Preparation of cobalt-doped colloidal silica abrasives and their chemical mechanical polishing performances on sapphire PROJECT TITLE :Preparation of cobalt-doped colloidal silica abrasives and their chemical mechanical polishing performances on sapphireABSTRACT:Cobalt (Co)-doped colloidal silica abrasives were synthesised by seed-induced growth method. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy was used to characterise the composition of the obtained abrasives. The morphology of the abrasives was measured by using scanning electron microscopy. The chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) performances of the Co-doped colloidal silica abrasives on sapphire substrates were investigated. Experiment results indicate that the Co-doped colloidal silica abrasives exhibit lower surface roughness and better material removal rate (MRR) than that of pure colloidal silica abrasive below the same testing conditions. Furthermore, the inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were additionally used to analyze the acting mechanism of the Co-doped colloidal silica in sapphire CMP. Analysis results show that cobalt aluminate appears once sharpening, implying the tribochemistry reaction happens throughout CMP. The chemical reaction between element cobalt and sapphire surface throughout CMP will promote the chemical impact in CMP and result in the increasing of MRR. Did you like this research project? To get this research project Guidelines, Training and Code... Click Here facebook twitter google+ linkedin stumble pinterest Analytical Model for Permanent Magnet Motor With Slotting Effect, Armature Reaction, and Ferromagnetic Material Property Parylene-Based Electrochemical-MEMS Force Sensor for Studies of Intracortical Probe Insertion Mechanics