Effect of gas atoms on X-ray optical properties of multilayers

Multilayers always dissolve some gas atoms during sputtering. In this paper, we develop a new method to study the effect of gas atoms on X-ray reflectance of the multilayer. Our theoretical analysis shows that this effect depends not only on the content of gas atom but also on the wavelength and the grazing angle. The shorter the wavelength and the bigger the grazing angle, the stronger this effect of gas atoms. We fabricated Mo/Si multilayers under various sputtering pressures and measured their small angle X-ray diffraction spectra. The measured results coincide with those calculated by our method.     

Mo/Si multilayers used for the EUV normal incidence solar telescope

This paper first reviews an EUV normal incidence solar telescope that we have developed in our lab. The telescope is composed of four EUV telescopes and the operation wavelengths are 13.0 nm, 17.1 nm, 19.5 nm, and 30.4 nm. These four wavelengths, fundamental to the research of the solar activity and the atmosphere dynamics, are always chosen by the EUV normal incidence solar telescope. In the EUV region, almost all materials have strong absorption, so optics used in this region must be coated by the multila...     

磁控溅射制备的W,WSi2,Si单层膜和W/Si,WSi2/Si多层膜应力

采用直流磁控溅射技术制备了厚度约100 nm的W,WSi2,Si单层膜和周期约为20 nm,Si膜层厚度与周期的比值为0.5的W/Si,WSi2/Si周期多层膜.利用台阶仪对镀膜前后基底表面的面形进行了测试,计算并比较了不同膜系的应力值.结果表明:W单层膜表现出较大的压应力,而W/Si周期膜则表现为张应力.WSi2单层...     

月球表面环境对Mo/Si多层膜光学特性的影响

研究了月球表面高温、强辐射的空间环境下Mo/Si多层膜的热稳定性和辐照稳定性。Mo/Si多层膜采用磁控溅射法镀制,将制备好的多层膜在100℃和200℃高温下加热,利用激光等离子体反射率计和X射线衍射仪(XRD)对加热前后的多层膜进行了测量。结果显示在200℃以内,多层膜反射率和中心波长没有显著变化,表现出良好的热稳定性。利用Monte Carlo方法模拟了质子在多层膜内造成的缺陷的分布和浓度分布。模拟显示,能量大的质子沉积在多层膜内部,造成的缺陷也集中在多层膜内部。用能量为60keV,剂量分别为3×1012 cm-2和3×1014 cm-2的质子对Mo/Si多层膜进行辐照实验。发现多层膜内部出现了烧蚀损伤缺陷及节瘤缺陷。结果表明能量相同时,辐照剂量越大对多层膜反射率影响越大。     

13 nm窄带Si/Mo/C多层膜反射镜

基于多层膜准单色覆盖50~1500 eV能谱的多能点发射光谱测量系统可获得聚龙一号装置Z-pinch等离子体X射线源的能谱结构和总能量等信息。考虑装置的条件,在13 nm处的多层膜需要工作在掠入射角60。常规的Mo/Si多层膜尽管反射率最高,但其带宽较大,不能满足多层膜准单色的要求。因此提出将Mo和C共同作为多层膜的吸收层材料与Si组成Si/Mo/C多层膜,可使反射率降低较小而带宽明显减小。采用磁控溅射方法制备了Si/Mo/C多层膜,其掠入射X射线反射测量表面多层膜的结构清晰完整,同步辐射工作条件下反射率测量,得到Si/Mo/C多层膜在13 nm处和掠入射角60时的反射率为56.5%,带宽为0.49 nm（3.7 eV）。     

Mo/Si软X射线多层膜的界面粗糙度研究

用磁控溅射法分别制备了以Mo膜层和Si膜层为顶层的Mo/Si多层膜系列, 利用小角X射线衍射确定了各多层膜的周期厚度。以不同周期数的Mo/Si多层膜的新鲜表面近似等同于同一多层膜的内界面,通过原子力显微镜研究了多层膜界面粗糙度随膜层数的变化规律。并在国家同步辐射实验室测量了各多层膜的软X射线反射率。研究表明：随着膜层数的增加,Mo膜层和Si膜层的界面粗糙度先减小后增加然后再减小,多层膜的峰值反射率先增加后减小。     

Self-organized structuring of W/C multilayers on Si substrate

After aging at room temperature for several months W/C multilayers (20 periods, single layer thicknesses in the nanometer range) grown on Si-(111) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) developed homogeneously wrinkled surfaces. Their structures were studied by optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffractometry. Typical dimensions of debonded areas are some 100 μm in length, about 40 μm in width and 2–3 μm in height. The formation of wrinkles is accompanied by an increase in the free surface by 1–2%. Stress relaxation is considered the driving force of this phenomenon. Received: 26 July 1999 / Accepted: 29 July 1999 / Published online: 16 September 1999     

Thermal behaviour of Co/Si/W/Si multilayers under rapid thermal annealing

The e-beam deposited multilayers (MLS) were studied under rapid thermal annealing (RTA) between 250°C and 1000°C during 30 s. MLS with five Co/Si/W/Si periods, each 13.9 nm (MLS1) and 18 nm (MLS2) were deposited onto oxidized Si substrates. Samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, hard and soft X-ray reflectivity measurements and grazing incidence X-ray diffuse scattering. The MLS period, interface roughness and its lateral and vertical correlations were obtained by simulation of the hard X-ray reflectivity and diffuse scattering spectra. The MLS1 with thinner Co layers is more temperature resistant. However, its soft X-ray reflectivity is smaller. The results show that this is because of shorter lateral and vertical correlation lengths of the interface roughness which may considerably influence the X-ray reflectivity of multilayers.     

磁控溅射制备横向梯度分布的Mo/Si周期多层膜

采用磁控溅射方法在Si基板上镀制了横向梯度分布的Mo/Si周期多层膜。以X射线掠入射反射测量了横向梯度多层膜的膜系结构,在基板65 mm长度范围内,多层膜周期从8.21 nm线性减小到6.57 nm,周期梯度为0.03 nm/mm。国家同步辐射实验室反射率计的反射率测试结果表明：该横向梯度分布周期多层膜上不同位置,能反射在13.3~15.9 nm波段范围内不同波长的极紫外光,反射率为60%~65%。     

磁控溅射制备的W，WSi2, Si单层膜和W/Si,WSi2/Si多层膜应力

采用直流磁控溅射技术制备了厚度约100 nm的W,WSi2,Si单层膜和周期约为20 nm,Si膜层厚度与周期的比值为0.5的W/Si,WSi2/Si周期多层膜。利用台阶仪对镀膜前后基底表面的面形进行了测试,计算并比较了不同膜系的应力值。结果表明：W单层膜表现出较大的压应力,而W/Si周期膜则表现为张应力。WSi2单层膜和WSi2/Si周期多层膜均表现为压应力,没有应力突变,应力特性最为稳定。因此,WSi2/Si材料组合是研制大膜对数X射线多层膜较好的材料组合。     

Processing of W/Si and Si/W bilayers and multilayers with single and multiple excimer-laser pulses

Interdiffusion phenomena, thermal damage and ablation of W/Si and Si/W bilayers and multilayers under XeCl-excimer laser (=308 nm) irradiation at fluences of 0.15, 0.3 and 0.6 J/cm² were studied. Samples were prepared by UHV e-beam evaporation onto oxidized Si. The thickness of W and Si layers and the total thickness of the structures were 1–20 nm and 40–100 nm, respectively. 1 to 300 laser pulses were directed to the same irradiation site. At 0.6 J/cm² the samples were damaged even by a single laser pulse. At 0.3 J/cm² WSi₂ silicide formation, surface roughening and ablation were observed. The threshold for significant changes depends on the number of pulses: it was between 3–10 pulses and 10–30 pulses for bilayers with W and Si surfaces, respectively, and more than 100 pulses for multilayers with the same total thickness of tungsten. At 0.15 J/cm² the periodicity of the multilayers was preserved. Temperature profiles in layered structures were obtained by numerical simulations. The observed differences of the resistance of various bilayers and multilayers against UV irradiation are discussed.     

磁控溅射制备横向梯度分布的Mo/Si周期多层膜

 采用磁控溅射方法在Si基板上镀制了横向梯度分布的Mo/Si周期多层膜。以X射线掠入射反射测量了横向梯度多层膜的膜系结构,在基板65 mm长度范围内,多层膜周期从8.21 nm线性减小到6.57 nm,周期梯度为0.03 nm/mm。国家同步辐射实验室反射率计的反射率测试结果表明：该横向梯度分布周期多层膜上不同位置,能反射在13.3~15.9 nm波段范围内不同波长的极紫外光,反射率为60%~65%。     

质子辐照下Mo/Si多层膜反射镜的微观结构状态

利用透射电子显微镜对质子辐照前后空间太阳望远镜Mo/Si多层膜的微观结构进行了表征, 并对其辐照前后反射率的变化进行了测量.研究表明, Mo/Si多层膜经质子辐照后形成了一些缺陷结构,局部区域Mo/Si的周期性遭到破坏, Mo层与Si层的宽度发生了变化,多层膜层与层之间的界面也比辐照前更为粗糙,部分层状结构由于质子辐照发生了明显的扭曲和折断等现象;此外,质子辐照导致了Mo/Si多层膜反射率的下降,这些微观缺陷的形成是光学性能降低的直接诱因. 关键词： 空间太阳望远镜 Mo/Si多层膜 微观结构 反射率     

用不同的Mo靶溅射功率制备Mo/Si多层膜

用磁控溅射法制备了周期厚度和周期数均相同的Mo/Si多层膜,用原子力显微镜和小角X射线衍射分别研究了Mo靶溅射功率不相同时,Mo/Si多层膜表面形貌和晶相的变化。随后在国家同步辐射实验室测量了Mo/Si多层膜的软X射线反射率。研究发现,随着Mo靶溅射功率的增大,Mo/Si多层膜的表面粗糙度增加,Mo的特征X射线衍射峰也增强,Mo/Si多层膜的软X射线峰值反射率先增大后减小。     

Surface and interfacial structural characterization of MBE grown Si/Ge multilayers

Si/Ge multilayer structures have been grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on Si (1 1 1) and (1 0 0) substrates and were characterized by high-resolution X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), high-depth-resolution secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) and cross-section high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). A reasonably good agreement has been obtained for layer thickness, interfacial structure and diffusion between SIMS and HRTEM measurements. Epitaxial growth and crystalline nature of the individual layer have been probed using cross-sectional HRTEM and XRD measurements. Surface and interface morphological studies by AFM and HRTEM show island-like growth of both Si and Ge nanostructures.     

Influence of background pressure on the microstructure and optical properties of Mo/Si multilayers fabricated by magnetron sputtering

Mo/Si multilayers were fabricated by using magnetron sputtering method at different background pressures:6×10-5 Torr,3×10-5 Torr,and 3×10-6 Torr.The reflectivity of the Mo/Si multilayers increased from 1.93% to 16.63%,and the center wavelength revealed a blue shift to 0.12 nm with the decrease of background pressure.Grazing incident X-ray diffraction(GIXRD) indicated that multilayers fabricated at high background pressure possessed better periodic structure and thinner Mo-on-Si interlayers.Low crystallization degree in(110) preferred the orientation of Mo layers and serious interdiffusion in the Mo/Si multilayers fabricated at low background pressure were observed by transmission electron microscopy(TEM).According to quantitative analysis of microstructural parameters,the Mo layers thickness and thickness ratio of Mo/Si multilayers both decreased and approached the design value gradually by the decrease of background pressure.In addition,the thicknesses of Mo-on-Si and Si-on-Mo interlayers were 1.17 nm and 0.85 nm respectively.It is suggested that the influence of background pressures on the microstructure has a critical role in determining the optical properties of Mo/Si multilayers.     

帽层对极紫外多层膜反射特性影响分析

介绍了在极紫外波段，利用帽层材料来减少多层膜反射镜因外部环境干扰而造成的反射率降低，使多层膜光学元件能够长时间稳定工作.计算了在139nm波长处Mo/Si极紫外多层膜反射镜在表面镀制不同帽层材料时的理论最大反射率，利用单纯形调优法，对帽层和多层膜的周期厚度进行优化，同时把分层理论用于多层膜帽层优化,可使多层膜的反射率得到进一步提高.分析了在加入帽层前后多层膜外层电场强度的分布变化情况. 关键词： 多层膜 反射率 帽层 极紫外     

Influence of hydrostatic pressure on the diffusion of hydrogen in n-GaAs : Si

Hydrogen diffusion experiments have been performed in buried silicon doped GaAs epilayers under hydrostatic pressure. The deuterium diffusion profile in n-GaAs : Si depends on the hydrostatic pressure: a plateau followed by a steep decrease progressively appears as the pressure is increased. This has been interpreted as being due to the increasing importance of the trapping-detrapping process of H⁻ on Si⁺ donors during the hydrogen diffusion. This increase has been attributed to a deepening of the hydrogen acceptor level with respect to the bottom of the Γ conduction band of GaAs as the hydrostatic pressure increases.     

磁控溅射方法制备直径120 mm高均匀性Mo/Si多层膜

为满足极紫外、软X射线和X射线大口径多层膜反射镜的需求,采用基板扫掠过矩形靶材表面的镀膜方法,在直径120 mm的平面基板上镀制了Mo/Si周期多层膜。通过调整基板扫掠过矩形靶材表面的速率修正了薄膜的沉积速率,极大地提高了薄膜厚度的均匀性。采用X射线衍射仪对反射镜不同位置多层膜周期厚度进行了测量,结果表明,在直径120 mm范围内,Mo/Si多层膜周期厚度的均匀性达到了0.26%。同步辐射测量多层膜样品不同位置处的反射率,结果表明,在直径120 mm范围内,多层膜的膜层厚度均匀,在入射角10°时13.75 nm波长处平均反射率为 66.82%。     

Analysis of periodic Mo/Si multilayers: Influence of the Mo thickness

A set of Mo/Si periodic multilayers is studied by non-destructive analysis methods. The thickness of the Si layers is 5 nm while the thickness of the Mo layers changes from one multilayer to another, from 2 to 4 nm. This enables us to probe the effect of the transition between the amorphous and crystalline state of the Mo layers near the interfaces with Si on the optical performances of the multilayers. This transition results in the variation of the refractive index (density variation) of the Mo layers, as observed by X-ray reflectivity (XRR) at a wavelength of 0.154 nm. Combining X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) and XRR, the parameters (composition, thickness and roughness) of the interfacial layers formed by the interaction between the Mo and Si layers are determined. However, these parameters do not evolve significantly as a function of the Mo thickness. It is observed by diffuse scattering at 1.33 nm that the lateral correlation length of the roughness strongly decreases when the Mo thickness goes from 2 to 3 nm. This is due to the development of Mo crystallites parallel to the multilayer surface.