Abstract: An intermediate raw material according to the present invention includes a charge control agent having a critical packing parameter of 0.6 or more and a dispersing medium and a pH of the intermediate raw material is less than 7.

Abstract: To provide a polishing composition suitable for the use of polishing a polishing object having a film containing a silicon material having a silicon-silicon bond formed on a pattern containing an insulating film by a CMP method to form circuit patterns containing the silicon material and capable of also suppressing a remarkable reduction in polishing removal rate. A polishing composition of this invention contains abrasives, a first water-soluble polymer containing a polymer compound containing a lactam ring and having a weight average molecular weight of less than 300,000, a second water-soluble polymer containing a polymer compound containing a lactam ring and having a weight average molecular weight smaller than that of the first water-soluble polymer, a basic compound, and water.

Abstract: An intermediate raw material according to the present invention includes a charge control agent having a critical packing parameter of 0.6 or more and a dispersing medium and a pH of the intermediate raw material is less than 7.

Abstract: A composition for surface treatment according to the present invention is used for treating the surface of an object to be polished after polishing, the composition for surface treatment including: a water-soluble polymer having a constituent unit derived from glycerin; an acid; and water, wherein the composition for surface treatment has a pH of 5 or lower.

Abstract: To provide a polishing composition suitable for the use of polishing a polishing object having a film containing a silicon material having a silicon-silicon bond formed on a pattern containing an insulating film by a CMP method to form circuit patterns containing the silicon material and capable of also suppressing a remarkable reduction in polishing removal rate. A polishing composition of this invention contains abrasives, a first water-soluble polymer containing a polymer compound containing a lactam ring and having a weight average molecular weight of less than 300,000, a second water-soluble polymer containing a polymer compound containing a lactam ring and having a weight average molecular weight smaller than that of the first water-soluble polymer, a basic compound, and water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for surface treatment that sufficiently removes the defect present on the surface of a polished object to be polished. The composition for surface treatment that includes a silicone-based compound having an HLB of more than 7 and water and is used to treat a polished object to be polished.

Abstract: An intermediate raw material according to the present invention includes a charge control agent having a critical packing parameter of 0.6 or more and a dispersing medium and a pH of the intermediate raw material is less than 7.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide means which can inhibit dissolution of tungsten-containing material by bringing a specific compound into contact with the tungsten-containing material. The present invention relates to a tungsten dissolution inhibitor which contains a sulfonic acid compound or a salt thereof containing a nitrogen atom and having a molecular weight of less than 1,000.

Abstract: A composition for surface treatment according to the present invention is used for treating the surface of an object to be polished after polishing, the composition for surface treatment including: a water-soluble polymer having a constituent unit derived from glycerin; an acid; and water, wherein the composition for surface treatment has a pH of 5 or lower.