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Surface treatment method, method for producing semiconductor substrate including the surface treatment method, composition for surface treatment, and system for producing semiconductor substrate including the composition for surface treatment

US12249513B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 2022
Grant dateMar 11, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31053
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a means capable of sufficiently removing a residue containing inorganic oxide abrasive grains present on the surface of a polished object to be polished containing silicon nitride. One aspect of the present invention relates to a surface treatment method for reducing a residue containing inorganic oxide abrasive grains on a surface of a polished object to be polished containing silicon nitride using a composition for surface treatment, wherein the composition for surface treatment contains a zeta potential adjusting agent having a negatively charged functional group and having a viscosity of an aqueous solution having a concentration of 20% by mass at 25° C. of 10 mPa·s or more and a dispersing medium, and the surface treatment method includes controlling a zeta potential of the silicon nitride and a zeta potential of the inorganic oxide abrasive grains each to −30 mV or less using the composition for surface treatment.

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