Mo-based multilayers show high reflectivities in the 8 - 20 nm region at normal incidence. We have evaluated the soft x-ray reflectivities and the effects of thermal annealing on both reflectivity and the layered structures of these Mo-based multilayers. The Cu-K (alpha) x-ray first-order Bragg-peak reflectivity of the Mo/Si multilayer markedly decreases at annealing temperatures above 400 degree(s)C. TEM observation reveals that the thermally induced deteriorations of Mo/B4C and Mo/SiC multilayers are smaller than those of the Mo/Si multilayer. The Mo/Si multilayer reflectivity at a wavelength of about 13 nm decreases greatly with 600 degree(s)C annealing. However, the Mo/B4C and Mo/SiC multilayers maintain higher reflectivities at the same wavelength. These results suggests that the Mo/B4C and Mo/SiC multilayers are superior to a Mo/Si multilayer in terms of thermal stability.

Date Published: 1 February 1994
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 2015, Applications of Laser Plasma Radiation, (1 February 1994); doi: 10.1117/12.167991

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2015:
Applications of Laser Plasma Radiation
Martin C. Richardson, Editor(s)