Energetic Sn+ irradiation effects on ruthenium mirror specular reflectivity at 13.5-nm

Sn⁺ irradiations of Ru single-layer mirrors (SLM) simulate conditions of fast-Sn ion exposure in high-intensity 13.5 nm lithography lamps. Ultra-shallow implantation of Sn is measured down to 1–1.5 nm depth for energies between 1–1.3 keV at near-normal incident angles on Ru mirror surfaces. The Sn surface concentration reaches an equilibrium of 55–58% Sn/Ru for near-normal incidence and 36–38% for grazing incidence at approximately 63 degrees with respect to the mirror surface normal. The relative reflectivity at 13.5 nm at 15-degree incidence was measured in-situ during Sn⁺ irradiation. For near-normal Sn⁺ exposures the reflectivity is measured to decrease between 4–7% for a total Sn fluence of 10¹⁶ cm⁻². Theoretical Fresnel reflectivity modeling shows for the same fluence assuming all Sn atoms form a layer on the Ru mirror surface, that the reflectivity loss should be between 15–18% for this dose. Ex-situ absolute 13.5 nm reflectivity data corroborate these results, indicating that implanted energetic Sn atoms mixed with Ru reflect 13.5-nm light differently than theoretically predicted by Fresnel reflectivity models.