IP Library Granted Patent US 9,982,177
Granted Patent B2
US 9,982,177 · App. 13/575,078 · Granted May 29, 2018

Slurry, polishing fluid set, polishing fluid, and substrate polishing method using same

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Patent No.
US 9,982,177
App. No.
13/575,078
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A slurry includes abrasive grains and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %. A polishing liquid includes abrasive grains, an additive and water, wherein the abrasive grains include tetravalent cerium hydroxide particles and produce light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with the content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %.

Claims (38)

1. A slurry comprising abrasive grains and water,

the abrasive grains including particles comprising a hydroxide of tetravalent cerium, the abrasive grains producing light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with a content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %.

2. The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a mean particle size of the abrasive grains is 1-150 nm.

3. The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 2.0-9.0.

4. The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the abrasive grains is 0.01-15 mass % based on a total mass of the slurry.

5. The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the particles comprising a hydroxide of tetravalent cerium is 0.01-10 mass % based on a total mass of the slurry.

6. The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the abrasive grains are composed of the particles comprising a hydroxide of tetravalent cerium.

7. A polishing liquid set comprising constituent components of a polishing liquid separately stored as a first liquid and a second liquid, so that the first liquid and second liquid are mixed to form the polishing liquid,

wherein the first liquid is the slurry according to claim 1 , and the second liquid comprises an additive and water.

8. The polishing liquid set according to claim 7 , wherein a mean particle size of the abrasive grains in the polishing liquid is 1-200 nm.

9. The polishing liquid set according to claim 7 , wherein a mean particle size R 1 of the abrasive grains in the first liquid and a mean particle size R 2 of the abrasive grains in the polishing liquid satisfy the following formula (1).

| R 1− R 2|/ R 1×100≤30  (1)

10. The polishing liquid set according to claim 7 , wherein the additive is at least one type selected from among dispersing agents, polishing rate improvers, flattening agents and selective ratio improvers.

11. The polishing liquid set according to claim 7 , wherein the additive is a vinyl alcohol polymer and/or a vinyl alcohol polymer derivative.

12. The polishing liquid set according to claim 7 , wherein a content of the additive in the polishing liquid is 0.01 mass % or greater based on a total mass of the polishing liquid.

13. A polishing liquid comprising abrasive grains, an additive and water,

the abrasive grains including particles comprising a hydroxide of tetravalent cerium, the abrasive grains producing light transmittance of at least 50%/cm for light with a wavelength of 500 nm in an aqueous dispersion with a content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %.

14. The polishing liquid according to claim 13 , wherein a content of the particles comprising a hydroxide of tetravalent cerium is 0.01-8 mass % based on a total mass of the polishing liquid.

15. The polishing liquid according to claim 13 , wherein a mean particle size of the abrasive grains is 1-200 nm.

16. The polishing liquid according to claim 13 , wherein a pH is 3.0-9.0.

17. The polishing liquid according to claim 13 , wherein the additive is at least one type selected from among dispersing agents, polishing rate improvers, flattening agents and selective ratio improvers.

18. The polishing liquid according to claim 13 , wherein the additive is a vinyl alcohol polymer and/or a vinyl alcohol polymer derivative.

19. The polishing liquid according to claim 13 , wherein a content of the additive is 0.01 mass % or greater based on a total mass of the polishing liquid.

20. A substrate polishing method comprising:

a step of placing a film to be polished, of a substrate which has the film to be polished on its surface, so as to face an abrasive pad, and

a step of polishing at least a portion of the film to be polished while supplying the polishing liquid according to claim 13 between the abrasive pad and the film to be polished.

21. A substrate polishing method comprising:

a step of placing a film to be polished, of a substrate which has the film to be polished on its surface, so as to face an abrasive pad,

a step of mixing the first liquid and second liquid of the polishing liquid set according to claim 7 to obtain the polishing liquid, and

a step of polishing at least a portion of the film to be polished while supplying the polishing liquid between the abrasive pad and the film to be polished.

22. A substrate polishing method comprising:

a step of placing a film to be polished, of a substrate which has the film to be polished on its surface, so as to face an abrasive pad, and

a step of polishing at least a portion of the film to be polished while supplying both the first liquid and second liquid of the polishing liquid set according to claim 7 between the abrasive pad and the film to be polished.

23. A substrate polishing method comprising:

a step of placing a film to be polished, of a substrate which has the film to be polished on its surface, so as to face an abrasive pad, and

a step of polishing at least a portion of the film to be polished while supplying the slurry according to claim 1 between the abrasive pad and the film to be polished.

24. The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 3.0-6.0, and a mean particle size of the abrasive grains is 5-120 nm.

25. The polishing liquid according to claim 13 , wherein a pH is 5.0-8.0, and a mean particle size of the abrasive grains is 15-150 nm.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 3, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062946/0125 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 2, 2023
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062917/0865 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 28, 2017
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044045/0454 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2012
From: IWANO, TOMOHIRO; AKIMOTO, HIROTAKA; NARITA, TAKENORI; KIMURA, TADAHIRO; RYUZAKI, DAISUKE
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 028632/0470 →