excluding 0), so 2 GHz to 3 GHz It can be seen that even if microwaves are transmitted through the ceramic sintered body in the range, the microwaves are not easily attenuated, and in various structural parts and microwave regions in the plasma processing apparatus such as microwave transmission window members in the plasma processing apparatus. It was found that it can be suitably used as a substrate for performing signal transmission.
- a silicon nitride powder having a ⁇ conversion rate of 10% (that is, an ⁇ conversion rate of 90%) and magnesium oxide powder and rare earth oxide powder as additive components are wet mixed using a rotary mill.
- the slurry was pulverized until the particle size (D 90 ) became 1 ⁇ m or less.
- the additive component was adjusted so that the content in the ceramic sintered body was the content shown in Table 3.
- the obtained slurry was passed through a mesh sieve having a particle size number of 250 described in ASTM E 11-61, and then dried using a spray dryer to obtain silicon nitride granules. Then, using a pressure molding method, silicon nitride granules were filled into a mold and then pressed to obtain silicon nitride molded bodies having a prismatic shape and a disk shape, respectively.
- granules containing silicon nitride powder as the main component and magnesium oxide powder and rare earth oxide powder as the main components of the grain boundary phase shown in Table 3 are added by the same method as described above. Produced. Then, using a roller having a concave portion on the surface, the obtained granule is filled in the concave portion of the roller, and the roller is rotated on the main surface of the silicon nitride-based molded body of each sample, whereby the granules are nitrided. It was mounted on the main surface of the silicon molded body.
- a plurality of silicon nitride-based molded bodies on which the granules are placed on the main surface are stacked for each sample inside a mortar made of a silicon nitride-based sintered body having a relative density of 80%, and magnesium oxide and A graphite resistance heating element is installed in a state where a co-material containing a component such as a rare earth oxide is disposed around the silicon nitride-based molded body in an amount of 6% by mass with respect to the total mass of the silicon nitride-based molded body. It was fired in the fired furnace.
- the temperature was raised from room temperature to 500 ° C. in a vacuum atmosphere, and then nitrogen gas was introduced to maintain the nitrogen partial pressure at 100 kPa. Then, the temperature in the firing furnace is raised to 1580 ° C. and held for 4 hours, and then further raised to 1770 ° C. and held for 6 hours, thereby sintering the ceramic sintered body mainly composed of silicon nitride.
- Sample No. 2 having a prismatic shape and a disc shape, respectively. 39-68 were obtained.
- the components represented by magnesium oxide, rare earth oxide and REMgSi 2 O 5 N, RE 2 Si 3 O 3 N 4 , and RE 4 Si 2 O 7 N 2 are X It was identified using a line diffraction method, and its content was determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Table 3 shows the main components constituting the grain boundary phase, the contents thereof, and the contained components.
- the thermal conductivity ⁇ (W / (m ⁇ K)) in the thickness direction of each sample was obtained by the same method as that shown in Example 1 using a disk-shaped sample. Further, the three-point bending strength of each sample was determined in accordance with JIS R 1601-2008 (ISO 17565: 2003 (MOD)) using a prismatic sample. Table 3 shows values obtained by these methods.
- sample No. 40, 42-45, 47, 50, 52-55, 57, 60, 62-65, 67 are magnesium oxide 1.3 mass% or more and 5 mass% or less, and rare earth oxide content is 10 mass% or more Since it was 17 mass% or less, it turned out that both thermal conductivity and a three-point bending strength increase.
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β化率={Iβ/(Iα+Iβ)}×100 (%)
窒化珪素の粉末のβ化率は、窒化珪素を主成分とするセラミック焼結体の強度および破壊靱性値に影響する。β化率が20%以下の窒化珪素の粉末を用いるのは、強度および破壊靱性値をともに高くすることができるからである。β化率が20%を超える窒化珪素の粉末は、焼成工程で粒成長の核となって、粗大で、しかもアスペクト比の小さい結晶となりやすく、強度および破壊靱性値とも低下するおそれがある。そのため、特に、β化率が10%以下の窒化珪素の粉末を用いるのが好ましい。
κ=α・C・ρ・・・(1)
また、各試料の剛性は、動的弾性率で評価することとし、この動的弾性率は、片持ち梁共振法を用いて測定した。結果を表1に示す。
2,2a,2b:回路部材
3:放熱部材
4a,4b:ろう材
5a,5b:銅材
6,7:電子部品
10,10’,10’’:回路基板
20:熱電変換モジュール
S:電子装置
Claims (8)
- 主結晶相が窒化珪素を主成分とし、粒界相が、酸化マグネシウムおよび希土類酸化物を主成分とするとともに、組成式がREMgSi2O5N(REは希土類金属)で表される成分を含むことを特徴とするセラミック焼結体。
- X線回折法によって求められる、前記成分の回折角30~31°のピーク強度I1の半値幅が0.4°以下であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のセラミック焼結体。
- X線回折法によって求められる、前記主結晶相に含まれる窒化珪素の回折角27~28°のピーク強度をI0としたとき、比率(I1/I0)が5.5%以上であることを特徴とする請求項2に記載のセラミック焼結体。
- 前記粒界相が、組成式がRE2Si3O3N4,RE4Si2O7N2およびRE5Si3O12N(REは希土類金属)で表される成分のうち少なくともいずれかを含むことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれかに記載のセラミック焼結体。
- 2GHz~3GHzの範囲の任意の周波数における比誘電率と誘電正接との積が0.01以下(但し、0を除く)であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれかに記載のセラミック焼結体。
- 請求項1乃至請求項5のいずれかに記載のセラミック焼結体からなる支持基板の第1主面側に回路部材を、前記第1主面に対向する第2主面側に放熱部材をそれぞれ設けてなることを特徴とする回路基板。
- 請求項6に記載の前記回路部材上に電子部品を搭載してなることを特徴とする電子装置。
- 請求項1乃至請求項5のいずれかに記載のセラミック焼結体からなる支持基板に、p型熱電変換素子とn型熱電変換素子とからなる熱電変換素子が電気的に接続された状態で接合されていることを特徴とする熱電変換モジュール。
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