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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Tokuyama Corporation, Yamaguchi, JP;
Kohei Saito, Yamaguchi, JP;
Tomoaki Sato, Yamaguchi, JP;
Yuki Kikkawa, Yamaguchi, JP;
Takafumi Shimoda, Yamaguchi, JP;
Takayuki Negishi, Yamaguchi, JP;
TOKUYAMA CORPORATION, Yamaguchi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention addresses the issue of providing a method for removing a transition metal oxide adhered to a transition metal film in a process for manufacturing a semiconductor element, and of providing a treatment liquid. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for treating a semiconductor of a transition metal, the method including, in a semiconductor formation process, a step of removing a transition metal oxide and a step of removing the transition metal. The present invention also provides a reducing agent-containing treatment liquid for a transition metal oxide, wherein the concentration of the reducing agent contained in the reducing agent-containing treatment liquid is 0.01 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less.