Effects of alumina and hydrogen peroxide on the chemical-mechanical polishing of aluminum in phosphoric acid base slurry

被引:37
作者
Kuo, HS [1 ]
Tsai, WT [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
关键词
chemical-mechanical polishing; aluminum; alumina; phosphoric acid; hydrogen peroxide; passivation;
D O I
10.1016/S0254-0584(00)00299-6
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The electrochemical behavior of aluminum in phosphoric acid base slurry was investigated under chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) condition. The effect of alumina and hydrogen peroxide concentration on the CMP metal removal rate was evaluated. The experimental results from potentiodynamic polarization curve measurements indicated that a particle content in the range of 1-15 wt.% greatly modified the electrochemical behavior by decreasing the corrosion potential and increasing the passive current density. The results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) examinations showed that the passivation behavior of Al in the testing slurry was affected by hydrogen peroxide. The CMP removal rate was also a strong function of hydrogen peroxide concentration in the phosphoric acid base slurry. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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