M. Takenaka et al., DETERMINATION OF ULTRATRACE SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND IRON IN PHOTORESISTBY GRAPHITE-FURNACE AAS AFTER SEVERAL SAMPLE TREATMENT PROCEDURES, Bunseki Kagaku, 42(5), 1993, pp. 71-75
Some analytical procedures were studied for the determination of ultra
trace concentrations of Na, K and Fe in photoresist used ULSI by GFAAS
. These procedures were as follows: 1) acid decomposition (HNO3+HClO4)
; 2) tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) digestion; 3) dilution by ac
etone; 4) extraction with HCl-4-methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) for Fe; and
5) extraction with hot water for Na and K. The results of this analysi
s showed the observed values by these procedures were in good agreemen
t with each other. The detection limits were Na, K: 0.01 ppb, Fe: 0.1
ppb respectively.