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Film/Substrate Effects on Whisker Growth

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The thickness of the deposited film has been thought to effect whisker growth. Since is it commonly agreed that compressive stress plays an important role in whisker formation, thicker Sn layers (~7 μm or greater) are thought to distribute the film stress over a larger volume, resulting in lower net stress values within the film.

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  1. Department of Physics, Center for Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electonics (CAVE3), Auburn University, 206 Allison Lab, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA

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Crandall, E.R. (2013). Film/Substrate Effects on Whisker Growth. In: Factors Governing Tin Whisker Growth. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00470-9_2

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