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Interfacial Effects in Multilayers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Troy W. Barbee Jr.
Troy W. Barbee Jr.*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Chemistry and Materials Science Department Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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Abstract

Interfacial structure and the atomic interactions between atoms at interfaces in multilayers or nano-laminates have significant impact on the physical properties of these materials. A technique for the experimental evaluation of interfacial structure and interfacial structure effects is presented and compared to experiment. In this paper the impact of interfacial structure on the performance of x-ray, soft x-ray and extreme ultra-violet multilayer optic structures is emphasized. The paper is concluded with summary of these results and an assessment of their implications relative to multilayer development and the study of buried interfaces in solids in general.

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