摘要 |
A method of CMP of a substrate surface includes providing a polishing pad having a polishing layer, that may be substantially free of abrasive particles, with a functional group chemically bonded (covalent or ionic) to the polishing layer. The functional group acts as an activator or catalyst for a compound of a polishing slurry to exhibit a higher material removal rate for removing selected portions of the surface of the substrate than exhibited in CMP of a substantially identical substrate in the presence of a substantially identical polishing slurry and a polishing pad wherein the substantially identical polishing layer does not have the functional group. The functional group may be derived from a compound comprising a polyamine, a polyelectrolyte, and/or an amino acid. A method of making the CMP pad and the CMP pad formed thereby is also disclosed.
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