CN103946958B - Compositions and method for polished aluminum semiconductor substrate - Google Patents

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CN103946958B
CN103946958B CN201280056948.8A CN201280056948A CN103946958B CN 103946958 B CN103946958 B CN 103946958B CN 201280056948 A CN201280056948 A CN 201280056948A CN 103946958 B CN103946958 B CN 103946958B
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The present invention provides a kind of chemical-mechanical polishing compositions, and it comprises coated alpha alumina particles, organic carboxyl acid and water.The present invention also provides for a kind of chemical-mechanical polishing compositions, it is included in polishing composition has the grinding agent of negative zeta potential, organic carboxyl acid, at least one alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant and water, and wherein this polishing composition comprises heterocyclic compound the most further.This grinding agent is colloid-stabilised in polishing composition.The present invention further provides the method using foregoing polishing compositions polishing base material.

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Compositions and method for polished aluminum semiconductor substrate
Background technology
Integrated circuit is formed at the active device group among or on base material such as silicon wafer by millions of Become.In a kind of manufacturing process, by conventional dry method etch technology by dielectric substrate patterning to be formed For the hole vertically and horizontally interconnected and groove.Then, optionally promote with diffusion impervious layer and/or adhesion The surface that layer coating is patterned, then deposition metal level is to fill described groove and hole.Use chemistry machine Tool polishing (CMP) reduces thickness and the described diffusion impervious layer of described metal level and/or promotion of adhering The thickness of layer, until exposing underlying dielectric layer, thus forms circuit devcie.
A kind of method manufacturing planar metal circuit traces on silicon dioxide base material is referred to as mosaic technology (damascene process).According to this technique, by optionally there is nitridation deposited thereon as follows The dioxide dielectric patterned surface of silicon layer: coating photoresist, makes photoresist be exposed to through in order to limit Determine the radiation of the pattern of groove and/or through hole, then use the dry method etch technology of routine to be formed for vertically Hole and groove with level interconnection.It is not groove with protection that described silicon nitride plays the effect of " hard mask " And/or the silica surface of a part for through hole exempts from damage during etching.Patterned surface is coated with It is covered with adhesion promoter layer (such as titanium or tantalum) and/or diffusion impervious layer (such as titanium nitride or tantalum nitride).Then It is cladded with (over-coat) adhesion promoter layer and/or diffusion impervious layer with metal level.Use chemically mechanical polishing with Reduce the thickness of described metal over-layer and any adhesion promoter layer and/or the thickness of diffusion impervious layer, directly To obtaining the flat surfaces exposing the silicon oxide surface part exceeded.Through hole and groove still fill with tangible Become the conducting metal of circuit interconnection.
Tungsten and copper are most often used as conducting metal.But, it is increasingly considered and will have been used for early To manufacture electricity via subtractive processes (subtractive process) such as etching technique in first production technology The aluminum of road interconnection is in mosaic technology.The combination of aluminum and titanium provides potentially than other metal/barrier layer group Close low resistivity, and the corresponding potential improvement in terms of circuit performance.
Having been described with the polishing composition for aluminum mosaic texture, it contains use gathering containing sulphonic acid ester The alumina abrasive that compound or copolymer processed.Although the polymer containing sulphonic acid ester or copolymer purport It is being used for giving alumina abrasive with colloidal stability, but, other polishing component such as chelating agent, The existence of morphology control agent and surface treatment polymers may result in the described polymer containing sulphonic acid ester or is total to Polymers shifts (displacement) from alumina abrasive granule, and result is the colloid-stabilised of polishing composition Property is impaired.Cause agglomeration between oarse-grained granule can produce scratch and other table on the base material polished Planar defect.Therefore, the method that need nonetheless remain for the polishing improvement containing aluminium base in this area.
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The present invention provides a kind of method chemically-mechanicapolish polishing base material, and the method includes: (i) provide comprise to The base material of a few aluminium lamination;(ii) polishing pad is provided;(iii) providing polishing composition, it comprises: (a) is with altogether The alpha aluminium oxide particle of polymers cladding, this copolymer comprises at least one sulfonate radical (sulphonic acids, sulfonate) Monomer and selected from carboxylate radical (carboxylic acids, carboxylate) monomer, phosphonate radical (phosphonic acid based, phosphonate) Monomer and at least one monomer of phosphate radical (phosphoric acid class, phosphate) monomer, (b) is for the chelating agent of aluminum And (c) water;(iv) surface of this base material is contacted with this polishing pad and this polishing composition;And (v) abrades The described surface of this base material at least some of, with remove from the described surface of this base material at least some aluminum and Polishing the described surface of this base material, wherein the pH value of this polishing composition is 1 to 6, and wherein said Coated alpha aluminium oxide particle is colloid-stabilised in this polishing composition.
The present invention also provides for a kind of method chemically-mechanicapolish polishing base material, and the method includes: (i) provides and comprise The base material of at least one aluminium lamination;(ii) polishing pad is provided;(iii) providing polishing composition, it comprises: (a) grinds Grinding agent, wherein this grinding agent has the granule of negative zeta potential in being included in this polishing composition, and (b) is used for The chelating agent of aluminum, (c) at least one alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant and (d) water;(iv) should The surface of base material contacts with this polishing pad and this polishing composition;And (v) abrades the described surface of this base material At least some of, to remove at least some aluminum from the described surface of this base material and to polish described in this base material Surface, wherein the pH value of this polishing composition is 1 to 6, and wherein said grinding agent is in this polishing group Compound is colloid-stabilised.
The present invention further provides a kind of chemical-mechanical polishing compositions, it comprises: (a) is coated with copolymer Alpha aluminium oxide particle, this copolymer is substantially by least one sulfonate radical monomer and at least one acrylic acid Root monomer forms;(b) organic carboxyl acid;And (c) water, wherein the pH value of this polishing composition is 1 to 6, And wherein said coated alpha aluminium oxide particle is colloid-stabilised in this polishing composition.
The present invention additionally provides a kind of chemical-mechanical polishing compositions, it comprises: (a) grinding agent, wherein should Grinding agent is included in the granule in this polishing composition with negative zeta potential;(b) organic carboxyl acid;C () at least A kind of alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant;And (d) water, the wherein pH value of this polishing composition Being 1 to 6, wherein this grinding agent is colloid-stabilised in this polishing composition, and wherein this polishing group The most contained (the X of compound2)nThe compound of-L, wherein X2Represent tetrazolium, 1,2,4-triazole, 1,2,3-triazole, Or benzotriazole, and wherein L represents linking group.
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The present invention provides a kind of method chemically-mechanicapolish polishing base material, and the method includes: (i) provide comprise to The base material of a few aluminium lamination;(ii) polishing pad is provided;(iii) polishing composition is provided;(iv) by the table of this base material Face contacts with this polishing pad and this polishing composition;And (v) abrade this base material described surface at least one Part, to remove at least some aluminum and to polish the described surface of this base material from the described surface of this base material.Should Polishing composition comprises: the alpha aluminium oxide particle that (a) is coated with copolymer, and this copolymer comprises at least one Sulfonate radical monomer and at least one list selected from carboxylate radical monomer, phosphonate radical monomer and phosphate radical monomer Body;B () is for the chelating agent of aluminum;And (c) water.Or, this polishing composition comprises: (a) grinding agent, Wherein this grinding agent has the granule of negative zeta potential in being included in this polishing composition;B () is for the network of aluminum Mixture;(c) at least one alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant;And (d) water.At both of these case In, the pH value of polishing composition is 1 to 6, and described grinding agent is that colloid is steady in polishing composition Fixed.
This grinding agent can be any suitable grinding agent, and such as, this grinding agent can be natural or synthesis, And metal-oxide, carbide, nitride, corundum etc. can be comprised.This grinding agent can be also polymer Granule or coated granule.In line with expectations, this grinding agent comprise metal-oxide, substantially by Metal-oxide forms or is made up of metal-oxide.In preferred embodiments, this burning Thing is aluminium oxide.This aluminium oxide can comprise the aluminium oxide of any suitable phase, substantially by any suitable phase The aluminium oxide of state forms or is made up of the aluminium oxide of any suitable phase, described any suitable phase Aluminium oxide such as Alpha-alumina, gama-alumina, δ-aluminium oxide, alumina and combinations thereof. Most preferably, this metal-oxide comprise Alpha-alumina, substantially be made up of Alpha-alumina or by α- Aluminium oxide forms.When the abrasive comprises alpha-alumina, this grinding agent also can comprise the oxygen of other form Change aluminum, such as alumina.In some embodiments, this grinding agent is made up of Alpha-alumina.
This grinding agent can have any suitable particle mean size (that is, mean diameter).Especially, and especially It is that, when this grinding agent is aluminium oxide, the particle mean size (such as, mean diameter) of this grinding agent can be 15 Nanometer or bigger (such as, 20 nanometers or bigger, 30 nanometers or bigger or 40 nanometers or bigger or 50 nanometers or bigger or 75 nanometers or bigger).Alternatively or additionally, the particle mean size of this grinding agent Can be 250 nanometers or less (such as, 200 nanometers or less or 150 nanometers or less or 125 receive Rice or less or 100 nanometers or less).Therefore, this grinding agent can have by with appointing in upper extreme point Anticipate two particle mean sizes defined.Such as, the particle mean size of this grinding agent can be that 15 nanometers are to 250 Nanometer, 20 nanometers to 200 nanometers, 30 nanometers to 200 nanometers, 30 nanometers to 150 nanometers, 40 receive Rice to 250 nanometers, 40 nanometers to 200 nanometers, 40 nanometers to 150 nanometers, 50 nanometers are received to 250 Rice, 50 nanometers to 200 nanometers or 50 nanometers are to 150 nanometers.In this respect, granularity refers to surround The diameter of the minimum ball of this granule.
In embodiments, abrasive particles processes through copolymer, and this copolymer comprises at least one sulfonic acid Root monomer and selected from carboxylate radical monomer, phosphonate radical monomer and at least one monomer of phosphate radical monomer.? In preferred embodiment, this copolymer comprises at least one sulfonate radical monomer and at least one carboxylate radical monomer Combination.Preferably, this sulfonate radical monomer is selected from: vinyl sulfonic acid, 2-(methacryloxy) second Sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid (2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid).Preferably, another kind of monomer is selected from: third Olefin(e) acid, methacrylic acid, methylene-succinic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, vinyl phosphonic Acid, 2-(methacryloxy) ethyl phosphonic acid ester, and combinations thereof.It is highly preferred that it is described another kind of single Body comprises at least one carboxylate radical monomer, and most preferably comprises at least one propylene acylate monomers.Specifically In embodiment, this copolymer is selected from: polyacrylic acid-co-poly acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid, Polyacrylic acid-co-poly styrene sulfonic acid and PVPA-co-poly acrylamido-2-methyl Propane sulfonic acid.
In another embodiment, abrasive particles processes through electronegative polymer or copolymer.This band The polymer of negative electricity or copolymer can be any suitable polymer or copolymer.This electronegative polymer Or preferably containing at least a kind of sulfonate radical monomer of copolymer, its with comprise at least one sulfonate radical monomer and Different selected from the copolymer of at least one monomer of carboxylate radical monomer, phosphonate radical monomer and phosphate radical monomer. Preferably, this electronegative polymer or copolymer comprise selected from following repetitive: vinyl sulfonic acid, 2-(methacryloxy) ethyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid and A combination thereof.Most preferably, this electronegative polymer or copolymer are selected from poly-(2-acrylamido-2-first Base propane sulfonic acid) and polystyrolsulfon acid.
Abrasive particles can before joining in polishing composition individually with polymer or copolymer at Reason.Any suitable method can be used to use polymer or copolymer to process abrasive particles.Such as, Such as Waring blender (Waring blender) can be used under high shear conditions with polymer or copolymerization Thing processes abrasive particles.In other embodiments, can be with poly-during preparing polishing composition Compound or copolymer in-situ treatment abrasive particles.Described polymer or copolymer can be in preparation polishing combinations Whenever addition during thing, before adding abrasive particles and abrasive particles simultaneously, Or after adding abrasive particles, wherein other component of one or more of polishing composition is any Add time suitably or exist.
In line with expectations, grinding agent has negative zeta potential under being included in the pH value of this polishing composition Abrasive particles, substantially by the grinding agent under the pH value of this polishing composition with negative zeta potential Granule forms or by the abrasive particles under the pH value of this polishing composition with negative zeta potential Composition.In some embodiments, when unprocessed, abrasive particles is at the pH of this polishing composition Value is lower can have positive zeta potential, but, using at polymer as described herein or copolymer During reason, abrasive particles can have negative zeta potential under the pH value of this polishing composition.Real at other Execute in scheme, grinding agent can be have under the pH value of this polishing composition negative zeta potential without place The grinding agent of reason.It is included in the grinding of the granule under the pH value of this polishing composition with negative zeta potential The limiting examples of agent includes wet silica and pyrolytic silicon dioxide.The zeta potential of granule refers to enclose Around the ion of this granule electric charge and bulk solution (such as, liquid-carrier and other any be dissolved in wherein Component) electric charge between difference.
This polishing composition comprises the chelating agent for aluminum.The described chelating agent for aluminum can be any properly Chelating agent.Preferably, the described chelating agent for aluminum is organic carboxyl acid.It is used for it is highly preferred that described The chelating agent of aluminum is selected from: malonic acid, phthalic acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, Malic acid, glycolic, maleic acid, and combinations thereof.
This polishing composition can comprise any proper amount of chelating agent for aluminum.This polishing composition can wrap Containing 0.1 weight % or more, such as, 0.2 weight % or more, 0.3 weight % or more, 0.4 weight % or more or 0.5 weight % or the more chelating agent for aluminum.Alternatively or additionally, this throwing Light compositions can comprise 3 weight % or less, such as, 2.5 weight % or less, 2 weight % or less, 1.5 weight % or less or 1 weight % or less chelating agent for aluminum.Therefore, this polishing combination Thing can comprise by for described any two institute circle in the above-mentioned end points cited by the chelating agent of aluminum The chelating agent for aluminum of fixed amount.Such as, this polishing composition can comprise 0.1 weight % to 3 weight %, 0.1 weight % to 2.5 weight %, 0.1 weight % to 2 weight %, 0.3 weight % to 3 weight %, 0.3 weight % to 2.5 weight %, 0.3 weight % to 2 weight %, 0.5 weight % to 3 weight %, 0.5 Weight % is to 2.5 weight % or the chelating agent for aluminum of 0.5 weight % to 2 weight %.
In line with expectations, grinding agent is suspended in polishing composition, is more specifically suspended in polishing combination In the water of thing.When grinding agent is suspended in polishing composition, grinding agent is preferably colloid-stabilised.Art Language " colloid " refers to abrasive particles suspension in water.Colloidal stability refers to this suspension at any time Between retentivity.In the context of the present invention, if occurring, following situation just thinks that grinding agent is that colloid is steady Fixed: when grinding agent suspension in water or in polishing composition is placed in 100 milliliters of graduated cylinders And make it stand 2 hours (such as, 4 hours or 8 hours or 24 without agitation Hours or week age or four time-of-weeks or 16 time-of-weeks) time, the bottom 50ml of graduated cylinder In granule density ([B], in units of g/ml) and graduated cylinder top 50ml in granule density ([T], In units of g/ml) between difference divided by the granule initial concentration in abrasive composition, ([C], with g/ml For unit) less than or equal to 0.5 (that is, { [B]-[T] }/[C]≤0.5).In line with expectations, [B]-[T]/[C] Value is less than or equal to 0.3, and preferably lower than or equal to 0.1.
Polishing composition comprises the reagent aoxidizing aluminum the most further.Described aluminum is aoxidized Reagent can be any reagent at the ph of the polishing composition with suitable oxidizing potential.Properly The limiting examples of oxidising agent include selected from following oxidant: hydrogen peroxide, organic peroxide acid, Persulfate, nitrate, periodate, perbromate, bromate, iron salt, and combinations thereof.
This polishing composition can comprise the reagent aoxidizing aluminum of any suitable amount.This polishing group Compound can comprise 0.1 weight % or more, such as, 0.25 weight % or more, 0.5 weight % or more, 0.75 weight % or more or 1 weight % or the reagent more aluminum aoxidized.Alternatively or volume Other places, this polishing composition can comprise 5 weight % or less (such as 4 weight % or less, 3 weight % Or less, 2 weight % or less or 1 weight % or less) the reagent that aluminum is aoxidized.Therefore, This polishing composition can comprise by the above-mentioned end points enumerated for the described reagent place aoxidizing aluminum The reagent that aluminum is aoxidized of amount that defined of any two.Such as, this polishing composition can comprise 0.1 weight % to 5 weight %, 0.25 weight % to 4 weight %, 0.5 weight % to 3 weight %, 0.75 Aluminum is carried out by weight % to 2 weight %, 1 weight % to 3 weight % or 1 weight % to 2 weight % The reagent of oxidation.
This polishing composition comprises surfactant the most further.Described surfactant can be cloudy from Subtype surfactant, nonionic surfactant or amphoteric ionic surfactant.Advantageously, Surfactant existence in polishing composition improves the colloidal stability of polishing composition, stabilizes The granularity of abrasive particles and/or improve the pattern of the semiconductor wafer using polishing composition polishing. The suitably limiting examples of surfactant includes: polysulfonates;Polycarboxylate;Polyphosphonates; Polyalcohols (such as, polyvinyl alcohol);Comprise selected from sulphonic acid ester, carboxylate, phosphonate ester, alcohol, and combinations thereof The copolymer of monomer.
In preferred embodiments, described surfactant is alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surface activity Agent.Typically, described alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant has a following structure:
Wherein R is C1-C30, preferred C6-C30, more preferably C6-C22Straight or branched, saturated or not Saturated alkyl, wherein said alkyl optionally comprises the one or more hetero atoms selected from O and N, And wherein X+For hydrogen or cation, such as, alkali metal cation or alkaline earth metal cation (such as, sodium, Potassium, lithium, calcium, magnesium etc.).The example of suitable alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant includes can With trade name DowfaxTM2A1、DowfaxTM3B2、DowfaxTM8390、DowfaxTMC6L、 DowfaxTMC10L and DowfaxTM30599 are purchased from Dow Chemical Company (Midland, MI) Surfactant.
This polishing composition can comprise any proper amount of surfactant.Therefore, this polishing composition can Comprise 0.001 weight % or more, such as, 0.005 weight % or more, 0.01 weight % or more, 0.05 weight % or more, 0.1 weight % or more, 0.2 weight % or more, 0.3 weight % or more, 0.4 weight % or more or 0.5 weight % or more surfactant.Alternatively or additionally, should Polishing composition can comprise 2 weight % or less, such as, 1.8 weight % or less, 1.6 weight % or Less, 1.4 weight % or less, 1.2 weight % or less or 1 weight % or less surface activity Agent.Therefore, this polishing composition can comprise by for appointing in the above-mentioned end points cited by surfactant The surfactant of two amounts defined of meaning.Such as, this polishing composition can comprise 0.001 weight % To 2 weight %, 0.05 weight % to 1.8 weight %, 0.1 weight % to 1.6 weight %, 0.2 weight % To 1.4 weight %, 0.3 weight % to 1.2 weight %, 0.4 weight % to 1.2 weight % or 0.5 weight The surfactant of % to 1 weight %.
In line with expectations, the most contained (X of this polishing composition2)nThe compound of-L, wherein X2Represent four Azoles, 1,2,4-triazoles, 1,2,3-triazoles or benzotriazole, wherein L represents linking group, such as, its Middle L represents the linking group with 2 or higher quantivalences, and it comprises selected from urea groups, ghiourea group, amide Base, ester group, sulfoamido, sulfonylurea base, hydroxyl, carbamate groups, ether, amino, carboxyl, At least one group of sulfonic group and heterocyclic group, and n is the integer of two or more.
In line with expectations, the pH value of this polishing composition is 1 or higher (such as, 2 or higher).Preferably Ground, the pH value of this polishing composition is 5 or lower (such as, 4 or lower or 3 or lower).More excellent Selection of land, the pH value of this polishing composition is 2 to 4 (such as, 2 to 3).
Can be realized and/or maintain the pH value of polishing composition by any suitable means.More specifically, Polishing composition can further include pH value regulator, pH or a combination thereof.PH value is adjusted Joint agent can be that any suitable pH value regulates compound.Such as, pH value regulator can be nitric acid, hydrogen-oxygen Change potassium, ammonium hydroxide or a combination thereof.PH can be any suitable buffer agent, such as, Phosphate, sulfate, acetate, borate, ammonium salt etc..Polishing composition can comprise any appropriate amount PH value regulator and/or pH, condition be use proper amount of buffer agent realize and/ Or maintain the pH value of polishing composition in scope described herein.
This polishing composition optionally comprises film former (that is, corrosion inhibitor).Described film former can be to use Any suitable film former in any component (composition) of base material.Preferably, described film former is that copper is rotten Corrosion inhibitor or tungsten corrosion inhibitor.For purposes of the present invention, film former is to promote polishing Surface at least some of on form any compound or the chemical combination of passivation layer (that is, dissolution inhibition layer) The mixture of thing.Available film former includes, such as, and nitrogenous heterocyclic compound.This film former in accordance with Desirably comprise one or more five yuan or hexa-atomic heterocyclic type containing azo-cycle.Preferably film former includes 1,2,3-triazoles, 1,2,4-triazoles, benzotriazole, benzimidazole, benzothiazole and derivant, example As, it replaces through hydroxyl, amino, imino group, carboxyl, sulfydryl, nitro, urea, thiourea or alkyl Derivant.Most preferably, described film former is selected from benzotriazole, 1,2,4-triazole and mixture thereof.
This polishing composition can comprise any proper amount of film former.Therefore, this polishing composition can comprise 0.0001 weight % or more, such as, 0.0005 weight % or more, 0.001 weight % or more, 0.005 Weight % or more, 0.01 weight % or more or 0.1 weight % or more film former.Alternatively or Extraly, this polishing composition can comprise 2 weight % or less, such as, 1.8 weight % or less, 1.6 Weight % or less, 1.4 weight % or less, 1.2 weight % or less or 1 weight % or less Film former.Therefore, this polishing composition can comprise by for appointing in the above-mentioned end points cited by film former The film former of two amounts defined of meaning.Such as, this polishing composition can comprise 0.0001 weight % to 2 Weight %, 0.005 weight % are to 1.8 weight %, 0.01 weight % to 1.6 weight % or 0.1 weight % Film former to 1 weight %.
This polishing composition comprises Biocide the most further.Described Biocide can be any properly Biocide, such as, isothiazolone Biocide.Biocide used in polishing composition Amount be typically 1ppm to 500ppm, and preferably 10ppm to 200ppm.
Can prepare polishing composition by any suitable technology, many of which is people in the art Member is known.Can in a batch process or continuity method prepares polishing composition.It is said that in general, polishing composition can Prepare by its each component is combined in any order.Term used herein " component " includes individually Composition (such as, grinding agent, the chelating agent for aluminum, the reagent that aluminum is aoxidized, surfactant, Optional film former, optional Biocide etc.) and each composition (such as, grinding agent, network for aluminum Mixture, the reagent that aluminum is aoxidized, surfactant, optional film former, optional Biocide Deng) any combination.
Such as, grinding agent can be dispersed in water.Then, the chelating agent for aluminum, optional can be added Surfactant, optional film former and optional Biocide, and by each component being incorporated into Any means in polishing composition and mix.If employing the reagent that aluminum is aoxidized, then can be Preparing any moment during polishing composition is added into.Polishing composition can be made before the use Standby, the most before the use (the most such as, in 1 minute before use or in 1 hour before use, Or in 7 days before use) one or more components (reagent such as aoxidized aluminum) are joined polishing In compositions.Polishing composition mixes each group also by during polishing operation at substrate surface Divide and prepare.
Polishing composition can as comprise grinding agent, the chelating agent for aluminum, the reagent that aluminum is aoxidized, The one-package system of surfactant, optional film former, optional Biocide and water provides.Or, Grinding agent can provide in the first container as the dispersion in water, and, for aluminum chelating agent, Surfactant, optional film former and optional Biocide can be in a dry form or as at water In solution or dispersion provide in second container.In line with expectations, the reagent that aluminum will be aoxidized It is provided separately with other component of polishing composition, and such as by end user's (example soon As, use first 1 week or shorter time, first 1 day of use or shorter time, first 1 hour or shorter of use Time, use first 10 minutes or shorter time or use first 1 minute or shorter time) with polishing group Other component combination of compound.First or second container in component can be dried forms, and other container In component can be aqueous dispersion form.And, desirably, each group in the first and second containers Divide and there is different pH value or there is essentially similar or the most equal pH value.Polishing combination Other two container combination or three or more the container combination of each component of thing are general in this area In the ken of logical technical staff.
The polishing composition of the present invention is alternatively arranged as concentrate to be provided, and this concentrate is intended to use before the use Appropriate water dilution.In such embodiments, polishing composition concentrate can comprise grinding agent, use In aluminum chelating agent, surfactant, optional film former, optional Biocide and water, have or Not having the optional reagent aoxidizing aluminum, its amount makes with appropriate water and optional to aluminum When carrying out reagent (if not yet existing) the dilution concentrate aoxidized with suitable amount, polishing composition Each component will with above for the amount in the OK range cited by each component be present in polishing combination In thing.Such as, grinding agent, chelating agent for aluminum, surfactant, optional film former and optionally Biocide each can be above for (such as, 3 times, 4 times, 2 of the concentration cited by each component times Or 5 times) concentration of big amount exists so that when with isopyknic water (such as, respectively with 2 times of equal-volumes Water, 3 times of isopyknic water or 4 times of isopyknic water) and described optional aluminum is entered of appropriate amount During the reagent dilutions concentrate that row aoxidizes, each component is by with above in the scope described in each component Amount is present in polishing composition.Additionally, as one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, concentrate can Comprise the water being present in final polishing composition of suitable mark, with guarantee other component at least partly or It is fully dissolved in this concentrate.
Embodiment
Following example further illustrate the present invention, but certainly should not be construed in any way as limiting its model Enclose.
In the examples below, three presser type Mirra buffing machine (Applied Materials are used;Santa Clara, CA) it is polished experiment.Burnishing parameters is as follows: use D100 polishing pad (Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, Aurora, IL), pressing plate 1 was polished with two stages: Stage 1-is under the downforce of 24.2 kPas, and stage 2-is under the downforce of 13.8 kPas.Pressing plate 2 is used In polishing cleaning (buff cleaning).Base material is by the silicon dioxide of the patterning having titanium lining being covered with outward aluminum Silicon wafer (the titanium-lined patterned silicon dioxide-coated silicon wafers covered Overcoated with aluminum) composition.This base material contains such pattern, described pattern comprise by 10 micron lines that 10 micron pitch separate.
Embodiment 1
This example demonstrates that when being used for polishing containing the feature having titanium lining deposited on the dielectric layer The base material of aluminum time, polishing composition of the present invention the changing at defect (defectivity) aspect that can realize Kind.
Two kinds of different polishing compositions (compositions 1A and compositions 1B) are used to polish two bases respectively Material.1.5 weight % lactic acid that every kind of polishing composition is included in water and 3 weight % hydrogen peroxide, pH Value is 3.4.Compositions 1A (contrast) comprise further 0.5 weight % with 1150ppm polypropylene acyl group The Alpha-alumina that amino-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid processes.Compositions 1B (present invention) comprises 0.5 weight further The alpha-oxidation processed with 1150ppm polyacrylic acid-co-poly acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid of % Aluminum.Compositions 1C (contrast) comprise further 0.5 weight % with 1150ppm polyacrylic acid process α- Aluminium oxide.Compositions 1C is not colloid-stabilised, is therefore not used for polishing base material.
After polishing, base material is cleaned, and by AIT chip detection system (KLA-Tencor; Milpitas, CA) detection defect.The overall defect number of normalization (normalized) is as scanogram and figure As the ratio of sum is multiplied by defect counting (the ratio of scanned images to total number of images Multiplied by the defect count) determine.Result is shown in Table 1.
Table 1
Compositions Sulfonate radical monomer (mole %) Polymer or the molecular weight of copolymer Normalized overall defect number
1A (contrasts) 100 20000 100
1B (invents) 20 30000 21
1C (contrasts) 0 50000 NA
Obvious by the result as shown in table 1, use containing with polyacrylic acid-co-poly acrylamide Compositions 1B of the Alpha-alumina that base-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid processes causes using containing with polypropylene acyl group ammonia The viewed normalized overall defect number of compositions 1A of the Alpha-alumina that base-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid processes About 20%.Compositions 1B at least 6 months is colloid-stabilised, and compositions 1A maintains 7 to 60 It colloidal stability.
Embodiment 2
This example demonstrates that when being used for polishing containing the feature having titanium lining deposited on the dielectric layer The base material of aluminum time, polishing composition of the present invention the improvement in terms of defect that can realize.
Five kinds of different polishing compositions (compositions 2A to 2E) are used to polish five base materials respectively.Every kind 1 weight % lactic acid that polishing composition is included in water, 3 weight % hydrogen peroxide and 1000ppm DowfaxTM8390 (alkyl diphenyl ether sulfonate surfactants), pH value is 3.4.Compositions 2A is (right Than) comprise processing with 1150ppm polypropylene acyl group amino-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid of 0.5 weight % further Alpha-alumina.Compositions 2B to 2E (invention) comprises having with 1150ppm of 0.5 weight % further There are different mole percents and the polypropylene of different molecular weight of the monomer containing sulfonate radical as shown in table 2 The Alpha-alumina that acid-co-poly acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid copolymer processes.
After polishing, base material is cleaned, and detects defect by AIT chip detection system.Always Scratch defects number be as by AIT systematic observation to the amount of images with scratch and determine.Knot Fruit is shown in Table 2.
Table 2
Compositions Sulfonate radical monomer (mole %) Molecular weight Total scratch defects number
2A (contrasts) 100 20000 2227
2B (invents) 25 30000 33
2C (invents) 20 21000 43
2D (invents) 17 24000 34
2E (invents) 14 7400 47
Obvious by the result as shown in table 2, use and all contain with polyacrylic acid-co-poly acryloyl The compositions 2B to 2E of the Alpha-alumina that amino-2-methyl sulphonic acid copolymer processes causes containing with use What compositions 2A having the Alpha-alumina with the process of polypropylene acyl group amino-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid was compared always scrapes The about 1.5%-about 2.1% of trace number of defects.
Embodiment 3
This example demonstrates that when being used for polishing containing the feature having titanium lining deposited on the dielectric layer The base material of aluminum time, polishing composition of the present invention the improvement in terms of defect that can realize.
Three kinds of different polishing compositions (compositions 3A to 3C) are used to polish three base materials respectively.Every kind 1 weight % lactic acid that polishing composition is included in water and 3 weight % hydrogen peroxide, pH value is 3.4. Compositions 3A (contrast) comprise further 0.5 weight % with 1150ppm polypropylene acyl group amino-2-methyl The Alpha-alumina of propane sulfonic acid process and the polycarboxylic acid polymer that molecular weight is 100,000 of 1000ppm.Group Compound 3B (invention) comprise further 0.5 weight % with 1150ppm polypropylene acyl group amino-2-methyl third The Alpha-alumina of sulfonic acid process and the Dowfax of 1000ppmTM8390 (alkyl diphenyl ether sulfonate surfaces Activating agent).Compositions 3C (invention) comprise further 0.5 weight % with 1150ppm polyacrylic acid-altogether Poly-poly acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid process Alpha-alumina, but comprise the most further any additionally Polymer or copolymer.This treated Alpha-alumina grinding agent has negative ζ in polishing composition Current potential.
After polishing, base material is cleaned.Measure the quantity of aluminum depression (dishing), and pass through AIT Chip detection system detection defect.Total scratch defects number be as by AIT systematic observation to have and scrape The amount of images of trace determines.Result is shown in Table 3.
Table 3
Compositions Additive Depression (angstrom) Total scratch defects number
3A (contrasts) Polycarboxylic acids 61 19000
3B (invents) DowfaxTM8390 42 1600
3C (invents) Nothing 209 475
Obvious by the result as shown in table 3, use containing 1000ppm alkyl diphenyl ether sulfonate table Face activating agent (i.e. DowfaxTM8390) compositions 3B causes and uses containing 1000ppm polycarboxylic acids About the 8.4% of total scratch defects number that compositions 3A of polymer is compared.Use and gather containing with 1150ppm Alpha-alumina that acrylic acid-co-poly acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid processes but comprise the most further Compositions 3C of any extra copolymer causes the total scratch compared with using compositions 3A and 3B to lack Fall into the most about the 2.5% and about 30% of number.But, use compositions 3C to cause as using compositions About 5 times of big depressions of the viewed depression of 3B.
Embodiment 4
This example demonstrates that when being used for polishing containing the feature having titanium lining deposited on the dielectric layer The base material of aluminum time, polishing composition of the present invention the improvement in terms of defect that can realize.
Three kinds of different polishing compositions (compositions 4A to 4C) are used to polish three base materials respectively.Every kind 0.5 weight % that polishing composition is included in water with 1150ppm polyacrylic acid-co-poly acryloyl Alpha-alumina, 1 weight % lactic acid and the 3 weight % hydrogen peroxide that amino-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid processes, PH value is 3.4.Compositions 4A (comparison) comprise further the molecular weight of 1000ppm be 100,000 poly- Carboxylic acid polyalcohol.Compositions 4B (contrast) comprises the Calsoft LAS99 (C of 1000ppm further12-C16 Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS)).Compositions 4C (present invention) comprises the Dowfax of 1000ppm furtherTM 8390 (alkyl diphenyl ether sulfonate surfactants).
After polishing, base material is cleaned.Measure the quantity of aluminum depression, and examined by AIT wafer Examining system detection defect.Total scratch defects number be as by AIT systematic observation to the figure with scratch As quantity determines.Result is shown in Table 4.
Table 4
Compositions Additive Aluminum removes speed (angstrom min) Depression (angstrom) Total scratch defects number
4A (compares) Polycarboxylic acids 1900 44 2500
4B (contrasts) Calsoft LAS99 1900 67 2500
4C (invents) DowfaxTM8390 2300 66 32
Obvious, containing alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant by the result as shown in table 4 (DowfaxTM8390) present composition 4C as additive demonstrate with containing polycarboxylic acids as adding Add reference composition 4A of agent and containing C12-C16Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) (Calsoft LAS99) conduct About the 1.3% of total scratch defects number that compositions 4B of additive is compared.

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1. the method chemically-mechanicapolish polishing base material, the method includes:
I () provides the base material comprising at least one aluminium lamination;
(ii) polishing pad is provided;
(iii) providing polishing composition, it comprises:
A alpha aluminium oxide particle that () is coated with copolymer, this copolymer comprises at least one sulfonate radical list Body and selected from carboxylate radical monomer, phosphonate radical monomer and at least one monomer of phosphate radical monomer;
B () is for the chelating agent of aluminum;
(c) alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant;And
(d) water;
(iv) surface of this base material is contacted with this polishing pad and this polishing composition;And
V () abrades at least some of of the described surface of this base material, to remove extremely from the described surface of this base material Fewer aluminum and the described surface of this base material of polishing,
Wherein the pH value of this polishing composition is 1 to 6, and the α-oxygen of wherein said copolymer cladding Changing alumina particles is colloid-stabilised in this polishing composition.
2. the process of claim 1 wherein that this copolymer comprises at least one sulfonate radical monomer and at least one Plant the combination of carboxylate radical monomer.
3. the method for claim 2, at least one of which carboxylate radical monomer comprises at least one propylene acid group Monomer.
4. the process of claim 1 wherein that this includes organic carboxyl acid for the chelating agent of aluminum.
5. the method for claim 4, wherein this organic carboxyl acid is selected from: malonic acid, phthalic acid, breast Acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, malic acid, glycolic, maleic acid, and combinations thereof.
6. the process of claim 1 wherein that this polishing composition comprises the examination aoxidizing aluminum further Agent.
7. the method for claim 6, wherein this reagent aoxidizing aluminum is selected from: hydrogen peroxide, have Machine peroxy acid, persulfate, nitrate, periodate, perbromate, bromate, iron salt and Combination.
8. the process of claim 1 wherein that this base material comprises at least one further selected from following layer: Tungsten, titanium, titanium nitride, tantalum and tantalum nitride.
9. the method chemically-mechanicapolish polishing base material, the method includes:
I () provides the base material comprising at least one aluminium lamination;
(ii) polishing pad is provided;
(iii) providing polishing composition, it comprises:
A () grinding agent, wherein this grinding agent has negative zeta potential in being included in this polishing composition Granule;
B () is for the chelating agent of aluminum;
(c) at least one alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant;And
(d) water;
(iv) surface of this base material is contacted with this polishing pad and this polishing composition;And
V () abrades at least some of of the described surface of this base material, to remove extremely from the described surface of this base material Fewer aluminum and the described surface of this base material of polishing,
Wherein the pH value of this polishing composition is 1 to 6, and wherein said grinding agent combines in this polishing Thing is colloid-stabilised.
10. the method for claim 9, wherein this grinding agent is selected from: wet silica, pyrolysis dioxy SiClx and through surface coated Alpha-alumina.
The method of 11. claim 9, wherein this chelating agent being used for aluminum includes organic carboxyl acid.
The method of 12. claim 11, wherein this organic carboxyl acid is selected from: malonic acid, phthalic acid, Lactic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, malic acid, glycolic, maleic acid and group thereof Close.
The method of 13. claim 9, wherein this polishing composition comprises further and to aoxidize aluminum Reagent.
The method of 14. claim 13, wherein this reagent aoxidizing aluminum is selected from: hydrogen peroxide, Organic peroxide acid, persulfate, nitrate, periodate, perbromate, bromate, iron salt and A combination thereof.
15. 1 kinds of chemical-mechanical polishing compositions, it comprises:
A alpha aluminium oxide particle that () is coated with copolymer, this copolymer is selected from polyacrylic acid-co-poly propylene Acylamino--2-methyl propane sulfonic acid, polyacrylic acid-co-poly styrene sulfonic acid and PVPA-copolymerization -poly-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid;
(b) organic carboxyl acid;
(c) alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant;And
(d) water;
Wherein the pH value of this polishing composition is 2 to 4, wherein the most contained (the X of this polishing composition2)n-L Compound, wherein X2Represent tetrazolium, 1,2,4-triazoles, 1,2,3-triazoles or benzotriazole, and wherein L represents has the linking group of 2 or higher quantivalences, its comprise selected from urea groups, ghiourea group, amide groups, Ester group, sulfoamido, sulfonylurea base, hydroxyl, carbamate groups, ether, amino, carboxyl, sulphur At least one group of acidic group and heterocyclic group, and n is the integer of two or more, and wherein said with altogether The alpha aluminium oxide particle of polymers cladding is colloid-stabilised in this polishing composition.
The compositions of 16. claim 15, wherein this copolymer comprises 50 moles of % to 90 mole of %'s The sulfonate radical monomer of propylene acylate monomers and 10 moles of % to 50 mole of %.
The compositions of 17. claim 15, wherein said composition comprises further and to aoxidize metal Reagent.
18. 1 kinds of chemical-mechanical polishing compositions, it comprises:
A () grinding agent, wherein this grinding agent has the granule of negative zeta potential in being included in this polishing composition;
(b) organic carboxyl acid;
(c) at least one alkyl diphenyl ether disulfonate surfactant;And
(d) water;
Wherein, the pH value of this polishing composition is 2 to 4, and described grinding agent is in this polishing composition It is colloid-stabilised, and the most contained (X of this polishing composition2)nThe compound of-L, wherein X2Represent four Azoles, 1,2,4-triazoles, 1,2,3-triazoles or benzotriazole, and wherein L representative has 2 or higher chemical combination The linking group of valency, it comprises selected from urea groups, ghiourea group, amide groups, ester group, sulfoamido, sulfonylurea Base, hydroxyl, carbamate groups, ether, amino, carboxyl, sulfonic group and heterocyclic group are at least A kind of group, and n is the integer of two or more.
The compositions of 19. claim 18, wherein this grinding agent be non-modified wet silica, Or use the wet silica that anionic functional group is modified.
The compositions of 20. claim 18, wherein this grinding agent comprises the alpha-oxidation by copolymer cladding Alumina particles, this copolymer is substantially by least one sulfonate radical monomer and at least one propylene acylate monomers group Become.
The compositions of 21. claim 18, wherein this organic carboxyl acid is selected from: malonic acid, phthalic acid, Lactic acid, tartaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, malic acid, glycolic, maleic acid and group thereof Close.
The compositions of 22. claim 18, wherein this polishing composition comprises further and aoxidizes aluminum Reagent.
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