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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Stephen Bottiglieri, Northbridge, MA (US);
Nabil Nahas, Mougins, FR;
Douglas E. Ward, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Chun-Lung Kuan, Anaheim, CA (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A composition can comprise a carrier including a liquid and an abrasive particulate contained in the carrier, the abrasive particulate having, on average, at least 10 wt % cerium oxide in the abrasive particulate and a cerium 3+ ratio (Ce 3+/total cerium) of at least 0.1. In another embodiment, a slurry composition can comprise a liquid carrier comprising water, cerium oxide particles, and free silicate ions, wherein a material removal rate when polishing a silicon oxide wafer can be is increased by at least 3% in comparison to a slurry composition not including free silicate ions.