Structural transformations in Sc/Si multilayers irradiated by EUV lasers

Dmitriy L. Voronov; Evgeniy N. Zubarev; Yuriy P. Pershyn; Victoriya A. Sevryukova; Valeriy V. Kondratenko; Alexander V. Vinogradov; Igor A. Artioukov; Yuriy A. Uspenskiy; Michael Grisham; Georgiy Vaschenko; Carmen S. Menoni; Jorge J. Rocca

doi:10.1117/12.732705

12 October 2007 Structural transformations in Sc/Si multilayers irradiated by EUV lasers

Dmitriy L. Voronov, Evgeniy N. Zubarev, Yuriy P. Pershyn, Victoriya A. Sevryukova, Valeriy V. Kondratenko, Alexander V. Vinogradov, Igor A. Artioukov, Yuriy A. Uspenskiy, Michael Grisham, Georgiy Vaschenko, Carmen S. Menoni, Jorge J. Rocca

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Proceedings Volume 6702, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications VII; 67020U (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732705
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Multilayer mirrors for the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) are key elements for numerous applications of coherent EUV sources such as new tabletop lasers and free-electron lasers. However the field of applications is limited by the radiation and thermal stability of the multilayers. Taking into account the growing power of EUV sources the stability of the optics becomes crucial. To overcome this problem it is necessary to study the degradation of multilayers and try to increase their temporal and thermal stability. In this paper we report the results of detailed study of structural changes in Sc/Si multilayers when exposed to intense EUV laser pulses. Various types of surface damage such as melting, boiling, shock wave creation and ablation were observed as irradiation fluencies increase. Cross-sectional TEM study revealed that the layer structure was completely destroyed in the upper part of multilayer, but still survived below. The layers adjacent to the substrate remained intact even through the multilayer surface melted down, though the structure of the layers beneath the molten zone was noticeably changed. The layer structure in this thermally affected zone is similar to that of isothermally annealed samples. All stages of scandium silicide formation such as interdiffusion, solid-state amorphization, silicide crystallization etc., are present in the thermally affected zone. It indicates a thermal nature of the damage mechanism. The tungsten diffusion barriers were applied to the scandium/silicon interfaces. It was shown that the barriers inhibited interdiffusion and increased the thermal stability of Sc/Si mirrors.

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Dmitriy L. Voronov, Evgeniy N. Zubarev, Yuriy P. Pershyn, Victoriya A. Sevryukova, Valeriy V. Kondratenko, Alexander V. Vinogradov, Igor A. Artioukov, Yuriy A. Uspenskiy, Michael Grisham, Georgiy Vaschenko, Carmen S. Menoni, and Jorge J. Rocca "Structural transformations in Sc/Si multilayers irradiated by EUV lasers", Proc. SPIE 6702, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications VII, 67020U (12 October 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732705

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