IP Library Granted Patent US 11,655,394
Granted Patent B2
US 11,655,394 · App. 16/636,816 · Granted May 23, 2023

Polishing solution and polishing method

Inventors: Yuya Otsuka (Tokyo, JP); Tomohiro Iwano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: RESONAC CORPORATION
C09G1/02B24B37/044
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Patent No.
US 11,655,394
App. No.
16/636,816
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Polishing liquid comprising abrasive grains, a phosphonic acid compound having a molecular weight of 210 or more, and at least one selected from the group consisting of amino acids and amino acid derivatives, in which a silanol group density of the abrasive grains is 6.5 groups/nm 2 or less, and a degree of association of the abrasive grains is 1.5 or more.

Claims (19)

1. A polishing liquid comprising:

abrasive grains;

a phosphonic acid compound having a molecular weight of 210 or more; and

at least one selected from the group consisting of amino acids and amino acid derivatives, wherein

a silanol group density of the abrasive grains is 6.5 groups/nm 2 or less,

a degree of association of the abrasive grains is 2.2 or more,

a pH is 6.0 or less, and

the polishing liquid has a property that, when used for polishing surfaces of silicon nitride and silicon dioxide, a ratio of polishing rate of silicon nitride with respect to a polishing rate of silicon dioxide is in a range of 0.80 to 1.20.

2. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the abrasive grains contain colloidal silica.

3. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a zeta potential of the abrasive grain is positive.

4. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 2.0 to 5.0.

5. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing liquid is configured to be used for polishing a surface to be polished containing silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, and polysilicon.

6. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing liquid has a property that, when used for polishing surfaces of polysilicon and silicon dioxide, a ratio of polishing rate of polysilicon with respect to a polishing rate of silicon dioxide is in a range of 0.80 to 1.20.

7. The polishing liquid according to claim 6 , wherein a content of the abrasive grains is less than 3.0% by mass based on the total mass of the polishing liquid.

8. The polishing liquid according to claim 6 , wherein the phosphonic acid compound contains 2-phosphonobutan-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid.

9. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing liquid has a property that, when used for polishing surfaces of silicon nitride, polysilicon and silicon dioxide, a ratio of polishing rates of silicon nitride and polysilicon with respect to a polishing rate of silicon dioxide is 0.80 or more and less than 1.20.

10. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the abrasive grains is less than 3.0% by mass based on the total mass of the polishing liquid.

11. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphonic acid compound contains 2-phosphonobutan-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid.

12. A polishing method comprising a step of polishing a surface to be polished containing silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, and polysilicon using the polishing liquid according to claim 1 .

Assignments (4)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2020
From: OTSUKA, YUYA; IWANO, TOMOHIRO
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052351/0948 →