IP Library Granted Patent US 12709699
Granted Patent B2
US 12709699 · App. 17/918,193 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Polishing liquid and polishing method

Inventors: Daisuke Iikura (Tokyo, JP); Masako Aoki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Resonac Corporation
C09G1/02H10P52/403
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Patent No.
US 12709699
App. No.
17/918,193
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polishing liquid containing: abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element; a monovalent acid component having no carboxy group; and a non-ionic polymer, in which a pH is 4.5 or less. A polishing method including a step of polishing a surface to be polished by using this polishing liquid.

Claims (22)

1 . A polishing liquid comprising: abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element; a monovalent acid component having no carboxy group;

and a non-ionic polymer, wherein

a mass ratio of a content of the acid component to a content of the hydroxide of the tetravalent metal element is 0.3 or more and 5 or less,

the non-ionic polymer contains a glycerin-based polymer and a polyoxyalkylene compound other than a glycerin-based polymer,

a mass ratio of a content of the glycerin-based polymer to a content of the polyoxyalkylene compound other than a glycerin-based polymer is 10 or more and 100 or less, and

a pH is 4.5 or less.

2 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a pKa of the acid component is 4.50 or less.

3 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the acid component contains a sulfonic acid compound.

4 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , further comprising a base component.

5 . The polishing liquid according to claim 4 , wherein the base component contains a pyrazole compound.

6 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the abrasive grains contain cerium hydroxide.

7 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the pH is 3.5 or more.

8 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing liquid is used in polishing of a surface to be polished containing silicon oxide and silicon nitride.

9 . A polishing method comprising a step of polishing a surface to be polished by using the polishing liquid according to claim 1 .

10 . The polishing method according to claim 9 , wherein the surface to be polished contains silicon oxide and silicon nitride.

11 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the acid component contains an aminosulfonic acid compound.

12 . The polishing liquid according to claim 11 , wherein the aminosulfonic acid compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of aromatic aminosulfonic acid, aliphatic aminosulfonic acid, sulfamic acid, and salts of these.

13 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the acid component contains at least one selected from the group consisting of sulfanilic acid, metanilic acid, sulfamic acid, and salts of these.

14 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the acid component is 0.001 to 1% by mass on the basis of the total mass of the polishing liquid.

15 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , comprising no acid component containing a carboxy group.

16 . The polishing liquid according to claim 4 , wherein the base component contains a heterocyclic amine.

17 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the pH is 3.8 or less.