WO2015059987A1 - 研磨用組成物およびそれを用いた研磨加工方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a polishing composition containing polishing particles and a polishing liquid, which is used for polishing for smoothing the surface of a SiC single crystal that is an object to be polished, and particularly high processing during the polishing.
- the present invention relates to a polishing composition that makes it possible to process an object made of SiC single crystal with relatively high efficiency while maintaining accuracy, and a polishing method using the same.
- SiC single crystals are expected to be used, for example, as power semiconductor device substrates because of their good electrical properties.
- SiC has hardness next to diamond and CBN, there is a problem that it is very difficult to obtain processing efficiency.
- the finish polishing of a single crystal SiC substrate as shown in the polishing composition containing the polishing particles and the polishing liquid in Patent Document 1, for example, the chemical action by the polishing liquid and the polishing particles are used. Attempts have been made to increase machining efficiency while maintaining high machining accuracy by a synergistic effect with mechanical action.
- the polishing object using the polishing composition is conventionally processed while maintaining the high processing accuracy of the object to be polished made of SiC single crystal. There was a problem that it was difficult to process with high efficiency.
- the present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is for polishing to process an object made of SiC single crystal with high efficiency compared to the prior art while maintaining high processing accuracy. It is to provide a composition.
- the present inventor has reached the facts shown below. That is, when polishing the (0001) Si face or (000-1) C face of the SiC single crystal to be polished, the pH value of the oxidizing polishing liquid in the polishing composition and the SiC single crystal are determined. By making the relationship with the off angle ⁇ off (°) of the (0001) Si face or (000-1) C face of the crystal within a predetermined range, the polishing composition made of a SiC single crystal can be made high in the polishing composition. We found an unexpected fact that polishing can be performed more efficiently than conventional methods while maintaining processing accuracy. The present invention has been made based on such findings.
- the gist of the polishing composition of the first invention for achieving the above object is (a) used for polishing for smoothing the (0001) Si surface of the SiC single crystal to be polished.
- a polishing composition comprising polishing particles and a polishing liquid, wherein (b) the polishing liquid is an oxidizing polishing liquid, and the pH of the polishing composition and the SiC single crystal as the object to be polished.
- the relationship between the off-angle of the (0001) Si surface of x-y is the xy two-dimensional coordinate where x is the off-angle (°) and y is the pH of the polishing composition.
- Formula (3) and within the range surrounded by the four straight lines represented by Formula (4).
- the gist of the polishing composition of the second invention for achieving the above object is as follows: (a) Polishing for smoothing the (000-1) C face of the SiC single crystal to be polished A polishing composition comprising polishing particles and a polishing liquid used for processing, wherein (b) the polishing liquid is an oxidizing polishing liquid, and the pH of the polishing composition and the object to be polished
- the relationship between the off angle of the (000-1) C plane of a certain SiC single crystal is expressed by the equation (1) in xy two-dimensional coordinates where the off angle (°) is x and the pH of the polishing composition is y. ), Formula (5), Formula (3), and Formula (4).
- the polishing liquid is an oxidizing polishing liquid
- the pH of the polishing composition and the off of the (0001) Si surface of the SiC single crystal to be polished The relationship with the angle is as follows: in the xy two-dimensional coordinates where the off angle (°) is x and the pH of the polishing composition is y, the equations (1), (2), (3), It is within the range surrounded by the four straight lines represented by 4). According to this polishing composition, it is possible to process the surface of the SiC single crystal, which is an object to be polished, with higher efficiency than in the past while maintaining high processing accuracy.
- the polishing liquid is an oxidizing polishing liquid, and the pH of the polishing composition and the (000-1) C surface of the SiC single crystal that is the object to be polished.
- the relationship between the off-angle and the off-angle is represented by the following formulas (1), (5), (3), and xy two-dimensional coordinates in which the off-angle (°) is x and the pH of the polishing composition is y. It is within the range surrounded by the four straight lines represented by the formula (4). According to this polishing composition, it is possible to process the surface of the SiC single crystal, which is an object to be polished, with higher efficiency than in the past while maintaining high processing accuracy.
- the oxidation-reduction potential of the oxidizing polishing liquid is expressed by Equations (6) and (7) in a yz two-dimensional coordinate where the oxidation-reduction potential (mV) of the polishing solution is z. It is within the range between the two straight lines represented. According to this polishing composition, the surface of the SiC single crystal that is the object to be polished can be processed with high efficiency.
- z ⁇ 75y + 1454 (6)
- z ⁇ 75y + 1406 (7)
- potassium permanganate or potassium thiosulfate is added as a regulator of the oxidation-reduction potential of the oxidizing polishing liquid.
- the oxidation-reduction potential of the oxidizing polishing liquid is expressed by, for example, two straight lines represented by the formulas (6) and (7). It can adjust suitably in the range between.
- the abrasive particles contain at least one of silica, ceria, alumina, zirconia, titania, manganese oxide, barium carbonate, chromium oxide, and iron oxide.
- the surface of the SiC single crystal that is the object to be polished can be processed with high efficiency while maintaining high processing accuracy by the polishing composition containing the polishing particles.
- the polishing composition is used in a polishing method for polishing a SiC single crystal material using the polishing composition. For this reason, the SiC single crystal material can be polished with relatively high efficiency while maintaining high processing accuracy by the polishing method.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the oxidation-reduction potential and pH of the polishing slurry at 25 with dots.
- no. 6, no. 7, no. 8, no. 14, no. 15 is an enlarged view of an enlarged peripheral portion where points indicating the oxidation-reduction potential and pH of the polishing slurry in FIG.
- the polishing efficiency (nm / h) and surface roughness Ra (nm) of the substrate to be polished whose off angles are 0 °, 4 °, and 8 ° with respect to the (0001) Si surface polished by the polishing slurry shown by 37 It is a figure which shows a result.
- or No. It is the figure which each showed the pH and polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry in 37 by the point.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the pH and polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry at 55 in terms of points.
- or No. 5 is a diagram showing the pH of the polishing slurry at 54 and the off angle ⁇ off of the substrate to be polished by dots.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the pH and polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry in 61 by points.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view schematically illustrating a configuration of a polishing system 12 using a polishing slurry (polishing composition) 10 containing polishing particles and a polishing liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the polishing system 12 smoothly polishes the surface of a substrate to be polished (an object to be polished) 14 made of a SiC single crystal as a workpiece with polishing particles made of, for example, silica (SiO 2 ) abrasive grains contained in the polishing slurry 10.
- the polishing machine 16 and the slurry supply device 18 for supplying the polishing slurry 10 to the polishing machine 16 are provided, and the polishing slurry 10 used in the polishing machine 16 is processed and discarded.
- the polishing machine 16 includes a disk-shaped table 20 that is rotationally driven in the direction of an arrow A1 around the point A, and a disk-shaped polyurethane-made disk that is attached to the upper surface 20a of the table 20, for example.
- a polishing pad 22 and a carrier 24 that holds a disk-shaped substrate 14 to be rotated in a sliding contact state on a polishing surface 22 a that is the upper surface of the polishing pad 22 are provided.
- the substrate 14 to be polished is smoothly polished by the polishing particles contained in the polishing slurry 10 supplied onto the substrate 22.
- the carrier 24 is driven to rotate in the direction of the arrow B1 around the point B while being pressed in the direction of the arrow F. By rotating the carrier 24 in the direction of the arrow B1 while being pressed in the direction of the arrow F, the carrier 24 is rotated.
- the substrate 14 to be polished is held so as to be able to rotate while being in sliding contact with the polishing pad 22.
- the slurry supply device 18 includes a first conduit 30 that supplies the polishing slurry 10 in the first storage tank 28 having the stirrer 26 to the polishing surface 22 a of the polishing pad 22, and the polishing pad.
- a receiving cover 32 that receives the polishing slurry 10 dripping from 22, and a second storage tank 36 that stores the polishing slurry 10 received by the receiving cover 32 via a second pipe 34 connected to the receiving cover 32.
- the polishing slurry 10 stored in the second storage tank 36 is processed and discarded.
- the substrate 14 to be polished by the polishing machine 16 is a (0001) Si plane or (000 ⁇ ) that shows a SiC single crystal ingot having a hexagonal crystal structure by a so-called Miller index.
- a disk-shaped disk member obtained by grinding after slicing and cutting on the C surface, and the sliced and ground ground surface, ie, (0001) Si surface or (000-1) C Polishing is performed by the polishing machine 16 so that the surface becomes smooth.
- the substrate to be polished 14 is sliced into the SiC single crystal ingot within a predetermined off angle ⁇ off, that is, within a range of 0 ° to 8 °.
- the off-angle ⁇ off is an angle (°) at the time of slicing the (0001) Si plane or (000-1) C plane in order to obtain the substrate 14 to be polished in the SiC single crystal ingot. This is the inclination angle of the cut surface of the substrate 14 to be polished with respect to the (0001) Si surface or the (000-1) C surface.
- the pH of the polishing slurry 10 and the polishing target are used.
- the off angle ⁇ off of the substrate 14 in the xy two-dimensional coordinates where the off angle ⁇ off is x and the pH of the polishing slurry 10 is y, the following equations (1), (2), (3) ), And is set so as to be within a range surrounded by four straight lines represented by Expression (4).
- y 4 (1)
- y 3 (2)
- x 0 (3)
- x 8 (4)
- the pH of the polishing slurry 10 is In relation to the off angle ⁇ off of the substrate 14 to be polished, the xy two-dimensional coordinates in which the off angle ⁇ off is x and the pH of the polishing slurry 10 is y are expressed by the equations (1), (5), (3) Are set to be within a range surrounded by the four straight lines represented by the equation (4).
- the polishing liquid of the polishing slurry 10 is an oxidizing polishing liquid
- the oxidation reduction potential (ORP: Oxidation Reduction Potential) of the oxidizing polishing liquid is the oxidizing polishing liquid.
- ORP Oxidation Reduction Potential
- the polishing system 12 configured as described above, when the polished substrate 14 made of SiC single crystal is polished by the polishing slurry 10, the surface of the SiC single crystal that is the polished substrate 14 is processed with high processing accuracy. Can be processed with high efficiency.
- polishing slurries 10 in which the pH and the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) were adjusted to the respective values as shown in FIG. 1 to No. 25 polishing slurries 10 were prepared and subjected to a polishing test for a predetermined time under the polishing conditions shown in Table 1 below.
- the pH of the polishing slurry 10 can be adjusted by, for example, sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) solution (concentration 1 mol / L) and potassium hydroxide (KOH).
- a pH adjuster with a solution concentration of 1 mol / L is used.
- oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of the polishing slurry 10 for example, potassium permanganate (KMnO 4) used as an oxidant for increasing the ORP.
- Redox potential regulator of solution concentration 0.1 mol / L
- potassium thiosulfate K 2 S 2 O 3
- concentration 0.1 mol / L used as a reducing agent for lowering the ORP
- the silica abrasive grains that are abrasive particles contained in the polishing slurry 10 have an average particle diameter of about 800 nm.
- the average particle diameter of the silica abrasive grains was determined by a laser diffraction method using a Mastersizer 2000 manufactured by Malvern.
- the pH of the polishing slurry 10 was determined using Cyberscan pH 110 and electrode ECFC 7352901B manufactured by EUTECH. Further, the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of the polishing slurry 10 was determined using Cyberscan pH 110 and electrode ECFC7960101B manufactured by EUTECH.
- the “substrate to be polished” shown in the polishing process conditions in Table 1 below is a substrate to be polished 14 having a mirror surface that has been previously polished with, for example, colloidal silica.
- Polishing machine EJW-380 (manufactured by Engis) Polishing pad: IC1000 (made by Nitta Haas) Rotation speed of polishing pad (table): 60rpm Polishing substrate: 4H-SiC Shape of substrate to be polished: ⁇ 2 inch Rotation speed of substrate to be polished: 56 rpm Load (load that the carrier is pressed in the direction of arrow F): 50.8 kPa Supply amount of polishing slurry: 10 ml / min
- the “polishing efficiency (nm / h)” shown in FIG. 2 is a value indicating the amount of polishing per unit time of the substrate 14 to be polished after the polishing test, and is the value of the substrate 14 to be polished before and after polishing. It is a value calculated based on the weight difference.
- surface roughness Ra (nm) shown in FIG. 2 is a value indicating the roughness of the surface of the substrate 14 to be polished after the polishing test, and the surface roughness of the substrate 14 to be polished. Ra (nm) was measured using an interference microscope (Nikon BW-A).
- the 15 polishing slurry 10 processed the substrate 14 to be polished with high efficiency while maintaining a relatively high processing accuracy.
- the high processing accuracy means that the surface roughness Ra of the substrate 14 to be polished after polishing is about 0.3 nm or 0.3 nm or less, and the high efficiency is
- the polishing efficiency after polishing was such that the test number No. in which the redox potential was increased by the potassium permanganate solution and the pH was not adjusted was 6.42, and the redox potential was 923.1 (mV). It shows that it is higher than the polishing efficiency (502.2 nm / h) of 10 polishing slurry 10.
- test number No. No. 1 for processing the substrate 14 to be polished with high efficiency while maintaining a relatively high processing accuracy 5, no. 6, no. 7, no. 8, no. 14, no.
- the above test number No. 5, no. 6, no. 7, no. 8, no. 14, no. No. 15 polishing slurry 10 has a test number of No. Compared with No. 9 polishing slurry 10, the polishing efficiency (nm / h) is improved by about 5% to 25%.
- the relationship between the pH of the polishing slurry 10 and the oxidation-reduction potential is expressed as yz two-dimensional coordinates where the pH of the polishing slurry 10 is y and the oxidation-reduction potential (mV) of the polishing slurry 10 is z.
- the test number No. 1, no. 2, no. 3, no. 5, no. 7, no. The polishing substrates 10 having different off angles ⁇ off (°), that is, the substrates to be polished 14 having off angles of 0 °, 4 °, and 8 °, respectively, are used.
- a polishing test was conducted for a predetermined time under the polishing conditions shown in Table 1.
- or No. 31 is a test number No. 31. 1 to No. 3, no. 5, no. 7, no. 10 is a test in which each polishing slurry 10 used in No. 10 was used on a substrate to be polished 14 having an off angle ⁇ off of 4 ° with respect to the (0001) Si surface. 32 thru
- 6 is a two-dimensional coordinate having the horizontal axis of the pH of the polishing slurry 10 and the vertical axis of the polishing efficiency (nm / h).
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the pH and polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry 10 at 37, indicated by a circle, a triangle, and a square, respectively.
- the circled points indicate that the substrate to be polished 14 having an off angle ⁇ off of 0 ° with respect to the (0001) Si surface is polished, and the triangular points indicate the off angle ⁇ off with respect to the (0001) Si surface.
- the 4 ° polished substrate 14 is polished, and the square mark indicates that the polished substrate 14 having an off angle ⁇ off of 8 ° with respect to the (0001) Si surface is polished.
- FIG. 7 shows an off angle ⁇ off (°) with respect to the (0001) Si surface of the substrate (work) 14 to be polished, the x axis (horizontal axis in FIG.
- FIG. 36 is a diagram showing the pH of the polishing slurry 10 at 36 and the off angle ⁇ off (°) of the substrate 14 to be polished by the points indicated by the circle, the triangle, and the square, respectively.
- the high processing accuracy means that the surface roughness Ra of the substrate 14 to be polished after the polishing process is about 0.3 nm or 0.3 nm or less as in the experiment I. .
- the high efficiency is the polishing efficiency (nm / h) after polishing in each case where the substrate to be polished 14 having an off angle ⁇ off with respect to the (0001) Si plane of 0 °, 4 °, and 8 ° is used.
- test no. 10, no. 31, no. It shows that the polishing efficiency (nm / h) by 37 polishing slurry 10 is higher. That is, when the substrate to be polished 14 having an off angle ⁇ off of 0 ° with respect to the (0001) Si surface is used, the polishing efficiency (nm / h) after the polishing process is the test number no. In the case of using the substrate 14 to be polished, the polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry 10 is higher than 502.2 (nm / h), indicating that the polishing efficiency is high, and the off angle ⁇ off with respect to the (0001) Si surface is 4 °. , The polishing efficiency (nm / h) after the polishing process is No.
- polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry 10 of 31 is higher than 615.8 (nm / h), it indicates that the polishing efficiency is high, and when the substrate to be polished 14 having an off angle ⁇ off of 8 ° with respect to the (0001) Si surface is used.
- the polishing efficiency (nm / h) after polishing was determined as Test No.
- a higher polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry 10 of 37 than 662.5 (nm / h) indicates a high efficiency.
- the point 36 of the polishing slurry 10 is that the relationship between the off angle ⁇ off (°) of the substrate 14 to be polished and the pH of the polishing slurry 10 is x, and the off angle ⁇ off (°) of the substrate 14 to be polished is x.
- y pH of y
- the relationship between the off angle ⁇ off (°) with respect to the (0001) Si surface of the substrate 14 to be polished and the pH of the polishing slurry 10 is represented by the relationship between the off angle ⁇ off (°) with respect to the (0001) Si surface and x.
- the experiment III is different from the experiment II in that the (000-1) C surface of the substrate 14 to be polished, which is a 4H—SiC single crystal, is polished by the polishing slurry 10, and the other points are the same as the experiment II. It is substantially the same. For this reason, in the explanation of Experiment III shown below, a portion substantially similar to Experiment II is omitted.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing polishing efficiency (nm / h) and surface roughness Ra (nm) by a polishing test at 55.
- 9 is a two-dimensional coordinate having the horizontal axis of the pH of the polishing slurry 10 and the vertical axis of the polishing efficiency (nm / h).
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the pH and polishing efficiency (nm / h) of the polishing slurry 10 at 55, indicated by circles, triangles, and squares, respectively.
- FIG. 10 shows the off angle ⁇ off (°) with respect to the (000-1) C surface of the substrate (work) 14 to be polished, the x axis (horizontal axis in FIG. 10), and the pH of the polishing slurry 10 in the y axis (FIG.
- or No. 5 is a diagram showing the pH of the polishing slurry 10 at 54 and the off-angle ⁇ off by dots.
- the high processing accuracy means that the surface roughness Ra of the polished substrate 14 after the polishing process is about 0.3 nm or 0.3 nm or less as in the case of the experiment I. .
- the above high efficiency refers to the polishing efficiency (nm / nm) after polishing in each case where the substrate to be polished 14 having an off angle ⁇ off with respect to the (000-1) C plane is 0 °, 4 °, and 8 °.
- the polishing efficiency (nm / h) after the polishing process is the test number no.
- the polishing efficiency 1951 (nm / h) of 43 polishing slurry 10 is shown as being highly efficient and the (000-1) off-angle ⁇ off with respect to the C plane is 4 °.
- the polishing efficiency (nm / h) after the polishing process is No.
- the polishing efficiency of the polishing slurry 10 of 49 is higher than 2407 (nm / h), it indicates that the polishing efficiency is high, and when the substrate to be polished 14 having an off angle ⁇ off of 8 ° with respect to the (000-1) C plane is used.
- the polishing efficiency (nm / h) after the polishing process is No. It shows that it is high efficiency that the polishing efficiency of 55 polishing slurry 10 is higher than 2319 (nm / h).
- test number No. No. 1 for processing the substrate 14 to be polished with high efficiency while maintaining a relatively high processing accuracy.
- polishing slurries 10 in which the pH and the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) were adjusted to the respective values as shown in FIG. 56 to No. 61 polishing slurries 10 were prepared, and each of these polishing slurries 10 was used to determine a substrate 14 to be polished having an off angle ⁇ off (°) of 0 ° with respect to the (0001) Si surface under the polishing conditions shown in Table 1 above.
- a time polishing test was conducted.
- the ceria abrasive grains which are abrasive particles contained in the polishing slurry 10, have an average particle diameter of about 800 nm.
- the average particle diameter of the ceria abrasive grains was determined by a laser diffraction method using a Mastersizer 2000 from Malvern.
- FIG. 56 to No. FIG. 6 is a graph showing polishing efficiency (nm / h) and surface roughness Ra (nm) by a polishing test at 61.
- 12 is a two-dimensional coordinate having the horizontal axis of pH of the polishing slurry 10 and the vertical axis of polishing efficiency (nm / h).
- 56 to No. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the pH and polishing efficiency (nm / h) of the polishing slurry 10 at 61 with square marks.
- the 60 polishing slurry 10 processed the substrate 14 to be polished with high efficiency while maintaining a relatively high processing accuracy.
- the high processing accuracy means that the surface roughness Ra of the polished substrate 14 after the polishing process is about 0.3 nm or less than 0.3 nm as in the experiment I.
- the above-mentioned high efficiency means that the polishing efficiency after the polishing process is the test number no. This indicates that the polishing efficiency of 61 of the polishing slurry 10 is higher than 648.6 nm / h.
- the point 60 is within or near the range where the pH of the polishing slurry 10 is 3-4. Test No. 58 thru
- These polishing slurries 10 are processed with high efficiency while maintaining a relatively high processing accuracy.
- the polishing liquid contained in the polishing slurry 10 is an oxidizing polishing liquid, and the pH of the polishing slurry 10 and the (0001) Si of 4H—SiC single crystal which is the substrate 14 to be polished.
- the polishing liquid contained in the polishing slurry 10 is an oxidizing polishing liquid, and the pH of the polishing slurry 10 and the (000-1) of 4H—SiC single crystal which is the substrate 14 to be polished.
- the surface of the SiC single crystal which is the substrate 14 to be polished, can be processed with higher efficiency than the conventional one while maintaining high processing accuracy.
- the polishing particles contained in the polishing slurry 10 are silica (SiO 2 ) and ceria (CeO 2 ). Therefore, the surface of the 4H—SiC single crystal that is the substrate to be polished 14 can be processed with high efficiency while maintaining high processing accuracy by the polishing slurry 10 containing the polishing particles.
- polishing slurry 10 free abrasive grains such as silica abrasive grains and ceria abrasive grains were used as the polishing slurry 10, that is, abrasive grains of the polishing composition, but the abrasive particles are not limited to free abrasive grains. It may be used as a fixed abrasive. That is, the polishing composition need not be limited to the polishing slurry 10.
- the polishing particles are not limited to silica and ceria.
- the abrasive particles may include at least one of silica, ceria, alumina, zirconia, titania, manganese oxide, barium carbonate, chromium oxide, and iron oxide.
- polishing slurry 10 of the present embodiment sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide are used as the pH adjuster for the pH of the polishing slurry 10, but for example, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sodium hydroxide and the like may be used. .
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y=4 ・・・(1)
y=3 ・・・(2)
x=0 ・・・(3)
x=8 ・・・(4)
y=4 ・・・(1)
y=0.25x+1(x≦4)、y=2(4≦x) ・・・(5)
x=0 ・・・(3)
x=8 ・・・(4)
z=-75y+1454 ・・・(6)
z=-75y+1406 ・・・(7)
y=4 ・・・(1)
y=3 ・・・(2)
x=0 ・・・(3)
x=8 ・・・(4)
y=0.25x+1(x≦4)、y=2(4≦x) ・・・(5)
z=-75y+1454 ・・・(6)
z=-75y+1406 ・・・(7)
以下、本発明者が行った実験Iを説明する。なお、上記実験Iは、図1に示すような研磨システム12と略同様に構成された装置を使用して、pHと酸化還元電位(ORP)との値をそれぞれ調整した例えばシリカ(SiO2)砥粒を含む研磨スラリー10を用いて、4H-SiC単結晶の(0001)Si面に対するオフ角度θoffが0°である被研磨基板14を研磨し、その研磨スラリー10で調整したpHと酸化還元電位との値の違いによる被研磨基板14への影響を検証するものである。
研磨機:EJW-380(Engis社製)
研磨パッド:IC1000(ニッタ・ハース社製)
研磨パッド(テーブル)の回転速度:60rpm
被研磨基板:4H-SiC
被研磨基板の形状:φ2inch
被研磨基板の回転速度:56rpm
荷重(キャリヤが矢印F方向に押圧される荷重):50.8kPa
研磨スラリーの供給量:10ml/min
以下、本発明者が行った実験IIを説明する。なお、上記実験IIは、上記実験Iと略同様に図1に示すような研磨システム12と略同様に構成された装置を使用しpHと酸化還元電位との値をそれぞれ調整したシリカ砥粒を含む研磨スラリー10を用いて、4H-SiC単結晶の(0001)Si面に対するオフ角度θoffがそれぞれ異なる被研磨基板14を研磨し、その研磨スラリー10で調整したpHと被研磨基板14のオフ角度θoff(°)との値の違いによるその被研磨基板14への影響を検証するものである。
以下、本発明者が行った実験IIIを説明する。なお、上記実験IIIは、上記実験Iと略同様に図1に示すような研磨システム12と略同様に構成された装置を使用しpHと酸化還元電位との値をそれぞれ調整したシリカ砥粒を含む研磨スラリー10を用いて、4H-SiC単結晶の(000-1)C面に対するオフ角度θoffがそれぞれ異なる被研磨基板14を研磨し、その研磨スラリー10で調整したpHと被研磨基板14のオフ角度θoff(°)との値の違いによる被研磨基板14への影響を検証するものである。なお、上記実験IIIは、研磨スラリー10によって4H-SiC単結晶である被研磨基板14の(000-1)C面が研磨される点で上記実験IIと異なり、その他の点は上記実験IIと略同様である。このため、以下に示す実験IIIの説明において上記実験IIと略同様の部分は省略する。
以下、本発明者が行った実験IVを説明する。なお、上記実験IVは、上記実験Iにおいて研磨スラリー10に含まれていた研磨用粒子であるシリカ砥粒をセリア(CeO2)砥粒に変更することによって、研磨加工時の被研磨基板14への影響を検証するものである。なお、上記実験IVは、研磨スラリー10に含まれている研磨用粒子がセリア砥粒である点で上記実験Iと異なり、その他の点は上記実験Iと略同様である。
14:被研磨基板(被研磨物)
θoff:オフ角度
Claims (6)
- 被研磨物であるSiC単結晶の(0001)Si面を平滑にするための研磨加工に用いる、研磨用粒子と研磨液とを含む研磨用組成物であって、
前記研磨液は酸化性の研磨液であり、且つ前記研磨用組成物のpHと前記被研磨物であるSiC単結晶の(0001)Si面のオフ角度との関係は、前記オフ角度(°)をx、前記研磨用組成物のpHをyとするx-y2次元座標において、式(1)、式(2)、式(3)、式(4)で表される4本の直線により囲まれる範囲内であることを特徴とする研磨用組成物。
y=4 ・・・(1)
y=3 ・・・(2)
x=0 ・・・(3)
x=8 ・・・(4) - 被研磨物であるSiC単結晶の(000-1)C面を平滑にするための研磨加工に用いる、研磨用粒子と研磨液とを含む研磨用組成物であって、
前記研磨液は酸化性の研磨液であり、且つ前記研磨用組成物のpHと前記被研磨物であるSiC単結晶の(000-1)C面のオフ角度との関係は、前記オフ角度(°)をx、前記研磨用組成物のpHをyとするx-y2次元座標において、式(1)、式(5)、式(3)、式(4)で表される4本の直線により囲まれる範囲内であることを特徴とする研磨用組成物。
y=4 ・・・(1)
y=0.25x+1(x≦4)、y=2(4≦x) ・・・(5)
x=0 ・・・(3)
x=8 ・・・(4) - 前記酸化性の研磨液の酸化還元電位は、前記研磨液の酸化還元電位(mV)をzとするy-z2次元座標において、式(6)、式(7)で表される2本の直線の間の範囲内となることを特徴とする請求項1または2の研磨用組成物。
z=-75y+1454 ・・・(6)
z=-75y+1406 ・・・(7) - 前記酸化性の研磨液の酸化還元電位の調整剤として、過マンガン酸カリウムまたはチオ硫酸カリウムが添加されている請求項3の研磨用組成物。
- 前記研磨用粒子は、シリカ、セリア、アルミナ、ジルコニア、チタニア、マンガン酸化物、炭酸バリウム、酸化クロム、および酸化鉄のうち、少なくとも1つを含むものである請求項1または2の研磨用組成物。
- 請求項1から5のいずれか1に記載の研磨用組成物を用いてSiC単結晶材料の研磨加工を行うことを特徴とする研磨加工方法。
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