WO2023178286A1 - Chemical mechanical planarization using amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasives - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) compositions, chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) methods, and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) systems.
- CMP chemical mechanical planarization
- CMP chemical mechanical planarization
- CMP utilizes the interplay of chemical and mechanical action to achieve the planarity of the to-be-polished surfaces.
- Chemical action is provided by a chemical composition, also referred to as CMP slurry or CMP formulation.
- Mechanical action is majorly carried out by a polishing pad which is typically pressed onto the to-be-polished surface and mounted on a moving platen. The movement of the platen is usually linear, rotational or orbital.
- a rotating wafer holder brings the to-be-polished wafer in contact with a polishing pad.
- the CMP composition is usually applied between the to-be-polished wafer and the polishing pad.
- CMP composition typically comprises abrasive (usually colloidal particles) in aqueous solution.
- Aminosilane has been used to modify the abrasive particles to have high charge density and zeta potential.
- US 9,028,572 B2 discloses a way to achieve abrasive particles with a charge density and zeta potential through the particle surface treatment with a compound selected from the group consisting of quaternary aminosilane compounds, dipodal aminosilane compounds, and combinations thereof.
- the present invention provides a stable colloidal abrasive particle dispersion, such as stable colloidal amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated silica abrasive particles dispersion having a high charge density.
- the CMP compositions, methods, and systems using the stable colloidal amino- polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle dispersion are also provided.
- the amino- polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive refers to the abrasive particle surfaces are completely coated or covered with aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane.
- the CMP compositions using the stable colloidal amino- polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle dispersion show a high removal rate of tungsten (W), excellent selectivity (e.g. W:PECVD TECS or W:SiN x ) and performance for chemical mechanical planarization a tungsten surface (that is, W CMP), especially at acidic low pH range.
- W tungsten
- excellent selectivity e.g. W:PECVD TECS or W:SiN x
- W CMP chemical mechanical planarization a tungsten surface
- stable colloidal amino-polyorganosiloxane- coated abrasive particle dispersion wherein surface of the amino-polyorganosiloxane- coated abrasive particle has an aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell; and a silanol density of ⁇ 60%, or ⁇ 50% SiOH/Si atom measured by using 29 Si-NMR spectroscopy; and the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles have a positive charge of >15, > 25, or > 35 mV.
- A is a hydrolysable group such as an alkoxy group selected from the group consisting of methoxy, and ethoxy;
- B is a non-hydrolyzable group having no amino group such as alkyl group having 1 -6 carbon atoms, and phenyl; and R is a non-hydrolyzable group selected from the group consisting of at least one of aryl or alkyl group containing at least one amino group which can be primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary amino group; b. providing colloidal base abrasive particle dispersion wherein the base abrasive particles have reactive groups on their surfaces; c. adding the aminosilane to the colloidal base abrasive particle dispersion; d.
- amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle by interacting aminosilane, its dimers, oligomers, and amino- polyorganosiloxane (liner or cyclic) formed through the interactions among the aminosilane with the reactive groups on the surface of the base abrasive particle to form an aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell on the surface of the base abrasive; wherein the aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 10 nm, or 0.5 to 5 nm; and covers or coats the entire surface of the base abrasive particle; the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle has a silanol density of ⁇ 60%, or ⁇ 50% SiOH/Si atom; a positive charge of >15, > 25, or > 35 mV, and a surface charge density or potential charge carrier density of 0.012 to 1 .0, 0.
- the colloidal base abrasive particle dispersion contains base abrasive particles which can be any suitable abrasive particles having reactive groups on their surfaces.
- the reactive groups are capable of forming covalent bonds with the aminosilane, its dimers, oligomers, and polymers (liner or cyclic) as disclose above.
- Preferred abrasive particles comprise Si-OH groups on the surfaces.
- R is preferred to be alkyl group containing at least one amino group such as aminomethylene group, an aminoethylene group, an aminopropylene group, an aminoisopropylene group, and an aminobutylene group.
- aminosilanes include but are not limited to methyl or ethyl-substituted- derivatives.
- the aminosilanes include but are not limited to n-(2-aminoethyl)-3- aminoisobutylmethyldimethoxysilane, n-(2-aminoethyl)-3- aminoisobutyldimethylmethoxysilane, (phenylaminomethyl)methyldimethoxysilane, n-(2- aminoethyl)-3-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, n-(2-aminoethyl)-3- aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, 3-(n,n- dimethylaminopropyl)aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, 3- aminopropyldiisopropylethoxysilane, 3-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, 4-amino-3,3- dimethylbutylmethyldimethoxysilane, n,n-dimethyl-3-aminopropylmethyld
- the amount of aminosilane is > 1 , 2, or 3.0; and ⁇ 20, 15, or 10 weight% per g abrasive.
- the step a of the method described above can provide at least one of co-reactant silane in addition of aminosilane.
- a co-reactant silane includes but is not limited to (1 )alkoxysilanes and organically modified alkoxysilanes with at least one and maximum two non-hydrolyzable substituent on the Si atom, either inert or carrying functional groups, either aliphatic, or aromatic or cycloaliphatic; such as methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, or phenyl- group;
- (2)alkoxysilanes such as methoxysilanes, ethoxysilanes, propoxysilanes and the like; preferably tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS), methyltriethoxysilane (MTEOS), trimethylmethoxysilane (MTMOS), or dimethyldimethoxysilane; or monomers (preferred) and preformed oligomers; (3)silanes with other hydrolysable groups like oximatosilanes, chlorosilanes, silazanes, and oligosilazanes.
- TEOS tetraethyl orthosilicate
- TMOS tetramethyl orthosilicate
- MTEOS methyltriethoxysilane
- MTMOS trimethylmethoxysilane
- dimethyldimethoxysilane or monomers (preferred) and preformed oligomers
- a CMP polishing composition comprises: stable colloidal amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle dispersion disclosed above; and water-soluble solvent; wherein the composition has a pH of 2 to 10, 2 to 8, 2 to 6, 2 to 5, 2 to 4, or 2 to 3.
- the water-soluble solvent includes but is not limited to deionized (DI) water, distilled water, and alcoholic organic solvents.
- the CMP polishing composition can optionally comprise at least one of: organic and inorganic salt as colloidal stabilizer; acid/base buffer agent; biocide; oxidizer; catalyst; corrosion inhibitor; organic polymers as erosion, dishing and corrosion reducer; wherein example polymers include but are not limited to hydrophilic polymers, polymers with organic functional groups like -OH, -NR1R2R3R4 (with R1-4 being independently either H, alkyl, aryl) , CN, ester, amide, halogen, ether, inorganic polymers for like mono-metal- or mixed-metal polymetalhydroxide clusters, polyanions, polycations, especially those containing al, ce, zr, fe as metal ions; surface-active molecules/oligomers/polymers like cationic-, anionic- or nonionic surfactants and polymers which attach by either physical adsorption, ionic or covalent bonding.
- organic and inorganic salt as colloidal stabilizer
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- the substrate having at least one surface comprising tungsten further comprises silicon dioxide polished silicon oxide films which can be Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhance CVD (PECVD), High Density Deposition CVD(HDP), or spin on silicon oxide films.
- CVD Chemical vapor deposition
- PECVD Plasma Enhance CVD
- HDP High Density Deposition
- spin on silicon oxide films can be Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhance CVD (PECVD), High Density Deposition CVD(HDP), or spin on silicon oxide films.
- the removal selectivity of W: SiO 2 is greater than 30, preferably greater than 50, 80, 100, 120, or 140.
- Figure 1 depicts the zeta potential (mV) as a function of the amount of aminosilane charge carriers (in mmol/g silica) on the surface of the amino- polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles at pH of 2.5
- This invention relates to the Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition (also known as slurry or formulation), methods, and systems using a stable colloidal amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle dispersion wherein the amino- polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive refers to the abrasive particle having a surface completely coated or covered by an aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell.
- the aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 10 nm, or 0.5 to 5 nm.
- the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles have high surface charge density or potential charge carrier density of 0.012 to 1 .0, 0.04 to 0.8, 0.06 to 0.6, or 0.08 to 0.5 millimole /gram (mmol/g) of silica.
- the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles have a positive charge of >15, > 25, or > 35 mV.
- a colloidal amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle dispersion refers to amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles (usually has at least one dimension ranging from 1 nm to 500 nm) dispersed in a solvent comprising water.
- polyorganosiloxane refers to polymers consisting of a silicon-oxygen backbone with organic alkyl (typically methyl) group(s) attached to silicon atom(s). While the term “polysiloxane” refers to polymers consisting of a silicon-oxygen with no alkyl (methyl) group(s) attached to the silicon atom. Examples are polysiloxanes formed by for example, tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS).
- TEOS tetraethyl orthosilicate
- the abrasive particles For achieving excellent performance, such as removal rates and selectivity, it is desirable to have the abrasive particles having a very high charge density and zeta potential. It is believed that the charge density on the abrasive particles can be a major contributor to CMP composition performance in addition to providing repulsive forces to stabilize the colloidal abrasive particles in the CMP composition. [0039] For example, a higher charge density is believed to contribute to low SiO 2 removal rates which is a sought-after feature of abrasives for chemical mechanical planarization a tungsten surface, especially in the acidic pH region for W CMP compositions.
- aminosilane modification of silica is known to be difficult and often leads to aggregation and gelation if too much aminosilane is used, especially if not processed carefully.
- Aminosilane as a modifier is meant to convert isolated silanol groups to siloxane on the surface of abrasive particles.
- the amount of aminosilane to be used is usually kept as low as possible just to reach a high enough zeta potential. Thus typically aminosilane loadings are very low (e.g. ⁇ 1 weight or wt.% per silica abrasive). There are free silanol groups still left after the low aminosilane loadings are used.
- the aminosilane modified abrasive particles need to exhibit a low silanol content for W CMP where excellent selectivity (e.g. W:PECVD TEOS or W:SiN x ) is needed. This is due to the factor that the silanol groups can interact with SiO2 and SiN coatings and affecting their removal rates, and thus potentially reduce the selectivity of W CMP.
- excellent selectivity e.g. W:PECVD TEOS or W:SiN x
- aminofunctional silanes having (1) at least one aminofunctional moiety, including -NH 2 , -NRiH, -NR 2 R 3 , (R 2 ,3 being aliphatic, aromatic, with or without further functional groups), protonated cationic ammonium- functional moieties such as -N + H 3 or -N + R 2 R3H; (2) at least one Si moiety, can be bidentate (like e.g.
- A is a hydrolysable group such as an alkoxy group selected from the group consisting of methoxy, and ethoxy;
- B is a non-hydrolyzable group having no aminogroup such as alkyl group having 1 -6 carbon atoms, and phenyl;
- R is a non-hydrolyzable group selected from the group consisting of at least one of aryl or alkyl group containing at least one amino group which can be primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary amino group; b. providing colloidal base abrasive particle dispersion wherein the base abrasive particles have reactive groups on their surfaces; c. adding the aminosilane to the colloidal base abrasive particle dispersion; d.
- amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle by interacting aminosilane, its dimers, oligomers, and amino- polyorganosiloxane (liner or cyclic) formed through the interactions among the aminosilane with the reactive groups on the surface of the base abrasive particle to form an aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell on the surface of the base abrasive; wherein the aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 10 nm, or 0.5 to 5 nm; and covers or coats the entire surface of the base abrasive particle.
- the aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 10 nm, or 0.5 to 5 nm.
- the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle has a surface charge density or potential charge carrier density of 0.012 to 1 .0, 0.04 to 0.8, 0.06 to 0.6, or 0.08 to 0.5 millimole /gram (mmol/g) of silica, a silanol density of ⁇ 60%, or ⁇ 50% SiOH/Si atom; and a positive charge of >15, > 25, or > 35 mV.
- the aminosilanes shown in formula (I) are most cross linkable aminosilanes.
- the colloidal base abrasive particle dispersion contains base abrasive particles which can be any suitable abrasive particles having reactive groups on their surfaces.
- the reactive groups are capable of forming covalent bonds with the aminosilane, its dimers, oligomers, and polymers (liner or cyclic) as disclose above.
- Preferred abrasive particles comprise Si-OH groups on the surfaces.
- R is preferred to be alkyl group containing at least one amino group such as aminomethylene group, an aminoethylene group, an aminopropylene group, an aminoisopropylene group, and an aminobutylene group.
- the aminosilanes include but are not limited to methyl or ethyl-substituted- derivatives.
- the aminosilanes include but are not limited to n-(2-aminoethyl)-3- aminoisobutylmethyldimethoxysilane, n-(2-aminoethyl)-3- aminoisobutyldimethylmethoxysilane, (phenylaminomethyl)methyldimethoxysilane, n-(2- aminoethyl)-3-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, n-(2-aminoethyl)-3- aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, 3-(n,n- dimethylaminopropyl)aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, 3- aminopropyldiisopropylethoxysilane, 3-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, 4-amino-3,3- dimethylbutylmethyldimethoxysilane, n,n-dimethyl-3-aminopropylmethyld
- the amount of aminosilane is > 1 , 2, or 3.0 and ⁇ 20, 15, or 10 weight% per g abrasive.
- the amount of aminosilane is > 1 , 2, or 3.0 and ⁇ 20, 15, or 10 weight% per g silica.
- the step a of the method described above can further provide at least one of co-reactant silane in addition of providing aminosilane.
- a co-reactant silane includes but is not limited to (1 )alkoxysilanes and organically modified alkoxysilanes with at least one and maximum two non-hydrolyzable substituents on the Si atom, either inert or carrying functional groups, either aliphatic, or aromatic or cycloaliphatic; such as methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, or phenyl- group; (2)alkoxysilanes, such as methoxysilanes, ethoxysilanes, propoxysilanes and the like; preferably tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS), methyltriethoxysilane (MTEOS), trimethylmethoxysilane (MTMOS), or dimethyldimethoxysilane; or monomers (preferred) and preformed oligomers; (3)silanes with other hydrolysable groups like oximatosilane
- tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), and tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS) are network forming silanes; and methyltriethoxysilane (MTEOS), trimethylmethoxysilane (MTMOS), and dimethyldimethoxysilane are network modifying silanes.
- the co-reactant silane acts together with the aminosilanes, its dimers, oligomers, and polymers (liner or cyclic) to form the aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell on the surfaces of the base abrasive particles.
- aminosilanes and the co-reactant silane can be pre-reacted to form dimers, trimers or oligomers prior to being brought into contact with the base abrasive particles.
- the mixing ratio of aminosilane and the co-reactant silane determines the mechanical and chemical properties of the polyorganosiloxane.
- a CMP polishing composition comprises: stable colloidal amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle dispersion disclosed above; and water-soluble solvent; wherein the composition has a pH of 2 to 10, 2 to 8, 2 to 6, 2 to 5, 2 to 4, or 2 to 3.
- the water-soluble solvent includes but is not limited to deionized (DI) water, distilled water, and alcoholic organic solvents.
- the CMP polishing composition can optionally comprise at least one of: organic and inorganic salt as colloidal stabilizer; acid/base buffer agent; biocide; oxidizer; catalyst; corrosion inhibitor; organic polymers as erosion, dishing and corrosion reducer; wherein example polymers include but are not limited to hydrophilic polymers, polymers with organic functional groups like -OH, -NR1R2R3R4 (with R1-4 being independently either H, alkyl, aryl) , CN -, ester, amide, halogen, ether, inorganic polymers for like mono-metal- or mixed-metal polymetalhydroxide clusters, polyanions, polycations, especially those containing Al, Ce, Zr, Fe as metal ions; surface-active molecules/oligomers/polymers like cationic-, anionic- or nonionic surfactants and polymers which attach by either physical adsorption, ionic or covalent bonding.
- organic and inorganic salt as colloidal stabilizer
- the aminosilane can be added with high load to the colloidal base abrasive particle dispersion.
- base abrasive particles can be any suitable CMP abrasive particles as long as the abrasive particles have reactive groups on their surfaces which are capable of forming a covalent bond with such as an aminosilane as disclose above.
- Preferred abrasive particles comprise Si-OH groups on the surfaces, such as silica.
- the base abrasive particles can have any shapes: spherically or non-spherically shaped such as elongated and/or branched, the base abrasive particles can partially be aggregated. Elongated shaped is preferred.
- the base abrasive particles can be colloidal or fumed silica, alumina, ceria, homogenous or gradient or core/shell particles (like silica on alumina), composite particles (such as ceria coated silica particles), or combinations thereof. Colloidal silica and fumed silica are preferred.
- the base colloidal silica can be synthesized by wet chemistry, thermally produced (e.g. fumed, fused, etc.), doped (e.g. with Al, Ce ions), using mixed metal oxides (e.g. alumosilicates, zirkoniumsilicates).
- the base abrasive particles can have a mean particle size(MPS) (for aggregated or non-spherically shaped particles) from 5-500 nm, 10 - 400 nm, 15 - 200nm, or 25-150 nm measured by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS).
- MPS mean particle size
- the total amount of reactive groups of the used aminosilane or together with coreactant silanes (if they are added) needs to exceed the number of accessible silanol groups on the surfaces of the abrasive particles.
- the reactions include (1 ) the reaction between the aminosilanes and the base abrasive particles. More specifically, part of the aminosilanes react all their alkoxy-reactive sites with Si-OH groups on the surfaces of base abrasive particles to convert/shield/endcap Si-OH groups; and (2) the reactions among the excessive part of aminosilanes themselves to form monomers, oligomers and/or polymers of polyaminoorganosiloxanes.
- amino-polyorganosiloxanes will have multiple chemical bonds to the base abrasive particles and part of amino-polyorganosiloxanes will be cross-linked to other amino- polyorganosiloxanes to form a shell on the top of the base abrasive particles.
- monomers, oligomers and/or polymers of the used aminosilanes can also be present in the dispersion of the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles either freely without any type of bond to the abrasive particles or associated with the abrasive particles via non-covalent bonds.
- the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles have a core-shell structure with the base abrasive particles as core and an aminopolyorganosiloxanes shell.
- the thickness of the shell is from 0.1 - 10 nm, preferably 0.5 - 5 nm.
- amino- polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles having such core-shell structure contain much more aminosilanes than the other abrasive particles known in the state of the art.
- aminosilanes having the general formula (I) are different than the well-known and typically used trialkoxy-aminofunctional silanes.
- the aminosilanes having the general formula (I) are mono- or dialkoxysilanes having a non- hydrolyzable group (or groups) without an aminogroup.
- Typically used trialkoxyaminofunctional silanes do not have the non-hydrolyzable group (or groups) without an aminogroup in addition of not been mono- or dialkoxysilanes.
- non-hydrolyzable group(s) on the Si atom may play a role to understand the described effects.
- the non-hydrolyzable group(s) on the Si atom may affect the hydrolysis and condensation speed of the silanes, their adsorption on the abrasive particle surfaces and the structure of the dimers/oligomers which are generated either on the particle surface or in solution.
- the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles are new particles and not just an aminosilane-modified abrasive particles as it is known in the art.
- the aminofunctional polyorganosiloxane shell on the surface of the base abrasive particles has its own chemical and mechanical properties that are different than the base or core abrasive particles.
- the amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles are hybrid core/shell abrasive particles.
- amino-groups in the amino-polyorganosiloxane shell are potential charge carriers depending on the pH of the dispersion medium.
- these amino groups are protonated to form an ammonium ion and carry a positive charge.
- This positive charge is responsible for a desirably high zeta potential at these preferred low pH (e.g. pH 2.5) which is a prerequisite for a colloidally stable abrasive dispersion.
- zeta potential (mv) of aminosilane- and amino-polyorganosiloxane shell coated abrasive particles can be monitored as a function of the charge carrier amount (mmol/g silica).
- Figure 1 illustrates a chart of measured zeta potential values of 90 nm SiO 2 particles modified with increasing amounts of aminosilane (aminomethyldimethoxysilane), which were in mmol/g silica at pH of 2.5.
- this high charge carrier density on the surface of the abrasive may contribute to the combination of excellent selectivity and high removal rates of the inventive abrasives.
- amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particles are not just an aminosilane-modified abrasive particles as it is known in the art.
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- a system of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) a substrate having at least one surface comprising tungsten using the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition described above.
- the substrate having at least one surface comprising tungsten further comprises silicon dioxide polished silicon oxide films which can be Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhance CVD (PECVD), High Density Deposition CVD(HDP), or spin on silicon oxide films.
- CVD Chemical vapor deposition
- PECVD Plasma Enhance CVD
- HDP High Density Deposition CVD
- the removal selectivity of W: SiO 2 is greater than 30, preferably greater than 50, 80, 100, 120, or 140.
- a or A angstrom(s) - a unit of length
- BP back pressure, in psi units
- DF Down force: pressure applied during CMP, units: psi
- PS platen rotational speed of polishing tool, in rpm (revolution(s) per minute)
- TECS tetraethyl orthosilicate
- Wt. % weight percentage (of a listed component)
- W TEOS Selectivity: (removal rate of W)/ (removal rate of TEOS)
- HDP high density plasma deposited TEOS
- TEOS or HDP Removal Rates Measured TEOS or HDP removal rate at a given down pressure.
- the CMP tool that was used is a 200mm Mirra, or 300mm Reflexion manufactured by Applied Materials, 3050 Boweres Avenue, Santa Clara, California, 95054.
- An IC1000 pad supplied by DOW, Inc, 451 Bellevue Rd., Newark, DE 19713 was used on platen 1 for blanket and pattern wafer studies.
- the IK4250UH pad or other pad was broken in by conditioning the pad for 18 mins. At 7 lbs. down force on the conditioner. To qualify the tool settings and the pad break-in two tungsten monitors and two TEOS monitors were polished with Versum® STI2305 composition, supplied by Versum Materials Inc. at baseline conditions.
- All polishing data in the following examples was generated on a Mirra polisher using an IC 1010 pad at a polishing downforce of 2.5 psi.
- Polishing experiments were conducted using PECVD or LPCVD or HD TEOS wafers. These blanket wafers were purchased from Silicon Valley Microelectronics, 2985 Kifer Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95051 . 1. Abrasive Modification Experiments a. Comparative Examples
- Peanut-shaped colloidal silica particles IDISIL® KE40 were purchased from Evonik. The mean particle size was measured with DLS to be 53 nm.
- Peanut-shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 3- aminopropyltrimethoxysilane in this example.
- Elongated -shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 3- aminopropyltrimethoxysilane in this example.
- Elongated -shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 2- aminoethyl-3-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane in this example.
- Elongated -shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 3- aminopropyltrimethoxysilane in this example.
- Example 1 Using 3-aminopropyl-methyldimethoxysilane.
- the peanut-shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 3-aminopropyl-methyldimethoxysilane in this example.
- a waterborne dispersion of elongated-shaped SiO 2 nanoparticles (126.26 g; 0.42 mol SiO 2 , mean particle size 53 nm, pH 4.1 ), which had been treated before with Amberlite IRN- 150 ion exchanger, was stirred at room temperature..
- the peanut-shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 3-aminopropyl-dimethylmethoxysilane in this example.
- the peanut-shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 3-aminopropyl-methyldimethoxysilane in this example.
- the peanut-shaped colloidal silica particles were surface-modified with 3-aminopropyl-methyldimethoxysilane in this example.
- the measured removal rates clearly show the advantage of using the methyl- or dimethyl-derivative compared to the trimethoxysilane.
- the inventive particles show a 30- fold higher W removal rate and a 35-fold higher selectivity than the comparative example with the commonly used silane, which is a very surprising difference which has never been described before.
- the CMP polishing results from the CMP compositions containing stable colloidal amino-polyorganosiloxane-coated abrasive particle dispersion abrasive particles using 3-aminopropyl-methyl-dimethoxysilane or 3-aminopropyl-dimethylmethoxysilane and methyltriethoxysilane (as a co-reactant silane) at high amounts did lead to a surprisingly better performance than a 3-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane for both removal rates and selectivity.
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