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US 12,677,618 · App. 18/174,208 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Composition and method for treating substrate

Inventors: Moe Narita (Shizuoka, JP); Nobuaki Sugimura (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
H10P50/667
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Patent No.
US 12,677,618
App. No.
18/174,208
Filed
Feb 24, 2023
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1716
USPC
252/79.1
Abstract

The present invention provides a composition having an excellent dissolving ability for a transition metal-containing substance and a method for treating a substrate. The composition according to an embodiment of the present invention contains at least one oxohalogen acid compound selected from the group consisting of hypochlorous acid, chlorous acid, chloric acid, bromic acid, and salts thereof and a compound represented by Formula (1), in which a content of the compound represented by Formula (1) is 1.0% to 25.0% by mass with respect to a total mass of the composition.

Claims (45)

1 . A composition comprising:

at least one oxohalogen acid compound selected from the group consisting of hypochlorous acid, chlorous acid, chloric acid, bromic acid, and salts thereof;

a compound represented by Formula (1), and

a chloride ion,

wherein a content of the compound represented by Formula (1) is 1.0% to 25.0% by mass with respect to a total mass of the composition, and

a mass ratio of the content of the compound represented by Formula (1) to the content of the chloride ion is 10 or more and 100 or less,

in Formula (1), R 1 to R 4 each independently represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent, R 1 to R 4 do not represent the same group all together, X n- represents an n-valent anion, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3, and the total number of carbon atoms in R 1 to R 4 is 4 to 15.

2 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein a content of the chloride ion is 0.001% to 1.00% by mass with respect to the total mass of the composition.

3 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is 1 to 10.

4 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein n in Formula (1) is 1.

5 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein X n- in Formula (1) is a hydroxide ion, a chloride ion, a fluoride ion, or a bromide ion.

6 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein a content of the oxohalogen acid compound is 0.05% to 28.0% by mass with respect to the total mass of the composition.

7 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein a pH of the composition is 4.0 to 14.0.

8 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein a pH of the composition is 7.0 to 12.0.

9 . The composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the composition is used for removing a ruthenium-containing substance on a substrate.

10 . A composition comprising:

at least one oxohalogen acid compound selected from the group consisting of hypochlorous acid, chlorous acid, chloric acid, bromic acid, and salts thereof;

a compound represented by Formula (1), and

a chloride ion,

wherein a content of the compound represented by Formula (1) is 1.0% to 25.0% by mass with respect to a total mass of the composition, and

a mass ratio of the content of the compound represented by Formula (1) to the content of the chloride ion is 10 or more and 100 or less,

in Formula (1), R 1 to R 4 each independently represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent, R 1 to R 4 do not represent the same group all together, X n- represents an n-valent anion, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3,

where R 1 to R 4 each represents an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having one carbon atom which may have a substituent and an alkyl group having two carbon atoms which may have a substituent,

at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , or R 4 is an alkyl group having one carbon atom which may have a substituent, and

at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , or R 4 is an alkyl group having two carbon atoms which may have a substituent.

11 . A composition comprising:

at least one oxohalogen acid compound selected from the group consisting of hypochlorous acid, chlorous acid, chloric acid, bromic acid, and salts thereof;

a compound represented by Formula (1), and

a chloride ion,

wherein a content of the compound represented by Formula (1) is 1.0% to 25.0% by mass with respect to a total mass of the composition, and

a mass ratio of the content of the compound represented by Formula (1) to the content of the chloride ion is 10 or more and 100 or less,

in Formula (1), R 1 to R 4 each independently represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent, R 1 to R 4 do not represent the same group all together, X n- represents an n-valent anion, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3,

wherein the compound represented by Formula (1) includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an ethyltrimethylammonium salt, a diethyldimethylammonium salt, a methyltriethylammonium salt, a trimethyl(hydroxyethyl) ammonium salt, a dimethylbis(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium salt, a methyltris(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium salt, a methyltributylammonium salt, a dimethyldipropylammonium salt, a benzyltrimethylammonium salt, a benzyltriethylammonium salt, and a triethyl(hydroxyethyl) ammonium salt.

12 . A method for treating a substrate, comprising:

a step A of removing a ruthenium-containing substance on a substrate by using the composition according to claim 1 .

13 . The method for treating a substrate according to claim 12 ,

wherein the step A is a step A1 of performing a recess etching treatment on a wiring line which is disposed on a substrate and consists of a ruthenium-containing substance by using the composition, a step A2 of removing a film at an outer edge portion of a substrate, on which a film consisting of a ruthenium-containing substance is disposed, by using the composition, a step A3 of removing a metal-containing substance attached to a back surface of a substrate, on which a film consisting of a ruthenium-containing substance is disposed, by using the composition, a step A4 of removing a ruthenium-containing substance on a substrate, which has undergone dry etching, by using the composition, or a step A5 of removing a ruthenium-containing substance on a substrate, which has undergone a chemical mechanical polishing treatment, by using the composition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2023
From: NARITA, MOE; SUGIMURA, NOBUAKI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-148417 · Sep 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021031941 · Aug 31, 2021
Related Publication 20230223272A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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