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KR20170009385A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a natural source-based cleaning agent composition for solar wafers, wherein the natural source-based cleaning agent composition for solar wafers comprises: a natural source-based non-ionic surfactant and an auxiliary surfactant; a sugar-based additive; one or more compounds selected among inorganic alkalis, organic alkalis and mixtures thereof; and water. According to the present invention, the natural source-based cleaning agent composition for solar wafers: has excellent cleaning power against solar wafer surface contamination; has the ability to inhibit the reattachment of the contaminants to the surface; does not generate stains such as dark spots after a cleaning process of the solar wafers; does not interfere with post-processing; and is highly safe to the human body and the environment.

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[0001] NATURAL SOURCE BASED CLEANING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR SOLAR WAFER [0002]

The present invention relates to a natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition, which has excellent detergency against sunlight contamination of a solar photovoltaic wafer and re-adhesion of a contamination source, There is no occurrence of stain, it does not affect the post-process, and it is excellent in human safety and environmental safety.

Due to the regulation of CO 2 emissions to prevent global warming, many petroleum-based chemical materials, materials and products are being converted into substances with low CO 2 emissions such as renewable resources.

Therefore, the use of vegetable and natural raw materials without using petrochemical raw materials is in accordance with domestic and foreign environmental policies regulating CO 2 emissions and total-VOC emissions.

In addition, by solving the contamination defect problem such as dark spot frequently occurred in the production process of silicon wafers with wafer cleaner having superior cleaning power, it is possible to reduce the defective rate of wafers and increase the productivity of wafers by increasing the productivity of wafers.

The wafer can be obtained by cutting a silicon ingot. The ingot is obtained by growing silicon crystals. When the growth process is completed and the silicon ingot is completed, a cutting process is performed to obtain a wafer. After the ingot is cut, it is necessary to carry out a cleaning process to remove the cutting oil and slurry generated in the cutting process.

The pollutants can be largely divided into organic matter and inorganic matter. The organic matter is mostly the cooling agent used in the sawing process and the residual pollution source generated in the cleaning process. The inorganic matter is generated by the abrasive (eg SiC) Polysilicon flakes are dominant, and metals (zinc, iron, copper, etc.) away from the wire and carbon and silicon are also present.

Since the electrical characteristics of the solar photovoltaic wafer are significantly affected by the impurities, the surface of the solar photovoltaic wafer is sufficiently cleaned before each step to remove contamination by impurities. As industrial means thereof, many methods have been proposed in which a treatment solution containing an alkali as a main component or a treatment solution containing an alkaline surfactant, a hydrophilic solvent, hydrogen peroxide solution, and the like is added.

For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2010-0062096 (Jun. 10, 2010) discloses that a wafer cleaner composition composed of a glycol ether compound, an alcohol compound and a surfactant is effective in removing contaminants. However, in the case of glycol compounds, the possibility of re-contamination is very low due to the low emulsification and dispersing power of cutting pollutants after the cleaning is completed. In the case of alcoholol compounds, when the cleaning process temperature is 50 ° C or higher, It may be difficult to repeatedly use the cleaning agent in the process. In addition, since most of the constituents used in the conventional composition are derived from petroleum, they are very disadvantageous in terms of human safety and biodegradability.

In the case of Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0018521 (published on Mar. 23, 2014), a wafer cleaner composition composed of an acrylic copolymer, an amine compound, an inorganic base and an organic base is used for the slurry It is described that the dirt on the surface of the wafer, in particular, the dirt generated by sticking to the surface of the wafer due to the heat generated during the slurry cutting and the process environment, is excellent. However, in the case of the acrylic copolymer, the dispersibility of the slurry source is excellent, but the wettability and penetration of the wafer surface is low, so that the cleaning of the contamination source of the cutting oil and the wafer pieces is not effective in a process in which the distance between the wafer and the wafer is small. In addition, amine compounds are highly toxic to humans and disadvantageous to environmental safety, so it is recommended that they are not used as much as possible.

In the case of WO 2011/154875 A1 (Dec. 15, 2011 international publication), modification of the surface of a silicon substrate to be etched and oxidized by a silicon substrate cleaning composition composed of quaternary ammonium hydroxide, a sulfa anion salt and a phosphoric acid anion salt, It is described as effective for removal of the inert layer produced by doping and glass being silicate, removal of porous silicon produced by wet edge separation, and / or removal of sculpture that repopulates the silicon substrate surface. However, sulfide-based anion salts and phosphate-based anion salts are very bubbles and have low sphericity, resulting in problems in the wastewater treatment process after the process, and the biodegradation is also not favorable, so significant improvement is required to meet the rigorous demand of the present process .

In WO 2004/053045 A1 (international publication 2004, 26 24), a detergent composition consisting of quaternary ammonium hydroxide, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide straight chain or branched alkyl ethers has excellent both degreasing performance and particle removal performance of the wafer surface And also that the etching on the wafer is well controlled. However, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide straight chain or branched alkyl ethers are low in solubility at a high concentration of quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and there is a restriction to add a phase stabilizer. In addition, since ethylene oxide-propylene oxide alone or a branched chain alkyl ether alone is difficult to secure a sufficient dispersing power against a contaminant source of slurry, there is a high risk of reattaching after cleaning, so that occurrence of defective wafers after cleaning may be increased.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0062096 (published on Jun. 10, 2010) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0018521 (published on February 13, 2014) WO 2011/154875 A1 (International Dec. 15, 2011) WO 2004/053045 A1 (International Publication on Apr. 26, 2004)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a solar wafer cleaner composition having excellent cleaning power against flame contamination of a solar wafer, that is, an abrasive (SiC), cutting oil, a metal,

It is another object of the present invention to provide a solar wafer cleaner composition having an anti-reattaching ability against a contamination source in a cleaning process on the surface of a solar wafer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a solar wafer cleaner composition which is excellent in detergency such as dark spots on the wafer surface after the cleaning process of the solar wafer.

The present invention also provides a solar wafer cleaner composition that does not affect the post-cleaning process of the photovoltaic wafer, i.e., the wafer surface texturing process.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a solar wafer cleaner composition having excellent human safety and environmental safety using a natural raw material.

A natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention comprises: (a) a nonionic surfactant derived from natural origin represented by the following formula (1); (b) a naturally occurring cosurfactant represented by the following formula (2); (c) a glycol additive; (d) at least one compound selected from inorganic bases, organic bases or mixtures thereof; And (e) water.

[Chemical Formula 1]

Figure pat00001

(Wherein R 1 represents a plant oil, a fatty acid having a hydroxyl group (OH), a fatty alcohol derived from a vegetable oil, EO represents an oxyethylene group, PO And x and y each independently represent an integer of 0 to 50, and the addition of EO, PO, or EO and PO from R 1 proceeds from a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group (-COOH).

(2)

Figure pat00002
or,
Figure pat00003
or,
Figure pat00004
And
Figure pat00005

(Wherein R 2 represents hydrogen (H) or a methyl group (-CH 3 ).)

The above-mentioned (c) glycol additive contained in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention may be a compound represented by the following general formula (3).

(3)

Figure pat00006

Wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (-H), an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, a benzyl group or an alkylbenzyl group ( represents an alkyl benzyl group), n is an integer of from 1 to 100, R 4 denotes a hydroxyl group (-OH), or -CH 2 oR 5, R 5 is hydrogen (-H), an ethyl group (-CH 2 CH 3), hydroxyethyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 OH), hydroxy-ethoxy-hydroxyethyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OH), propyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 CH 3) , isopropyl group (-CH (CH 3) 2) , 2- hydroxy-Pro-2-hydroxy-propyl (-CH 2 CH (OCH 2 CH (OH) CH 3) CH 3), carboxy group (-CH 2 COOH) , Or a sodium carboxymethyl group (-CH 2 COONa).

The inorganic base contained in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention may be selected from the group consisting of potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium silicate, potassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, potassium pyrophosphate, sodium pyrophosphate and ammonium sulfate At least one inorganic base; Examples of the organic base include tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate, potassium ethylenediamine tetraacetate, sodium glutamate, sodium diacetate, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid sodium salt , And diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid potassium salt.

The naturally occurring nonionic surfactant represented by the above formula (1) used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention is used in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 20% by weight, May be included in the range of 0.1 to 10% by weight.

The naturally occurring cosurfactant represented by the above formula (2) used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention is used in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 20% by weight, 0.1 to 10% by weight.

The sugar additive represented by the general formula (3) used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention is added in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 20% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight ≪ / RTI >

The inorganic base used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention may be contained in the range of 0.001 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the total amount of the detergent composition .

The organic base used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention may be contained in an amount of 0.001 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 5% by weight, based on the whole amount of the detergent composition .

The natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention has excellent detergency against flame contamination of a solar wafer, that is, abrasive (SiC), cutting oil, metals, etc., The present invention relates to a process for cleaning a wafer surface after a cleaning process of a photovoltaic wafer, that is, a cleaning process of a wafer surface, It does not affect the process and has the advantages of excellent human safety and environmental safety because it uses natural raw materials.

FIGS. 1A to 1D are photographs of a wire-sawing mono-solar wafer obtained by observing the cleaning power of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 with an image analyzer (x100).
FIGS. 2A to 2D are photographs of a wire-sawing mono-solar wafer obtained by observing the cleaning power of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 with a phase contrast microscope (x400).
FIGS. 3A to 3D are photographs respectively showing observations of cleaning powers of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 for a slurry-growing mono-solar wafer with an image analyzer (x100).
FIGS. 4A to 4D are photographs showing the evaluation of detergency of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 for a slurry-growing mono-solar wafer, respectively, with a phase contrast microscope (x400).
5A to 5D are photographs respectively showing observations of cleaning powers of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 with respect to a slurry-sawing multi-solar wafer with an image analyzer (x100).
6A to 6D are photographs showing the evaluation of cleaning performance of the slurry multi-solar wafers of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 with a phase contrast microscope (x400).
7A and 7B are front and rear photographs of the multi-solar wafer before cleaning and after cleaning with the cleaning agent of Example 1, respectively.
8A-8D are electron micrographs at different magnifications for the surface of the solar wafer before cleaning, respectively.
9 is an EDX analysis chart for the surface of a solar wafer before cleaning.
10A to 10D are electron micrographs at different magnifications on the surface of the solar wafer after cleaning with the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5, respectively.
11 is an EDX analysis chart of the surface of the solar wafer after cleaning with the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5. Fig.
12A to 12D are electron micrographs at different magnifications on the surface of the solar wafer after cleaning with the cleaning agent of Example 1. Fig.
13 is an EDX analysis chart of the surface of a solar wafer after cleaning with the cleaning agent of Example 1. Fig.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

A natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention comprises: (a) a nonionic surfactant derived from natural origin represented by the following formula (1); (b) a naturally occurring cosurfactant represented by the following formula (2); (c) a glycol additive; (d) at least one compound selected from inorganic bases, organic bases or mixtures thereof; And (e) water.

[Chemical Formula 1]

Figure pat00007

(Wherein R 1 represents a plant oil, a fatty acid having a hydroxyl group (OH), a fatty alcohol derived from a vegetable oil, EO represents an oxyethylene group, PO And x and y each independently represent an integer of 0 to 50, and the addition of EO, PO, or EO and PO from R 1 proceeds from a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group (-COOH).

(2)

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or,
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or,
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And
Figure pat00011

(Wherein R 2 represents hydrogen (H) or a methyl group (-CH 3 ).)

The naturally occurring nonionic surfactant represented by the above formula (1) used in the photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition of the present invention has excellent degreasing performance and particle removal performance on the wafer surface, Thereby preventing the contamination source from reattaching.

The naturally occurring nonionic surfactant represented by the formula (1) may be contained in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 20% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the whole amount of the detergent composition.

The naturally occurring cosurfactant represented by the above formula (2) used in the photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition of the present invention is excellent in solubility in an oil pollution source such as cutting oil and is a natural nonionic surfactant represented by the above formula When they disperse pollutants, they work together to form stable micelles, which increases pollutant dispersion.

The naturally occurring cosurfactant represented by Formula 2 may be contained in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 20% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight based on the whole amount of the detergent composition.

The above-mentioned (c) glycol additive contained in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention is a compound represented by the following formula (3).

(3)

Figure pat00012

Wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (-H), an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, a benzyl group or an alkylbenzyl group ( represents an alkyl benzyl group), n is an integer of from 1 to 100, R 4 denotes a hydroxyl group (-OH), or -CH 2 oR 5, R 5 is hydrogen (-H), an ethyl group (-CH 2 CH 3), hydroxyethyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 OH), hydroxy-ethoxy-hydroxyethyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OH), propyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 CH 3) , isopropyl group (-CH (CH 3) 2) , 2- hydroxy-Pro-2-hydroxy-propyl (-CH 2 CH (OCH 2 CH (OH) CH 3) CH 3), carboxy group (-CH 2 COOH) , Or a sodium carboxymethyl group (-CH 2 COONa).

In the present invention, the natural-derived sugar additive represented by Formula 3 increases the chelating effect on metal contaminants generated during wafer cleaning and the dispersing power against particle contamination. In addition, phase stability can be imparted at a high pH concentration, and wafer cleaning agent of high concentration can be produced.

The sugar additive represented by the general formula (3) used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention is added in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 20% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight ≪ / RTI >

The inorganic base contained in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention may be selected from the group consisting of potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium silicate, potassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, potassium pyrophosphate, sodium pyrophosphate and ammonium sulfate At least one inorganic base.

The inorganic base used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention may be contained in the range of 0.001 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the total amount of the detergent composition .

As the organic base contained in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to the present invention, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, ethylenediaminetetraacetate sodium salt, ethylenediaminetetraacetate potassium salt, sodium glutamate salt , Diacetic acid sodium salt, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid sodium salt, and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid potassium salt.

The organic base used in the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention may be contained in an amount of 0.001 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 5% by weight, based on the whole amount of the detergent composition .

In the present invention, the inorganic base and the organic base provide an etching effect on a contamination source attached to the surface of the wafer, in particular, a metal contamination source, thereby removing or preventing stains on the wafer surface, sealing the metal ions in the contamination source, prevent.

In addition, the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition of the present invention may further include conventional additives in addition to the above-described components. These additives are components commonly used in the field of detergent manufacturing, and the present invention does not limit the selection of these additives. These additives can improve the cleaning performance, dispersibility, penetration and wettability, which are the main performance of the cleaning, as an auxiliary role, and can function as prevention of reattachment and sealing of metal ions.

These additives may be at least one selected from the group consisting of citric acid, salicylic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, sorbitol, etc., derived from natural sources, considering that the feature of the present invention is a natural detergent.

The additive may be added in the range of 0.001 to 10% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 5% by weight, more preferably 0.1 to 3% by weight in the photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition of the present invention. However, The blending amount can be changed accordingly.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition of the present invention exhibits excellent cleaning effect at room temperature and exhibits excellent cleaning power under heating.

The photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition of the present invention can be applied to various cleaning processes such as simple deposition, ultrasonic, spray, vibration, bubbling cleaning. Further, it can be applied to optimum cleaning conditions by adjusting cleaning time, cleaning temperature, rinsing time, rinsing temperature, drying time, drying temperature, drying conditions and the like.

Further, the solar photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition of the present invention exhibits excellent cleaning power for cleaning precision parts requiring high cleanliness such as semiconductor wafers, sapphire wafers, various kinds of electronics related glass substrates, prisms and lenses, in addition to solar wafer cleaning.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by way of Examples, Comparative Examples and Experimental Examples, but it is not intended to limit the present invention, but merely to illustrate the present invention.

Examples and Comparative Examples

1. Preparation of contaminated water and pollutants

In the case of cleaned materials, solar mono silicon wafers (LG Siltron, Korea) and photovoltaic multi-silicon wafers (Inrisa, China) were supplied from solar wafer manufacturers and used as cleaning materials. In case of contamination source, contamination source of wafer slurry used in ingot cutting availability of domestic company A was obtained and used as a pollution source. The object to be cleaned was used as a test specimen after drying for 25 to 24 hours after application of the contaminant source.

2. Preparation of wafer cleaner composition

Composition Component (% by weight) Example
One
Example
2
Example
3
Example
4
Example
5
Surfactants R 1 -O- (EO) X (PO) Y H 1) 2 2 3 R 1 -O- (EO) X (PO) Y H 2) 2 2 assistant
Surfactants
solketal 3) One One 1.5
glycerol formal 4) One One Sugar additive CMC 5) 0.5 0.5 One HEC 6) 0.5 0.5 alkyl polyglucoside 7) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 One sodium gluconate 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 One Alkali builder NaOH 5 5 KOH 5 5 TMAH 8) 5 water 90.5 90.5 90.5 90.5 87.5 Sum 100 100 100 100 100

Composition Component (% by weight) Example
6
Example
7
Example
8
Example
9
Example
10
Surfactants R 1 -O- (EO) X (PO) Y H 1) 3 2 3 2 3 R 1 -O- (EO) X (PO) Y H 2) One One assistant
Surfactants
solketal 3) 1.5 1.5 1.5
glycerol formal 4) 1.5 1.5 Sugar additive CMC 5) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 HEC 6) 0.5 0.5 alkyl polyglucoside 7) One One One One One sodium gluconate 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Alkali builder NaOH 10 10 KOH 10 10 TMAH 8) 10 water 83.5 83 83.5 83.5 83.5 Sum 100 100 100 100 100

1) a natural oil containing X = 15 to 30, Y = 1 to 5 and R1 = hydroxyl group in R 1 -O- (EO) X (PO) Y H of formula

2) the general formula (I) of R 1 -O- (EO) X ( PO) from the Y H X = 5 ~ 15, Y = 1 ~ 5, R1 = nature fatty acid (fatty acid)

3) Solketal: A compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R < 2 >

Figure pat00013

4) glycerol formal: a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R < 2 > is hydrogen

Figure pat00014

5) In the formula (3), CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) is R 3 = -H, R 4 = -CH 2 OR 5 , R 5 = sodium carboxymethyl group (-CH 2 COONa), and n = 10-20.

(6) In the formula (3), alkyl polyglucoside is a compound wherein R 3 is a straight chain alkyl group having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, R 4 is a hydroxyl group (-OH), and n is 1 to 2.

7) TMAH = tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide

Composition Component (% by weight) Comparative Example
One
Comparative Example
2
Comparative Example
3
Comparative Example
4
Comparative Example
5
Surfactants R 1 -O- (EO) X (PO) Y H 1) 4 4 R 1 -O- (EO) X (PO) Y H 2) 4 NP-9 8) 4 assistant
Surfactants
solketal 3) 4 2
glycerol formal 4) 2 BDG 9) 2 additive CMC 5) 0.5 0.5 HEC 6) 0.5 alkyl polyglucoside 7) One One One sodium gluconate 0.5 0.5 0.5 Acrylic acid polymer 10) 0.5 Alkali builder NaOH 10 KOH 10 10 TMAH 8) 10 water 84 84 84 92 83.5 Sum 100 100 100 100 100

8) NP-9 = nonyl phenol ethoxylate (9 moles) (derived from petroleum)

9) BDG = butyl diglycol (derived from petroleum)

10) Acrylic acid polymer = poly acrylic acid (repeating unit of acrylic acid, average molecular weight 4,500)

3. Evaluation of cleaning power (cleansing property, rinsing property and anti-redeposition ability) of the wafer cleaner composition

Table 4 below shows the cleaning process for evaluating the cleaning performance of the silicon wafer, the cleaning agent concentration, the cleaning temperature, the cleaning condition, the rinsing temperature, the rinsing condition, the drying temperature and the drying condition.

1 set of cleaning Cleaning 2 sets 1 rinse 2 rinses dry Temperature: 50 degrees
Time: 3 minutes
Concentration: 25 times dilution
Ultrasound: 40kHz
Temperature: 50 degrees
Time: 3 minutes
Concentration: 25 times dilution
Ultrasound: 40kHz
Temperature: Normal temperature
Time: 3 minutes
Time
Spray rinse
Temperature: Normal temperature
Time: 3 minutes
Distilled water
Dipping rinse
Heat Dry
Temperature: 80 degrees
Time: 3 minutes

The performance evaluation of the above wafer cleaner compositions was carried out according to the following stability, cleaning and foaming performance criteria in Table 5 below.

Phase stability Stability: single phase clear liquid
Instability: phase separation or opaque liquid
Cleaning power Raw water: no contamination residues and stains on the wafer surface.
Typical: There is no contamination residue on the wafer surface, but there is staining.
Poor: Contaminant residues and stains on the wafer surface.
Bubble cast Right: The bubble completely disappears within 5 minutes
Typical: bubble disappears within 10 minutes
Poor: air bubbles remain after 10 minutes

The performance of the evaluation items for the wafer cleaner compositions of the examples and comparative examples in the above cleaning process is shown in Tables 6, 7 and 8 below.

Evaluation items Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 Phase stability stability stability stability stability stability Cleaning power Great Great Great Great Great Bubble cast Great Great Great Great Great

Evaluation items Example 6 Example 7 Example 8 Example 9 Example 10 Phase stability stability stability stability stability stability Cleaning power Great Great Great Great Great Bubble cast Great Great Great Great Great

Evaluation items Comparative Example 1 Comparative Example 2 Comparative Example 3 Comparative Example 4 Comparative Example 5 Phase stability stability Instability Instability usually Instability Cleaning power usually Poor Poor usually Poor Bubble cast Great Great Great Great Poor

4. Cleaning performance (cleaning property, rinsing property and anti-redeposition ability) of wafer cleaning composition after surface evaluation

Next, using the wafer cleaner compositions of Example 1, Example 2, Comparative Example 4, and Comparative Example 5, the surface of the wafer specimen after cleaning in the cleaning process was observed with an image analyzer and a phase contrast microscope, The residue was observed.

1) Evaluation of cleaning power (cleanability and rinsing) for wire-sawing mono-solar wafers

1-1) Observation of the washed specimen Image Analyzer (100 times) Observation: There was no wafer surface residue after cleaning according to Example 1 and Example 2, but a spot on the wafer surface after cleaning according to Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5, And residues remained.

(Cleaning agent of Example 1), Fig. 1B (cleaning agent of Example 2), Fig. 1C (cleaning agent of Comparative Example 4), and cleaning agent of wire-sawing mono-solar wafer were observed with an image analyzer ) And FIG. 1D (the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5), respectively.

1-2) Cleaning Sample Phase Contrast Microscope (400X) Observation: There was no wafer surface residue after cleaning according to Examples 1 and 2, but after cleaning according to Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5, ) And residues remained.

The results are shown in FIG. 2A (cleaning agent of Example 1), FIG. 2B (cleaning agent of Example 2), and FIG. 2C (cleaning agent of Comparative Example 4), and the cleaning power of the wire-sawing mono-solar wafer was observed with a phase difference microscope ) And FIG. 2d (the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5), respectively.

2) Evaluation of cleaning power (cleaning and rinsing) for slurry-fired mono-solar wafers

2-1) Observation of a washed specimen Image Analyzer (100 times) Observation: There was no wafer surface residue after cleaning according to Examples 1 and 2. However, after cleaning according to Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5, And residues remained.

(Cleaning agent of Example 1), Fig. 3B (cleaning agent of Example 2), Fig. 3C (cleaning agent of Comparative Example 4), cleaning agent for the slurry sawing mono-solar wafer was observed with an image analyzer ) And Fig. 3d (cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5), respectively.

2-2) Cleaning Sample Phase Contrast Microscope (400X) Observation: There was no wafer surface residue after cleaning according to Examples 1 and 2. However, after cleaning according to Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5, ) And residues remained.

4A (cleaning agent of Example 1), FIG. 4B (cleaning agent of Example 2), FIG. 4C (cleaning agent of Comparative Example 4), and cleaning agent for a slurry-growing mono-solar wafer were observed with a phase difference microscope ) And FIG. 4D (the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5), respectively.

3) Evaluation of cleaning power (cleansing and rinsing) for slurry sawing multi-solar wafers

3-1) Observation of the washed specimen Image Analyzer (100 times): There was no wafer surface residue after cleaning according to Examples 1 and 2. However, after cleaning according to Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5, And residues remained.

5A (the cleaning agent of Example 1), FIG. 5B (the cleaning agent of Example 2), and FIG. 5C (the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 4), and the cleaning agent for the slurry-forming multi- ) And FIG. 5D (the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5), respectively.

3-2) Cleaning Sample Phase Contrast Microscope (400X) Observation: There was no wafer surface residue after cleaning according to Examples 1 and 2. However, after cleaning according to Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5, ) And residues remained.

6A (the cleaning agent of Example 1), FIG. 6B (the cleaning agent of Example 2), and FIG. 6C (the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 4), and the cleaning power of the slurry- ) And FIG. 6D (the cleaning agent of Comparative Example 5), respectively.

5. Surface observation of the surface of wafer after cleaning according to Example 1 and Comparative Example 5 by electron microscope and EDX before cleaning of multi-solar wafer

The following results were obtained by observing the surfaces of the wafers before and after cleaning of the contaminated multi-solar wafers with the electron microscope and the EDX. Figs. 7A and 7B show photographs before cleaning the multi-solar wafer and after cleaning according to the first embodiment, respectively.

1) Analysis of contamination source by electron microscope and EDX on the surface of multi-solar wafer before cleaning

1-1) Next, the surface of the solar wafer was observed using an electron microscope before cleaning. The surface of the solar wafer mainly consists of contamination sources such as wafer ring processing slurry and cutting oil.

8A to 8D are electron microscopic photographs of x200, x1,000, x5,000, and x10,000 magnification, respectively.

1-2) Next, the surface of the solar wafer was observed before cleaning using EDX. Carbon and oxygen are mainly derived from diethylene glycol (DEG) and proplyene glycol (PG), which are the coolant components used in wafer processing. The iron (Fe) component is a source of contamination caused by the high-temperature cutting of the wire-sawing process of the solar wafer. When the wafer is not cleaned properly, the Fe component adsorbs on the wafer surface and remains as a block spot after drying .

Element Weight% C 38.42 O 18.17 Si 42.3 Fe 1.11 Totals 100

An EDX analysis chart for the above results is shown in Fig.

2) Analysis of contamination source by electron microscope and EDX on the surface of multi-solar wafer after cleaning according to Comparative Example 5

2-1) Next, the surface of the multi-solar wafer was observed after cleaning according to Comparative Example 5 using an electron microscope. The surface of the solar wafer remained contamination sources and unevenness such as machining slurry and cutting oil.

The results are shown in Figs. 10a to 10d, which are electron micrographs x200, x1,000, x5,000, and x10,000 magnification, respectively.

2-2) Next, the surface of the multi-solar wafer was observed after cleaning according to Comparative Example 5 using EDX. Carbon and oxygen content remained in the slurry contamination source, and iron (Fe) contamination generated by hot cutting in the wire-sawing process of the solar wafer remained.

Element Weight% C 4.46 O 4.24 Si 25.03 Cr 7.23 Fe 59.04 Totals 100

An EDX analysis chart for the above results is shown in Fig.

3) Analysis of contamination source by electron microscope and EDX on the surface of multi-solar wafer after cleaning according to Example 1

3-1) Next, the surface of the multi-solar wafer was observed after cleaning according to Example 1 using an electron microscope. The surface of the solar wafer was free of contaminant residues and unevenness such as processing slurry and cutting oil.

The results are shown in Figs. 12A to 12D, which are electron micrographs x200, x1,000, x5,000, and x10,000 magnification, respectively.

3-2) Next, the surface of the multi-solar wafer was observed after cleaning according to Example 1 using EDX. There was no carbon and oxygen content in the slurry contamination source from the cutting oil residue, and the iron (Fe) contamination generated by the hot cutting in the wire-sawing process of the solar wafer remained.

Element Weight% C 0 O 0 Si 100 Fe 0 Totals 100

An EDX analysis chart for the above results is shown in Fig.

Test example: Evaluation of biodegradability

The biodegradability of the detergent compositions of Examples 1 and 2 was evaluated by measuring the percentage of dissolved organic matter (%) by KS M 2714, which was more than the expected value, and the results are shown in Tables 39 and 40, respectively.

Name of sample DOC Removal (%) 0 days 7 days 14 days 21st 28th Blank - - - - - Aniline 0.0 92.2 94.5 95.7 92.3 PK 750 0.0 79.5 95.8 96.3 97.6

Name of sample DOC Removal (%) 0 days 7 days 14 days 21st 28th Blank - - - - - Aniline 0.0 92.2 94.5 95.7 92.3 PK 750 0.0 81.3 94.9 95.8 96.7

As a result, the compositions of Examples 1 to 10 as the wafer cleaner compositions of the present invention all showed excellent phase stability, cleaning power, defoaming property and biodegradability. As a result of observing the surfaces of the solar wafers of Example 1 and Example 2 after cleaning, it was confirmed that no contaminant residues remained, and it was confirmed that the biodegradability was also excellent.

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(a) a naturally occurring nonionic surfactant represented by the following formula (1); (b) a naturally occurring cosurfactant represented by the following formula (2); (c) a glycol additive; (d) at least one compound selected from inorganic bases, organic bases or mixtures thereof; And (e) water.
A natural solar wafer cleaner composition.
[Chemical Formula 1]
Figure pat00015

(Wherein R 1 represents a plant oil, a fatty acid having a hydroxyl group (OH), a fatty alcohol derived from a vegetable oil, EO represents an oxyethylene group, PO And x and y each independently represent an integer of 0 to 50, and the addition of EO, PO, or EO and PO from R 1 proceeds from a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group (-COOH).
(2)
Figure pat00016
or,
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or,
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And
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(Wherein R 2 represents hydrogen (H) or methyl (-CH 3 ).) (A) a naturally occurring nonionic surfactant represented by the following general formula (1); (b) a naturally occurring cosurfactant represented by the following formula (2); (c) a glycol additive; (d) at least one selected from inorganic bases, organic bases or mixtures thereof; And (e) water.
The natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to claim 1, wherein the glycol additive is a compound represented by the following formula (3).
(3)
Figure pat00020

Wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (-H), an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, a benzyl group or an alkylbenzyl group ( represents an alkyl benzyl group), n is an integer of from 1 to 100, R 4 denotes a hydroxyl group (-OH), or -CH 2 oR 5, R 5 is hydrogen (-H), an ethyl group (-CH 2 CH 3), hydroxyethyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 OH), hydroxy-ethoxy-hydroxyethyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OH), propyl group (-CH 2 CH 2 CH 3) , isopropyl group (-CH (CH 3) 2) , 2- hydroxy-Pro-2-hydroxy-propyl (-CH 2 CH (OCH 2 CH (OH) CH 3) CH 3), carboxy group (-CH 2 COOH) , Or a sodium carboxymethyl group (-CH 2 COONa).
The method according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic base is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium silicate, potassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, potassium pyrophosphate, sodium pyrophosphate and ammonium sulfate; The organic base may be selected from the group consisting of tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraethylammonium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate, potassium ethylenediamine tetraacetate, sodium glutamate, sodium diacetate, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid sodium salt , And potassium salt of diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid. The detergent composition of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the nonionic surfactant derived from natural materials represented by the general formula (1) is contained in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the detergent composition. The solar wafer cleaner composition according to claim 1, wherein the naturally occurring co-surfactant represented by the general formula (2) is contained in an amount of 0.001 to 30 wt% based on the total amount of the detergent composition. The photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition according to claim 2, wherein the sugar group additive represented by the general formula (3) is contained in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the detergent composition. The photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition according to claim 3, wherein the inorganic base is contained in an amount of 0.001 to 20 wt% based on the total amount of the detergent composition. The photovoltaic wafer cleaner composition according to claim 3, wherein the organic base is included in an amount of 0.001 to 20 wt% based on the total amount of the detergent composition. A method of cleaning a solar wafer using the natural sunlight wafer cleaner composition according to claim 1.
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