IP Library Granted Patent US 12,680,172
Granted Patent B2
US 12,680,172 · App. 18/528,264 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Chemical solution for removing precious metal, method for manufacturing chemical solution, method for treating substrate, method for manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventor: Kazuhiro Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
C23F1/30H10P50/667
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Patent No.
US 12,680,172
App. No.
18/528,264
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chemical solution for removing a precious metal includes a cerium-containing oxidizing agent (A), an acid component (B) selected from the group consisting of carbonic acid, formic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and sulfonic acid, and salts thereof, and water.

Claims (18)

1 . A chemical solution for removing a precious metal, the chemical solution consisting of:

a cerium-containing oxidizing agent (A) selected from the group consisting of cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate, cerium (IV) ammonium sulfate, and a hydrate of cerium (IV) ammonium sulfate;

an acid component (B) selected from the group consisting of carbonic acid, formic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and sulfonic acid, and salts of these acids; and

water,

wherein a concentration of the acid component (B) is 1.0×10 −4 to 1.0×10 +1 mol/L.

2 . The chemical solution according to claim 1 ,

wherein the precious metal is ruthenium, iridium, or platinum.

3 . The chemical solution according to claim 1 ,

wherein the acid component (B) is sulfonic acid or a salt of sulfonic acid.

4 . The chemical solution according to claim 1 ,

wherein a content of the cerium-containing oxidizing agent (A) is 1.0×10 −4 to 3.0×10 0 mol/L with respect to the volume of the chemical solution.

5 . A method for manufacturing the chemical solution according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

dissolving the cerium-containing oxidizing agent (A) and the acid component (B) in water,

wherein the acid component (B) is dissolved in water to a concentration of 1.0×10 −4 to 1.0×10 +1 mol/L.

6 . A method for treating a substrate, the method comprising:

bringing the chemical solution according to claim 1 into contact with a substrate on which a precious metal is exposed on a surface to remove at least a part of the precious metal from the substrate.

7 . A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

treating a substrate by the method for treating a substrate according to claim 6 .