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Transient Electrochemical Measurements During Copper Chemical Mechanical Polishing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Seung-Mahn Lee ,
Wonseop Choi ,
Valentin Craciun  and
Rajiv K. Singh
Seung-Mahn Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Particle Engineering Research CenterUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
Wonseop Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Particle Engineering Research CenterUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
Valentin Craciun
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Particle Engineering Research CenterUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
Rajiv K. Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Particle Engineering Research CenterUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Chronoamperometry was used to investigate the reaction/passivation kinetics and thickness of the chemically modified surface layer on the copper during chemical mechanical polishing (CMP). The result showed that the reaction/passivation kinetics and the thickness of the chemically modified surface layer are strongly dependent on the chemistry of CMP slurry in the chemical aspect of CMP and play critical keys in the selection of the chemistry and its concentration. BTA and H2O2 enhanced the passivation kinetics, resulting in thinner layer on the copper surface. In addition, the reaction kinetics increased as pH decreased.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 767: Symposium F – Chemical-Mechanical Planarization , 2003 , F2.9
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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