Aiming at the environmental pollution of the polishing solution in chemical mechanical polishing, a single-crystal SiC chemical mechanical polishing method based on metal electrochemical corrosion is proposed. The Si surface of single-crystal SiC corrosion performance and wear performance of electrochemically corroded were investigated by corrosion experiments and wear experiments. By comparing the corrosion performance of Al, Cu, and Fe metals on the Si face in a Na2SO4 electrolyte solution, it was found that only Al can generate a noticeable corrosion layer. The EDS and XPS analyses of the Si face confirmed that the corrosion is due to the formation of the SiO2 layer. Frictional wear experiments were conducted to investigate the influence of solution composition on the wear behavior of Si face. Increasing the concentration of the Na2SO4 electrolyte solution resulted in higher wear, with a maximum wear value of 7.19 μm2 obtained in 1.00 mol/L Na2SO4 electrolyte solution. In an acidic corrosive solution, the Si face exhibited the highest material removal, with a wear value of 11.97 μm2 achieved at pH=3. The material removal mechanism of single-crystal SiC via metal electrochemical corrosion involved the corrosive reaction involving Al at the cathode, which generated a corrosion current, and the subsequent oxidation of the SiC surface at the anode, thereby forming a SiO2 oxide layer leading to material removal.
为了验证单晶SiC的Si面是否能与金属发生电化学腐蚀反应,选用Al、Cu、Fe的金属板(成分如表1所示)与Si面进行静态腐蚀实验(如图1所示). 使用砂纸打磨金属板表面去除氧化层,超声清洗后用高压空气吹干,用不导电的塑料夹具将金属板和单晶SiC的Si面固定接触.为对比腐蚀效果,金属板只与Si面部分接触,然后放入pH=7,质量分数为1%的Na2SO4电解质溶液中浸泡1 h.
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基金资助
国家自然科学基金资助项目(52175385)
National Natural ScienceFoundation of China(52175385)
广东省自然科学基金资助项目(2023A1515010923)
Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2023A1515010923)
攀登计划广东大学生科技创新战略专项(pdjh2023a0157)
Special Fund Project for Science and Technology Innovation Strategy in Guangdong Province(pdjh2023a0157)