Polishing composition and method utilizing abrasive particles treated with an aminosilane

1. A chemical-mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate comprising:

(i) a liquid carrier,

(ii) an abrasive suspended in the liquid carrier, wherein the abrasive comprises colloidal silica particles having a surface which has been treated with a compound selected from the group consisting of an aminosilane compound, a phosphononiumsilane compound, and a sulfonium silane compound, wherein the treated particles have a zeta potential of about 10 mV or more, and wherein the treated particles have a surface coverage of the available silanols of about 2% to about 50%, and

(iii) a phosphonic acid wherein the phosphonic acid is selected from the group consisting of amino tri(methylene phosphonic acid) and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, and

wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1.5 to about 5.

2. The polishing composition of claim 1 wherein the surface of the abrasive has been treated with an aminosilane compound that contains an aminopropyl group.

3. A chemical-mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate comprising:

(i) a liquid carrier,

(ii) an abrasive suspended in the liquid carrier, wherein the abrasive comprises metal oxide particles having a surface which has been treated with a compound selected from the group consisting of quaternary aminosilane compounds, dipodal aminosilane compounds, and combinations thereof, and wherein the treated particles have a surface coverage of the available silanols of about 2% to about 50%, and

(iii) an oxidizing agent, and

(iv) a corrosion inhibitor,

wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1.5 to about 5.

4. The polishing composition of claim 3 , wherein the abrasive is colloidal silica.

5. The polishing composition of claim 3 , wherein the polishing composition has a conductivity of about 1500 μS/cm or less.