Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experiments

Abstract The material loss caused by bubble collapse during the micro-nano bubbles auxiliary chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process cannot be ignored. In this study, the material removal mechanism of cavitation in the polishing process was investigated in detail. Based on the mixed lubrication...

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Main Authors: Lei Xu, Kihong Park, Hong Lei, Pengzhan Liu, Eungchul Kim, Yeongkwang Cho, Taesung Kim, Chuandong Chen
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Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0668-8
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author Lei Xu
Kihong Park
Hong Lei
Pengzhan Liu
Eungchul Kim
Yeongkwang Cho
Taesung Kim
Chuandong Chen
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Kihong Park
Hong Lei
Pengzhan Liu
Eungchul Kim
Yeongkwang Cho
Taesung Kim
Chuandong Chen
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description Abstract The material loss caused by bubble collapse during the micro-nano bubbles auxiliary chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process cannot be ignored. In this study, the material removal mechanism of cavitation in the polishing process was investigated in detail. Based on the mixed lubrication or thin film lubrication, bubble-wafer plastic deformation, spherical indentation theory, Johnson-Cook (J-C) constitutive model, and the assumption of periodic distribution of pad asperities, a new model suitable for micro-nano bubble auxiliary material removal in CMP was developed. The model integrates many parameters, including the reactant concentration, wafer hardness, polishing pad roughness, strain hardening, strain rate, micro-jet radius, and bubble radius. The model reflects the influence of active bubbles on material removal. A new and simple chemical reaction method was used to form a controllable number of micro-nano bubbles during the polishing process to assist in polishing silicon oxide wafers. The experimental results show that micro-nano bubbles can greatly increase the material removal rate (MRR) by about 400% and result in a lower surface roughness of 0.17 nm. The experimental results are consistent with the established model. In the process of verifying the model, a better understanding of the material removal mechanism involved in micro-nano bubbles in CMP was obtained.
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spelling doaj-art-8643f077f9bc4648adb74a5e848d7c3a2025-08-20T03:38:04ZengTsinghua University PressFriction2223-76902223-77042023-03-011191624164010.1007/s40544-022-0668-8Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experimentsLei Xu0Kihong Park1Hong Lei2Pengzhan Liu3Eungchul Kim4Yeongkwang Cho5Taesung Kim6Chuandong Chen7School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan UniversityBaotou Research Institute of Rare EarthsAbstract The material loss caused by bubble collapse during the micro-nano bubbles auxiliary chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process cannot be ignored. In this study, the material removal mechanism of cavitation in the polishing process was investigated in detail. Based on the mixed lubrication or thin film lubrication, bubble-wafer plastic deformation, spherical indentation theory, Johnson-Cook (J-C) constitutive model, and the assumption of periodic distribution of pad asperities, a new model suitable for micro-nano bubble auxiliary material removal in CMP was developed. The model integrates many parameters, including the reactant concentration, wafer hardness, polishing pad roughness, strain hardening, strain rate, micro-jet radius, and bubble radius. The model reflects the influence of active bubbles on material removal. A new and simple chemical reaction method was used to form a controllable number of micro-nano bubbles during the polishing process to assist in polishing silicon oxide wafers. The experimental results show that micro-nano bubbles can greatly increase the material removal rate (MRR) by about 400% and result in a lower surface roughness of 0.17 nm. The experimental results are consistent with the established model. In the process of verifying the model, a better understanding of the material removal mechanism involved in micro-nano bubbles in CMP was obtained.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0668-8micro-nano bubblesmixed lubricationmaterial removal mechanismchemical mechanical polishing (CMP)modeling
spellingShingle Lei Xu
Kihong Park
Hong Lei
Pengzhan Liu
Eungchul Kim
Yeongkwang Cho
Taesung Kim
Chuandong Chen
Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experiments
Friction
micro-nano bubbles
mixed lubrication
material removal mechanism
chemical mechanical polishing (CMP)
modeling
title Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experiments
title_full Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experiments
title_fullStr Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experiments
title_full_unstemmed Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experiments
title_short Chemically-induced active micro-nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing: Modeling and experiments
title_sort chemically induced active micro nano bubbles assisting chemical mechanical polishing modeling and experiments
topic micro-nano bubbles
mixed lubrication
material removal mechanism
chemical mechanical polishing (CMP)
modeling
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0668-8
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