Moisture and Hydrogen Release in Optoelectronic Hermetic Packages

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 000061-000066
Author(s):  
M. Albarghouti ◽  
N. El Dahdah ◽  
G. Perosevic ◽  
S. Jain ◽  
J-M Papillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Hydrogen Content ◽  
Electroless Plating ◽  
Hydrogen Release ◽  
Surface Oxides ◽  
Sims Analysis ◽  
Electroless Ni

In this work we investigated the effect of Nickel (Ni) plating process on the Hydrogen (H) and moisture content of hermetic packages such as those used in optoelectronics. The work offers an explanation of moisture formation inside hermetic packages by showing that the problem arises from the electroless plating of Ni which is found to be inherently rich in H. The effects of the Ni plating process, baking, and Au thickness on the moisture and hydrogen content of hermetic packages were thoroughly explored. It was observed that baking the package components before sealing alleviates the problem of moisture formation inside the package but it doesn't fully eliminate it. It was only after changing the Ni plating process from electroless to electrolytic that the moisture problem actually disappeared. Our investigation showed that moisture formation inside hermetic packages is due to H evolution from the electroless Ni which eventually reacts with surface oxides to form H2O. SIMS analysis of electroless and electrolytic Ni showed that electroless Ni is around ten folds richer in H compared to its electrolytic counterpart. SIMS analysis also showed that H content in electroless Ni can be significantly reduced with heat treatment.

Moisture and Hydrogen Release in Optoelectronic Hermetic Packages

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Albarghouti ◽  
N. El Dahdah ◽  
G. Perosevic ◽  
S. Jain ◽  
J.-M. Papillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Hydrogen Content ◽  
Electroless Plating ◽  
Hydrogen Release ◽  
Surface Oxides ◽  
Sims Analysis ◽  
Electroless Ni

In this work the effect of nickel (Ni) plating process on the hydrogen (H) and moisture content of hermetic packages such as those used in optoelectronics was investigated. The work offers an explanation of moisture formation inside hermetic packages by showing that the problem arises from the electroless plating of Ni, which is found to be inherently rich in H. The effects of the Ni plating process, baking, and Au thickness on the moisture and hydrogen content of hermetic packages were thoroughly explored. It was observed that baking the package components before sealing alleviates the problem of moisture formation inside the package but does not fully eliminate it. It was only after changing the Ni plating process from electroless to electrolytic that the moisture problem actually disappeared. This investigation showed that moisture formation inside hermetic packages is due to H evolution from the electroless Ni which eventually reacts with surface oxides to form H2O. SIMS analysis of electroless and electrolytic Ni showed that electroless Ni is around 10-fold richer in H compared with its electrolytic counterpart. SIMS analysis also showed that H content in electroless Ni can be significantly reduced with heat treatment.

The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure of Electroless Ni–P Coatings

2011 ◽  
Vol 464 ◽  
pp. 474-477
Author(s):  
Yan Hai Cheng ◽  
Zhen Cai Zhu ◽  
Zheng Tong Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Electroless Plating ◽  
Heat Treatment Temperature ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Wear And Corrosion ◽  
Electroless Ni ◽  
The Relationship

In the paper, different phosphorus content Ni-P coatings was prepared by electroless plating. The microstructural changes of electroless Ni-P coatings on both as-deposited condition and heat treatment were investigated by X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The relationship between microstructure of Ni-P coatings and phosphorus content and heat treatment temperature were discussed. This conclusion provided a good theoretical basis for Ni-P coating using for wear and corrosion resistances in the technology of MEMS.

The Research on Technology of Electroless Ni-W-P Ternary Alloys Plating on the Aluminium Alloy

2011 ◽  
Vol 117-119 ◽  
pp. 1338-1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huai Yao ◽  
Guang Lin Zhu ◽  
Meng Du
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Electroless Plating ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Ternary Alloys ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
To Come ◽  
Electroless Ni

To improve the surface hardness，corrosion resistance and wear resistance of the coating substrate, the ternary Ni-W-P alloy coatings were deposited on H12 aluminium alloy by electroless plating. The microstructure, phase transformation, plating velocity and hardness were investigated with X-ray diffraction technique, scanning electron microscope and differential thermal analysis. The results showed that when the PH value of electroless plating solution was 9.0 and the temperature of solution was 85°C, after 3h electroless plating, the substrate was completely covered by Ni-W-P plating, the surface was composed of uniform crystalline grains, their average diameter was about 7μm and they had no obvious defects, the contents of W reached up to 9.60%, and the hardness attained 610HV. In the temperature range of 75-90 °C, the plating rate has been increasing with temperature, when the temperature reached 90 °C, the plating rate reached as high as 13μm / h. When the temperature of heat treatment reached 336°Cfor 1h, the crystallization of Ni3P on the surface began to come into being. The maximum hardness of Ni-W-P plating was up to 920HV after heat treatment at 380 °Cfor 1h.

Effect of heat treatment on structures and mechanical properties of electroless Ni–P–GO composite coatings

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (110) ◽  
pp. 109001-109008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jibo Jiang ◽  
Haotian Chen ◽  
Liying Zhu ◽  
Wei Qian ◽  
Sheng Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Electroless Plating ◽  
Composite Coatings ◽  
Alloy Matrix ◽  
Electroless Ni

In this work, graphene oxide (GO) was incorporated into a nickel phosphorus (Ni–P) alloy matrix by electroless plating.

scholarly journals Improving Surface Properties of Inconel 600 Alloy by Electroless Ni-P Deposition

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan. H. Masallb ◽  
Kadhim F. Al-Sultani ◽  
Abdul Raheem K. Abid Ali
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Electroless Plating ◽  
Corrosion Current Density ◽  
Corrosion Current ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Coating Time ◽  
Electroless Ni

The use of electroless Ni-P plating (EN) coating has attracted a surprising interest in the most recent years. Many useful characteristics of the electroless-plating method have created many benefits in different industries such as oil, gas, electronic, automotive, aerospace, and chemical. Some of the highlighted properties of such a method are superior corrosion resistance, superior mechanical properties, and uniform thickness of the coating as well as good surface finish properties, good adhesion characteristics, and a wide range of thickness. In this paper, electroless plating has been applied in a (Ni-P) bath at two different times of 2 and 3 hr respectively. After the plating, a heat treatment at 400 °C for an hour under vacuum 10-4 torr has been done. The prepared samples were characterized by energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition, micro-hardness and corrosion rate following Tafel extrapolation in two acidic solutions (1M HCl and 1M H2SO4) were also determined. Vickers hardness values for specimens, coated by Ni -P at 2 and 3 hr have increased by 47 % and 32 % respectively. X-ray diffraction analysis for the coated surfaces showed two phases of Ni3P and NiP, presented before and after heat treatment. The SEM images of the cross sectional coated specimens revealed that the thickness of the coating is 68.43 and 92.71 µm for 2 and 3 hr coating time, respectively. Tafel analysis showed that the coated specimens had a lower corrosion current density compared to that for the bare specimens. The corrosion current density for the coated specimens in 1M H2SO4 increased by 57 % with 2 hr and 69 % at 3 hr coating time. While, the corrosion current density for the coated specimens in 1M HCl increased by 37 % and 83 % at 2 and 3 hr coating time respectively.

A thermal modification technique combining bulk densification and heat treatment for poplar wood with low moisture content

2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 123395
Author(s):  
Xianju Wang ◽  
Dengyun Tu ◽  
Chuanfu Chen ◽  
Qiaofang Zhou ◽  
Huixian Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Thermal Modification ◽  
Poplar Wood ◽  
Modification Technique

scholarly journals Effect of Saturated Steam Heat Treatment on Physical and Chemical Properties of Bamboo

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuyi Wang ◽  
Xinwu Wu ◽  
Chenglong Yuan ◽  
Zhichao Lou ◽  
Yanjun Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Initial Moisture Content ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Saturated Steam ◽  
Xrd Patterns ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Steam Heat

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the heat treatment time and initial moisture content of bamboo on the corresponding chemical composition, crystallinity, and mechanical properties after saturated steam heat treatment at 180 °C. The mechanism of saturated steam heat treatment of bamboo was revealed on the micro-level, providing a theoretical basis for the regulation of bamboo properties and the optimization of heat treatment process parameters. XRD patterns of the treated bamboo slices were basically the same. With the increase in the initial moisture content of bamboo, the crystallinity of bamboo increased first and then decreased after treatment. Due to the saturated steam heat treatment, the content of cellulose and lignin in bamboo slices increased while the content of hemicellulose decreased, but the content of cellulose in bamboo with a 40% initial moisture content increased first and then decreased. The shear strength of treated bamboo changed little within 10 min after saturated steam heat treatment, and then decreased rapidly. During the first 20 min with saturated steam heat treatment, the compressive strength, flexural strength, and flexural modulus of elasticity of the treated bamboo increased, and then decreased.

scholarly journals Effect of pH on the characteristics of electroless Ni-P coatings

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Czagany ◽  
P. Baumli
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Coating Thickness ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Effect Of Ph ◽  
Alkaline Bath ◽  
Steel Substrates ◽  
Electroless Ni ◽  
Thick Coatings

In this study electroless Ni-P coatings were deposited on W302 steel substrates. The effects of bath pH and heat treatment at 400?C were investigated on the surface morphology, phase structure, phosphorus content, thickness and microhardness of the coatings. It was observed that both the phosphorus content and coating thickness are dependent on the bath pH. In an acidic/neutral bath, low and medium phosphorus coatings with thickness of 13.9-19.8 ?m were synthesized, while in an alkaline bath, high phosphorus, 4.8-5.8 ?m-thick coatings were formed. Coatings containing medium or high P seemed to be amorphous, while low P coatings had microcrystalline structures. Hardness was also dependent on the composition of the coating. After heat treatment, the structure of the coatings transformed into crystalline Ni with the precipitation of Ni3P phases, which resulted further increases in hardness.

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