摘要
The conception of the soft layer during chemical mechanical polishing(CMP) was proposed for the first time. The soft layer was a reaction layer formed on the silicon surface; it was softer than the silicon substrate and its thickness was about several nanometers. The existence of the soft layer could increase the material volume removed by one particle and increase the material removal rate during CMP. At the same time, the soft layer could decrease the cutting depth of the abrasive particle so as to realize ductile grinding, and it is useful to decrease the roughness of the polished surface and to improve the polishing quality.
The conception of the soft layer during chemical mechanical polishing（CMP） was proposed for the first time. The soft layer was a reaction layer formed on the silicon surface; it was softer than the silicon substrate and its thickness was about several nanometers. The existence of the soft layer could increase the material volume removed by one particle and increase the material removal rate during CMP. At the same time, the soft layer could decrease the cutting depth of the abrasive particle so as to realize ductile grinding, and it is useful to decrease the roughness of the polished surface and to improve the polishing quality.
基金
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province ( BK2002010)
High-tech Project of Jiangsu Province(BG2004022)
