Silicon/silicon oxide and silicon/silicon nitride multilayers for extreme ultraviolet

Pierre Boher; Philippe Houdy; Louis Hennet; Jean-Pierre Delaboudiniere; Mikhael Kuehne; P. Muller; Zhigang Li; David J. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.55920

1 August 1991 Silicon/silicon oxide and silicon/silicon nitride multilayers for extreme ultraviolet optical applications

Pierre Boher, Philippe Houdy, Louis Hennet, Jean-Pierre Delaboudiniere, Mikhael Kuehne, P. Muller, Zhigang Li, David J. Smith

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 8, (August 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55920

Abstract

Si/SiO₂ and Si/Si₃N₄ multilayers have been fabricated using a locally made reactive diode ri-sputtering system. The layer alternation is obtained by modulating a partial pressure of oxygen or nitrogen near the sample using a silicon target with argon as sputtering gas. O₂ and N₂ partial pressure conditions were optimized to deposit stoichiometric SiO₂ and Si₃N₄ films without significant reaction with the silicon target. In situ kinetic ellipsometry was used to monitor both thick film and multilayer deposition. The different interfaces appear very sharp with a little contamination of the silicon layers especially using oxygen. The multilayers were characterized by grazing x-ray reflection (Cu-K α line), and the reflectivity was measured in the soft x-ray range (120-350 Å) by synchrotron radiation. Both Si/SiO₂ and Si/Si₃N₄ multilayers exhibit well-defined Bragg peaks with very narrow bandpasses (two to three times lower than the conventional Mo/Si multilayer), and high absolute reflectivities (up to ≅22% at 130 Å). Finally, thermal stability of Si/Si₃N₄ multilayers was evaluated. We did not find any degradation after annealing up to 800°C, which is extremely high compared to conventional Mo/Si multilayers, which are generally destroyed above 500°C.

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Pierre Boher, Philippe Houdy, Louis Hennet, Jean-Pierre Delaboudiniere, Mikhael Kuehne, P. Muller, Zhigang Li, and David J. Smith "Silicon/silicon oxide and silicon/silicon nitride multilayers for extreme ultraviolet optical applications," Optical Engineering 30(8), (1 August 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55920

Published: 1 August 1991

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