WO2015194366A1 - 銅ペーストの焼成方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for firing a copper paste applied on a substrate.
- Conductive paste is used to form wiring on electronic components such as chip resistors, chip capacitors, solar cells, and printed circuit boards and substrates on which through holes are formed. Further, it can be used for an electrode or a wiring connected to a transistor for controlling pixel switching of a display.
- Many of the current conductive pastes use silver pastes with excellent oxidation resistance, but silver is expensive and has a problem that migration defects are likely to occur in fine pitch wiring. Studies have been made to produce an alternative copper paste and to obtain a wiring structure having low resistance and excellent reliability by firing the copper paste.
- the binder resin reacts with the air, so that the amount of resin remaining in the fired wiring can be reduced as much as possible, and an increase in wiring resistance due to the resin remaining can be suppressed.
- the conductive copper paste needs to be fired in an inert gas or in a vacuum. In that case, the binder resin component remains in the wiring due to the lack of oxygen, so that the sinterability deteriorates and the wiring resistance increases. Further, even when firing in an inert gas or in a vacuum, it is difficult to properly suppress the oxidation of the copper particles, and the copper particles tend to be oxidized during firing, resulting in an increase in wiring resistance.
- Patent Document 1 As a method using an inexpensive conductive paste by replacing expensive silver particles with copper particles, for example, in Patent Document 1, heating is performed at a temperature higher than the temperature at which the resin decomposes and disappears in the atmosphere, and copper oxide formed at that time A method is disclosed in which the powder is sintered while being reduced to copper.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a method in which a binder removal step is performed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, copper is oxidized while the temperature is lowered in an oxidizing atmosphere, and further reduced to produce a sintered body.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a method in which oxidation treatment is performed at a temperature exceeding the oxidation start temperature, and reduction treatment is performed at a temperature equal to or higher than the reduction start temperature.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a method in which drying is performed at a temperature of less than 150 ° C., and then pressurization, heating, and reduction treatment steps are performed.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for firing a copper paste that improves the sinterability of copper particles in order to form a copper wiring with reduced electrical resistivity.
- the present inventors apply a first heating step of heating in a specific oxidizing gas atmosphere and a second heating step of heating in a specific reducing gas atmosphere to the substrate coated with the copper paste. After forming a dense oxide sintered body made of copper oxide, it was reduced to form a dense copper sintered body, and it was found that the electrical resistivity could be reduced, and the present invention was completed. Specifically, the present invention provides the following.
- An application step of applying a copper paste on a substrate and after the application step, the substrate is heated in a nitrogen gas atmosphere containing an oxidizing gas having a volume ratio of 500 ppm or more and 2000 ppm or less in the copper paste.
- the substrate is heated in a nitrogen gas atmosphere containing a reducing gas having a volume ratio of 1% or more, and the oxidation firing is performed.
- a second heating step of reducing the bonded copper oxide is performed.
- the flow rate of the continuously flowing gas is 0.05 liter or more and 0.5 liter or less per minute with respect to the volume of the firing furnace of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 m 3 . Firing method.
- the oxide of the copper particles formed in the first heating step includes cuprous oxide and cupric oxide, and is heated so that the cuprous oxide is contained more than the cupric oxide.
- the firing method according to any one of (1) to (5) above.
- the electrical resistivity of the copper wiring on the substrate can be reduced.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of the test body after the first heating step with respect to Example 1.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional structure of the test body after the second heating step with respect to Example 1.
- the present invention includes a step of applying a copper paste on a substrate, and heating the applied substrate in a nitrogen gas or inert gas atmosphere containing an oxidizing gas having a volume ratio of 500 ppm or more and 2000 ppm or less. After the first heating step of oxidizing and sintering the copper particles therein, and after the first heating step, the substrate is heated in a nitrogen gas or inert gas atmosphere containing a reducing gas of 1% or more by volume. And a second heating step for reducing the oxidized and sintered copper oxide.
- the firing method of the present invention is applied to a substrate for forming a copper wiring.
- the substrate include a substrate on which an electronic mounting product is mounted, a printed wiring board, and a substrate having a through hole.
- the substrate material silicon substrates, oxide substrates such as silicate glass, alumina and quartz, nitride substrates such as silicon nitride and aluminum nitride, carbide substrates such as silicon carbide and titanium carbide, and resin substrates can be used.
- the copper paste is prepared by mixing copper particles, a binder resin, a solvent, and the like.
- the copper particles contained in the copper paste have an oxygen concentration in the particles of 0.05% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less. More preferably, the upper limit concentration may be 1.0% by mass or less.
- the oxygen concentration exceeds 2.0% by mass, the degree of oxidation of the metal particles becomes remarkable, the tendency to aggregate in the copper paste becomes strong, and the printability deteriorates. Further, the metal resistance is not sufficiently reduced by subsequent firing, and the wiring resistance after firing increases. On the other hand, it is desirable that the oxygen concentration is as low as possible.
- the total concentration of metal elements other than copper contained in the particles is suppressed to 1.0% by mass or less, more preferably 0.8% by mass or less.
- the copper particles are preferably particles produced by a method such as a gas atomization method or a water atomization method.
- the average value of the aspect ratio (dmax / dmin) defined by the ratio of the maximum diameter (dmax) and the minimum diameter (dmin) of the particles should be 1.0 or more and smaller than 2.2. The following is preferable.
- the average aspect ratio of the copper particles exceeds 2.2, the particle shape becomes flat flaky or acicular particles, and clogging occurs during screen printing.
- the filling rate of the copper particles in the printed wiring is deteriorated to induce the drooping of the wiring shape, and the porosity is increased, thereby causing the sintering property to deteriorate and increasing the wiring resistance after firing. .
- Binder resin The mass% of the binder resin in the organic vehicle contained in the conductive paste is preferably larger than 0.05% and smaller than 17.0%. Binder resin should just be resin decomposed
- the solvent contained in the conductive paste is not particularly limited as long as it has an appropriate boiling point, vapor pressure, and viscosity.
- hydrocarbon solvents chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents, cyclic ether solvents, amide solvents, sulfoxide solvents, ketone solvents, alcohol compounds, polyhydric alcohol ester solvents, polyhydric alcohol ether solvents , Terpene solvents, and mixtures thereof.
- a binder resin and a solvent are mixed, copper particles are further added, and the mixture is kneaded using an apparatus such as a planetary mixer. Moreover, you may add the glass frit of 10% or less of mass ratio with respect to the mass of a copper particle. Further, if necessary, a method of increasing the dispersibility of the particles using a three-roll mill may be used.
- This conductive paste is printed on a substrate using a method such as a screen printing method to produce a wiring shape. Thereafter, firing is performed in a gas atmosphere to sinter the copper particles to form wiring.
- the substrate coated with the copper paste is heated in a nitrogen gas atmosphere containing an oxidizing gas.
- This heating is a process for evaporating the solvent, burning out the resin, and oxidizing and sintering the copper particles.
- oxygen can be used, and the concentration is preferably 500 ppm or more and 2000 ppm or less by volume ratio. If the concentration of the oxidizing gas is less than 500 ppm, the resin is not sufficiently combusted, and the resin component remains to deteriorate the sinterability. When it exceeds 2000 ppm, a reaction occurs rapidly only in the vicinity of the surface of the copper paste to form a dense sintered coating layer and inhibit the internal reaction.
- An oxygen concentration of 500 ppm or more and 2000 ppm or less is preferable in order to allow the combustion and extinction of the resin and the oxidation and sintering of the copper particles to proceed with good balance throughout the paste.
- the heating temperature is preferably 350 ° C. or higher and 500 ° C. or lower. If it is less than 350 ° C., the resin remains, and if it exceeds 500 ° C., a coating layer is formed and the internal reaction is inhibited.
- the sintered body made of the copper oxide formed in the first heating step is heated in a nitrogen gas atmosphere containing a reducing gas to perform a reduction treatment, and made of copper.
- a reducing gas As the reducing gas, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, formic acid, ammonia or the like can be used. If the reducing gas concentration is less than 1% by volume, the copper oxide in the sintered body is not sufficiently reduced, and the copper oxide remains, so the copper wiring after firing has a high electrical resistivity. Present. Therefore, the reducing gas concentration is preferably 1% or more by volume ratio.
- the heating temperature is preferably 400 ° C. or higher and 550 ° C. or lower. When the temperature is lower than 400 ° C., copper oxide remains, and when the temperature exceeds 550 ° C., a reaction occurs between the sintered body and the substrate, and thus the copper wiring after firing exhibits high electrical resistivity.
- the substrate coated with the copper paste is heated while being held in a predetermined gas atmosphere.
- the substrate can be placed in a baking furnace and heated.
- the gas atmosphere in the firing furnace may be heated in a sealed state after introducing a gas having a predetermined composition, or may be heated while continuously introducing and flowing the gas into the firing furnace. Good.
- a gas prepared by mixing oxygen gas or reducing gas with nitrogen gas to have a predetermined concentration can be used.
- the resin contained in the copper paste burns and disappears. If the combustion gas generated at this time stays around the substrate, the combustion reaction is hindered and the resin remains.
- the reduction of the copper oxide may stop at the surface portion of the sintered body due to the staying combustion gas.
- the gas flow rate is preferably 0.05 liter or more and 0.5 liter or less per minute with respect to the volume of the firing furnace of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 m 3 . If it is less than 0.05 liters per minute, the combustion reaction does not proceed sufficiently. If it exceeds 0.5 liters per minute, the substrate temperature is changed, so that it is difficult to control the heating temperature.
- the copper particles in the copper paste are oxidized, and cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) is formed in a continuous form so as to cover the copper particle surface.
- cuprous oxide Cu 2 O
- the volume expansion is about 60%, so that adjacent particles can be in close contact and sintered. Therefore, a sintered structure in which adjacent particles are connected is obtained without applying pressure at a high temperature, and good sinterability is realized.
- the sintered structure is reduced in the second heating step to become a dense sintered structure in which copper particles are connected. As a result, a copper wiring having a low electrical resistivity can be obtained.
- the cuprous oxide contained in the particles in the sintered structure after the first heating step is preferably more than cupric oxide, and preferably accounts for 65% or more of the copper oxide.
- Example 1 A test in which a glass substrate having a length of 20 mm ⁇ 20 mm and a thickness of 0.6 mm was used, a copper paste was printed on the surface in a wiring shape by a screen printing method, and a copper paste having a thickness of about 20 ⁇ m was applied on the substrate. Got the body. After placing this test body in a firing furnace, a heat treatment was performed at 400 ° C. for 5 minutes as a first heating step. In this heat treatment, a nitrogen gas atmosphere with various oxygen content ratios and an air atmosphere were used as the gas atmosphere in the firing furnace. Then, the heat processing for 500 degreeC and 5 minutes were performed as a 2nd heating process.
- the electrical resistivity of the copper wiring of the test body was determined by the direct current four probe method.
- Four needle-shaped electrodes (probes) arranged at a distance of 1 mm in the longitudinal direction of the copper wiring surface are brought into pressure contact, and current (I) is caused to flow between the two outer probes, and between the two inner probes.
- I current
- ⁇ electrical resistivity
- C is a correction coefficient related to the shape of the copper wiring
- C 4.532.
- the cross-sectional height (S) of the wiring was obtained by observing the wiring cross-section with a scanning electron microscope. An electrical resistivity of 6 ⁇ m or less was determined to be acceptable. Table 1 shows the measurement results of electrical resistivity.
- a copper wiring having a low electric resistivity of 6 ⁇ cm or less was obtained in the gas atmosphere in the first heating step when the oxygen concentration was 500 ppm or more and 2000 ppm or less by volume.
- the oxygen concentration was less than 500 ppm or more than 2000 ppm, the electrical resistivity exceeded 6 ⁇ cm. If the oxygen concentration is too low, the resin does not burn sufficiently and the resin component remains, and if the oxygen concentration is too high, a rapid reaction proceeds and a coating layer is formed, resulting in a decrease in sinterability. In either case, it was difficult to form a dense sintered body, and the electrical resistivity increased.
- the oxygen concentration was low, such as 100 ppm or less, or when the oxygen concentration was high as in the atmosphere, a high electrical resistivity exceeding 10 ⁇ cm was exhibited.
- FIG. 1 shows a photograph of the cross-sectional structure of the specimen after heating in the first heating step.
- a dense sintered structure in which particles containing copper oxide are in close contact with each other was formed by the oxidation treatment in the gas atmosphere.
- a copper oxide containing cuprous oxide was formed on the surface of the copper particles.
- FIG. 2 shows a photograph of the cross-sectional structure of the specimen after heating in the second heating step. As shown in FIG. 2, the sintered structure of FIG. 1 was reduced to form a dense sintered structure in which copper particles were connected.
- the sintered structure contained copper oxide by observing the structure by SEM and analyzing the composition using an X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer attached to the SEM. Moreover, the ratio containing copper and copper oxide and the ratio of cuprous oxide and cupric oxide in the copper oxide could be confirmed by structural analysis by X-ray diffraction method. The proportion of copper oxide was 87% by volume. The ratio of cuprous oxide in the copper oxide was 91%.
- Example 2 Except for the point that the heating temperature (T1) in the first heating process was changed variously, the same procedure as in Example 1 was performed to perform the heat treatment in the first and second heating processes to produce a test specimen, The electrical resistivity was measured. The oxygen concentration in the first heating step was 1000 ppm. Table 2 shows the measurement results.
- Example 3 Except for the point that the heating temperature (T2) in the second heating step was changed variously, by performing the same procedures as in Example 1, heat treatments of the first and second heating steps were performed to prepare a test specimen, The electrical resistivity was measured. The oxygen concentration in the first heating step was 1000 ppm. Table 3 shows the measurement results.
- Example 4 Except that the gas flow rates in the first and second heating steps were variously changed, a heat treatment of the first and second heating steps was performed according to the same procedure as in Example 1 to produce a test specimen. The resistivity was measured. The oxygen concentration in the first heating step was 1000 ppm. Table 4 shows the measurement results.
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本発明は、基板上に銅ペーストを塗布する工程と、体積比で500ppm以上、2000ppm以下の酸化性ガスを含有する窒素ガスまたは不活性ガス雰囲気において前記塗布された基板を加熱し、前記銅ペースト中の銅粒子を酸化焼結する第一の加熱工程と、前記第一の加熱工程の後、体積比で1%以上の還元ガスを含有する窒素ガスまたは不活性ガス雰囲気において前記基板を加熱し、前記酸化焼結された銅酸化物を還元する第二の加熱工程と、を含む銅ペーストの焼成方法である。
本発明の焼成方法は、銅配線を形成するための基板に適用される。当該基板としては、電子実装品を搭載する基板、プリント配線基板、スルーホールを有する基板などが挙げられる。基板材料としては、シリコン基板、珪酸ガラス、アルミナ、クォーツなどの酸化物基板、シリコン窒化物、アルミニウム窒化物などの窒化物基板、シリコン炭化物、チタン炭化物などの炭化物基板、樹脂基板などを使用できる。
銅ペーストは、銅粒子、バインダー樹脂、溶剤等を混合して調製されている。
銅ペーストに含まれる銅粒子は、粒子中の酸素濃度を0.05質量%以上、2.0質量%以下とする。より好ましくは、上限濃度が1.0質量%以下であれば良い。酸素濃度が2.0質量%を超えると金属粒子の酸化の程度が顕著となり、銅ペースト中において凝集する傾向が強くなり、印刷性が悪化する。また、その後の焼成によっても酸化金属が十分に還元されずに焼成後の配線抵抗が増加する。一方、酸素濃度は可能な限り低いことが望ましいが、アトマイズ法などで作製された金属粒子中の酸素濃度を0.05質量%未満とするためには、還元ガス中での処理が必要となるため、コスト高となり好ましくない。
粒子中に含有される銅以外の金属元素の総量濃度は、1.0質量%以下、より好ましく
は0.8質量%以下に抑制する。
銅粒子は、ガスアトマイズ法、または水アトマイズ法などの方法で製造された粒子が好ましい。粒子の最大直径(dmax)と最少直径(dmin)の比で定義されるアスペクト比(dmax/dmin)の平均値が1.0以上、2.2より小さければよく、1.0以上2.0以下であることが好ましい。銅粒子の平均アスペクト比が2.2を超える場合は、粒子形状が扁平なフレーク状や針状粒子となり、スクリーン印刷の際に目詰まりが発生する。また、印刷後の配線における銅粒子の充填率が悪化して配線形状の垂れを誘発するとともに、空隙率が増加することによって焼結性が悪化して焼成後の配線抵抗を上昇させる原因となる。
導電性ペーストに含有される有機ビヒクル中のバインダー樹脂の質量%は、0.05%より大きく、17.0%より小さいことが好ましい。バインダー樹脂は、焼成によって分解される樹脂であれば良い。例えば、メチルセルロース、エチルセルロース、カルボキシメチルセルロースなどのセルロース樹脂、アクリル樹脂、ブチラール樹脂、アルキド樹脂、エポキシ樹脂、フェノール樹脂などがある。これらの中で、焼成雰囲気に含まれる微量酸素あるいは微量一酸化炭素と反応してペースト中から容易に消失する傾向があるセルロース系樹脂を用いると良い。さらに好ましくは、セルロース系樹脂の中で、エチルセルロースを用いると良い。
導電性ペーストに含有される溶剤は、適正な沸点、蒸気圧、粘性を有するものであれば、特に制限はない。例えば、炭化水素系溶剤、塩素化炭化水素系溶剤、環状エーテル系溶剤、アミド系溶剤、スルホキシド系溶剤、ケトン系溶剤、アルコール系化合物、多価アルコールのエステル系溶剤、多価アルコールのエーテル系溶剤、テルペン系溶剤、およびこれらの混合物が挙げられる。これらの中で、沸点が200℃近傍にあるテキサノール、ブチルカルビトール、ブチルカルビトールアセテート、テルピネオールを用いることが好ましい。
バインダー樹脂と溶媒を混合し、さらに銅粒子を添加して、遊星ミキサーなどの装置を用いて混練する。また、銅粒子の質量に対して10%以下の質量比のガラスフリットを添加しても良い。さらに、必要に応じて三本ロールミルを用いて粒子の分散性を高める方法をとっても良い。
この導電性ペーストを、スクリーン印刷法などの方法を用いて基板上に印刷して配線形状を作製する。その後、ガス雰囲気中で焼成して、銅粒子を焼結させて配線とする。
第一の加熱工程では、銅ペーストを塗布した前記基板に対して酸化性ガスを含有する窒素ガス雰囲気中で加熱する。この加熱により、溶媒の蒸発、樹脂の燃焼消滅、銅粒子の酸化焼結を行うプロセスである。上記の酸化性ガスとしては、酸素を用いることができ、その濃度は、体積比で500ppm以上、2000ppm以下が好ましい。酸化性ガスの濃度が500ppm未満であると樹脂の燃焼が充分に行われず、樹脂成分が残存して焼結性を悪化する。2000ppmを超えると銅ペーストの表面近傍でのみ急速に反応が生じて緻密な焼結被膜層を形成し、内部の反応を阻害する。ペースト全体で樹脂の燃焼消滅と銅粒子の酸化焼結をバランス良く進行させるためには、500ppm以上、2000ppm以下の酸素濃度が好ましい。
加熱温度は、350℃以上、500℃以下が好ましい。350℃未満では樹脂が残存し、500℃を超えると被覆層が形成され、内部の反応を阻害する。
第二の加熱工程では、第一の加熱工程で形成された銅酸化物からなる焼結体に対して、還元性ガスを含有する窒素ガス雰囲気中で加熱して還元処理を行い、銅からなる焼結体とするプロセスである。上記の還元性ガスとしては、水素、一酸化炭素、ギ酸、アンモニアなどを使用できる。還元性ガス濃度が体積比で1%未満であると、焼結体における銅酸化物の還元が充分に行われず、銅酸化物が残存するため、焼成後の銅配線は、高い電気抵抗率を呈する。そのため、還元性ガス濃度は、体積比で1%以上が好ましい。
加熱温度は、400℃以上、550℃以下が好ましい。400℃未満であると銅酸化物が残存し、550℃を超えると焼結体と基板との反応が生じるため、焼成後の銅配線は、高い電気抵抗率を呈する。
第一および第二の各加熱工程は、銅ペーストを塗布した基板を所定のガス雰囲気に保持して加熱する。例えば、焼成炉内に基板を配置して加熱することができる。焼成炉内のガス雰囲気は、所定の組成からなるガスを導入した後、封止した状態で加熱してもよく、あるいは、焼成炉内にガスを連続的に導入して流しながら加熱してもよい。導入するガスは、酸素ガスまたは還元性ガスを窒素ガスに所定濃度となるよう混合して調製したものを使用できる。
第一の加熱工程では、銅ペーストに含有される樹脂が燃焼して消失する。その際に発生する燃焼ガスが基板周辺に滞留すると、燃焼反応が妨げられて樹脂の残存を招く。また、第二の加熱工程では、滞留した燃焼ガスにより、銅酸化物の還元が焼結体の表面部に止まる可能性がある。このような発生する燃焼ガスを排除するために、連続的に雰囲気用ガスを通流してガス雰囲気を維持することが好ましい。そのガス流量は、焼成炉の容積1×10-6m3に対して、毎分0.05リットル以上、0.5リットル以下が好ましい。毎分0.05リットル未満であると燃焼反応が十分に進行しない。毎分0.5リットルを超えると基板温度を変化させるので加熱温度の制御が困難となる。
第一の加熱工程の酸化により、銅ペースト中の銅粒子が酸化されて酸化第一銅(Cu2O)が銅粒子表面を覆うように連続体状の形態で形成される。銅粒子が酸化第一銅に変化すると、約60%の体積膨張を伴うので、隣接する粒子が密着して焼結することができる。そのため、高温で加圧をしなくても、隣接する粒子間が接続した焼結構造体が得られ、良好な焼結性が実現される。その後、前記焼結構造体は、第二の加熱工程で還元することにより、銅粒子が連結した緻密な焼結構造体となる。そのことにより、低い電気抵抗率の銅配線が得られる。酸化物の割合としては、銅粒子の体積の70%以上が酸化すれば緻密な焼結構造が形成されるので、その程度まで酸化させることが好ましい。
他方、酸化がさらに進行して酸化第二銅(CuO)が形成されると、当該酸化第二銅が針状形態を呈することから緻密な焼結体の形成を阻害する傾向を生じる。そのため、過度の酸化により酸化第二銅が増加することは好ましくない。第一の加熱工程後の焼結構造体において粒子に含まれる酸化第一銅は、酸化第二銅より多いことが好ましく、銅酸化物のうち65%以上を占めることが好ましい。
長さ20mm×20mm、厚さ0.6mmのガラス基板を用いて、その表面に銅ペーストをスクリーン印刷法で配線形状に印刷し、当該基板上に厚さ約20μmの銅ペーストが塗布された試験体を得た。この試験体を焼成炉内に配置した後、第一の加熱工程として、400℃で5分間の加熱処理を行った。この加熱処理では、焼成炉内のガス雰囲気として、酸素含有割合を種々に変えた窒素ガス雰囲気と、大気雰囲気を用いた。その後、第二の加熱工程として、500℃、5分間の加熱処理を行った。この加熱処理では、焼成炉内のガス雰囲気に体積比で5%の水素ガスを含有する窒素ガス雰囲気を用いた。第一および第二の加熱工程は、いずれも焼成炉の容積1×10-6m3に対して毎分0.1リットルの流量で所定のガスを流しながら加熱処理を行った。加熱処理した後、室温に冷却し、焼成炉から取り出して、電気抵抗率の測定、断面組織の観察を行った。
試験体の銅配線の電気抵抗率を直流四探針法で求めた。銅配線表面の長手方向に距離1mmの間隔で配置した4本の針状電極(探針)を加圧接触させ、外側の2探針間に電流(I)を流し、内側の2探針間の電位差(V)を測定し、ρ=(V/I)×S×Cにより、電気抵抗率(ρ)を算出した。ここでCは銅配線の形状に関する補正係数であり、C=4.532とした。配線の断面高さ(S)は、配線断面を走査型電子顕微鏡により観察して求めた。電気抵抗率が6μΩm以下を合格と判定した。表1に電気抵抗率の測定結果を示す。
表1の酸素濃度1000ppmのガス雰囲気で加熱した試験体を用いて、走査型電子顕微鏡(SEM)により試験体の断面組織を観察した。図1は、第一の加熱工程による加熱後の試験体の断面組織写真を示す。図1に示すように、上記のガス雰囲気での酸化処理によって銅酸化物を含む粒子同志が密着した緻密な焼結組織が形成されていた。銅粒子表面に酸化第一銅を含む銅酸化物が形成されていた。
図2は、第二の加熱工程による加熱後の試験体の断面組織写真を示す。図2に示すように、図1の焼結組織が還元されて銅粒子が連結した緻密な焼結組織が形成されていた。このような焼結組織の形成により低い電気抵抗率が得られたと推測される。
ここで、焼結組織が銅酸化物を含むことは、SEMによる組織観察およびSEMに付属して装着されたX線エネルギー分散分光器を用いて組成分析をすることによって確認できた。また、銅と銅酸化物を含む割合、銅酸化物における酸化第一銅と酸化第二銅の割合はX線回折法による構造解析することによっても確認できた。銅酸化物の割合は、体積比で87%であった。銅酸化物のうち酸化第一銅の割合は、91%であった。
第一の加熱工程における加熱温度(T1)を種々変化させた点を除いて、実施例1と同様の手順により、第一および第二の加熱工程の加熱処理を行って試験体を作製し、電気抵抗率を測定した。第一の加熱工程の酸素濃度は、1000ppmで行った。表2に測定結果を示す。
第二の加熱工程における加熱温度(T2)を種々変化させた点を除いて、実施例1と同様の手順により、第一および第二の加熱工程の加熱処理を行って試験体を作製し、電気抵抗率を測定した。第一の加熱工程の酸素濃度は、1000ppmで行った。表3に測定結果を示す。
第一および二の加熱工程におけるガス流量を種々変化させた点を除いて、実施例1と同様の手順により、第一および第二の加熱工程の加熱処理を行って試験体を作製し、電気抵抗率を測定した。第一の加熱工程の酸素濃度は、1000ppmで行った。表4に測定結果を示す。
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- 基板上に銅ペーストを塗布する塗布工程と、
前記塗布工程の後、体積比で500ppm以上、2000ppm以下の酸化性ガスを含有する窒素ガス雰囲気において前記基板を加熱し、前記銅ペースト中の銅粒子を酸化焼結する第一の加熱工程と、
前記第一の加熱工程の後、体積比で1%以上の還元性ガスを含有する窒素ガス雰囲気において前記基板を加熱し、前記酸化焼結された銅酸化物を還元する第二の加熱工程と、を含む、銅ペーストの焼成方法。 - 前記第一の加熱工程は、350℃以上、500℃以下で行う、請求項1に記載の焼成方法。
- 前記第二の加熱工程は、400℃以上、550℃以下で行う、請求項1または2に記載の焼成方法。
- 前記第一および第二の加熱工程は、焼成炉内でガスを連続的に流すことにより、前記ガス雰囲気を維持する、請求項1~3のいずれかに記載の焼成方法。
- 前記連続的に流すガスの流量は、焼成炉の容積1×10-6m3に対して、毎分0.05リットル以上、0.5リットル以下である、請求項4に記載の焼成方法。
- 前記第一の加熱工程で形成される銅粒子の酸化物は、酸化第一銅および酸化第二銅を含み、前記酸化第一銅が前記酸化第二銅より多く含まれるよう加熱される、請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の焼成方法。
- 請求項1~6のいずれかに記載の焼成方法により形成される焼結構造体であって、
前記第一の加熱工程の後には、酸化時の体積膨張によって隣接する粒子間が接続した組織を備えている焼結構造体。 - 請求項1~6のいずれかに記載の焼成方法により形成される焼結構造体であって、
前記第二の加熱工程において酸化第一銅および酸化第二銅が還元されて銅粒子が連結した組織を備えている焼結構造体。
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