Abrasive, abrasive set, and method for polishing substrate
A polishing agent comprises: a fluid medium; an abrasive grain containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element; a first additive; a second additive; and a third additive, wherein: the first additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound having a polyoxyalkylene chain and a vinyl alcohol polymer; the second additive is a cationic polymer; and the third additive is an amino group-containing sulfonic acid compound.
1. A method for polishing a base comprising an insulating material and a stopper material, comprising a step of polishing a surface to be polished of a base using a polishing agent comprising:
a fluid medium;
abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element;
a first additive;
a second additive; and
a third additive,
wherein:
the first additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound having a polyoxyalkylene chain and a vinyl alcohol polymer;
the second additive is a cationic polymer;
the third additive is an amino group-containing sulfonic acid compound;
the insulating material contains silicon dioxide; and
the stopper material contains polysilicon.
2. A method for polishing a base comprising an insulating material and a stopper material, the method comprising a step of polishing a surface to be polished of the base using a polishing agent comprising:
a fluid medium;
abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element;
a first additive;
a second additive; and
a third additive,
wherein:
the first additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound having a polyoxyalkylene chain and a vinyl alcohol polymer;
the second additive is a cationic polymer; and
the third additive is an amino group-containing sulfonic acid compound;
wherein the insulating material contains silicon dioxide and the stopper material contains polysilicon; and
wherein the polishing agent is obtained from a polishing agent set comprising constituent components of the polishing agent stored as separate liquids containing a first liquid and a second liquid, wherein the first liquid contains the abrasive grains, and the second liquid contains at least one selected from the group consisting of the first additive, the second additive and the third additive, and the polishing agent is obtained by mixing at least the first liquid and the second liquid.
3. A method for polishing a base comprising an insulating material and a stopper material,
the method comprising a step of selectively polishing the insulating material with respect to the stopper material using a polishing agent comprising:
a fluid medium;
abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element;
a first additive;
a second additive; and
a third additive,
wherein:
the first additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound having a polyoxyalkylene chain and a vinyl alcohol polymer;
the second additive is a cationic polymer;
the third additive is an amino group-containing sulfonic acid compound;
the insulating material contains silicon dioxide; and
the stopper material contains polysilicon.
4. A method for polishing a base comprising an insulating material and a stopper material,
the method comprising a step of selectively polishing the insulating material with respect to the stopper material using a polishing agent comprising:
a fluid medium;
abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element;
a first additive;
a second additive; and
a third additive,
wherein:
the first additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound having a polyoxyalkylene chain and a vinyl alcohol polymer;
the second additive is a cationic polymer; and
the third additive is an amino group-containing sulfonic acid compound;
wherein the insulating material contains silicon dioxide and the stopper material contains polysilicon; and
wherein the polishing agent is obtained from a polishing agent set comprising constituent components of the polishing agent stored as separate liquids containing a first liquid and a second liquid, wherein the first liquid contains the abrasive grains, and the second liquid contains at least one selected from the group consisting of the first additive, the second additive and the third additive, and the polishing agent is obtained by mixing the first liquid and the second liquid.
5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the second additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of an allylamine polymer, a diallylamine polymer, a vinylamine polymer and an ethyleneimine polymer.
6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the third additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of sulfamic acid, an aliphatic aminosulfonic acid, an aromatic aminosulfonic acid and their salts.
7. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a content of the third additive is 0.0005 mass % or more and 0.2 mass % or less based on a total mass of the polishing agent.
8. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element contains at least one hydroxide ion and at least one anion other that a hydroxide ion bonded to the tetravalent metal element.