Effect of Magnetron Sputtering Process on the Bonding of Copper Layers on Polytetrafluoroethylene Surfaces
摘要
In this study, the effect of varying durations of Ar plasma cleaning on the interfacial bonding properties of PTFE/copper composites was examined. PTFE/copper composites were fabricated using magnetron sputtering in a vacuum chamber, with titanium serving as an intermediate transition layer and copper as the plating metal. The results demonstrated that the interfacial bonding strength of PTFE/copper composites peaked after 80 s of plasma treatment. The highest pull-off strength of PTFE/copper is 9.19 MPa. The transition layer of titanium contributes to the bonding strength between PTFE and copper. XPS analysis indicated that titanium formed a small amount of Ti-F bonds with fluorine in PTFE and a small quantity of Ti-C bonds with carbon in PTFE. The high bond strength of the copper layer is attributed to the diffusion of copper atoms into the PTFE matrix. The relationship between PTFE/copper strength and surface roughness was observed to be inversely proportional, suggesting that increased roughness results in reduced bond strength of the copper layer. For a copper layer thickness of 10 µm, the bonding strength of the electroplated thickened copper layer was found to be superior to that of the fully magnetron-sputtered thickened layer.