IP Library Patent Application 17918203
Patent Application
App. No. 17/918,203

POLISHING LIQUID AND POLISHING METHOD

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17/918,203
Abstract

A polishing liquid containing: abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element; and a nitrogen-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group having 6 or more carbon atoms and bonded to a nitrogen atom, in which the nitrogen-containing compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a quaternary ammonium salt, tertiary amine, and a heterocyclic compound having a quaternary nitrogen atom constituting a heterocyclic ring. A polishing method including a step of polishing a surface to be polished by using this polishing liquid.

Claims (21)

1 . A polishing liquid comprising: abrasive grains containing a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element; and a nitrogen-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group having 6 or more carbon atoms and bonded to a nitrogen atom, wherein

the nitrogen-containing compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a quaternary ammonium salt, tertiary amine, and a heterocyclic compound having a quaternary nitrogen atom constituting a heterocyclic ring.

2 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing compound contains a quaternary ammonium salt.

3 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing compound contains a compound having an alkyl group as the hydrocarbon group.

4 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing compound contains a compound having an aryl group as the hydrocarbon group.

5 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the number of carbon atoms of the nitrogen-containing compound is 6 to 18.

6 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing compound further has a polyoxyalkylene chain bonded to the nitrogen atom.

7 . The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , further comprising a monovalent acid component having no carboxy group.

8 . The polishing liquid according to claim 7 , wherein the acid component contains a sulfonic acid compound.

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

10 . The polishing liquid according to claim 9 , wherein the base component contains a pyrazole compound.

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

12 . 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.

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

14 . The polishing method according to claim 13 , wherein the surface to be polished contains silicon oxide and silicon nitride.

15 . The polishing method according to claim 1 , wherein a molecular weight of the nitrogen-containing compound is 100 to 5000.

16 . The polishing method according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of bis(hydroxyalkyl)alkyl methyl ammonium chloride, bis(polyoxyalkylene)alkyl methyl ammonium chloride, alkyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, aryltrimethyl ammonium chloride, alkyl pyridinium chloride, and an alkylene oxide adduct of an alkylamine.

17 . The polishing method according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the nitrogen-containing compound is 0.001 to 10% by mass on the basis of the total mass of the polishing liquid.

18 . The polishing liquid according to claim 7 , wherein the acid component contains an aminosulfonic acid compound.

19 . The polishing liquid according to claim 9 , wherein the base component contains a heterocyclic amine.

20 . The polishing method according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 4.5 or less.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066547/0677 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 8, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062992/0805 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: IIKURA, DAISUKE; AOKI, MASAKO
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061440/0004 →