Zone-doubling technique to produce ultrahigh-resolution x-ray optics

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作者
Jefimovs, K. [1 ,2 ]
Vila-Comamala, J. [3 ]
Pilvi, T. [4 ]
Raabe, J. [1 ]
Ritala, M. [4 ]
David, C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Paul Scherrer Inst, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
[2] EMPA, CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
[3] Lab Llum Sincrotro, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain
[4] Univ Helsinki, Lab Inorgan Chem, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.264801
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O4 [物理学];
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A method for the fabrication of ultrahigh-resolution Fresnel zone plate lenses for x-ray microscopy is demonstrated. It is based on the deposition of a zone plate material (Ir) onto the sidewalls of a prepatterned template structure (Si) using an atomic layer deposition technique. This results in a doubling of the effective zone density, thus improving the achievable resolution of x-ray microscopes. Test structures with lines and spaces down to 15 nm were resolved in a scanning transmission x-ray microscope at 1 keV photon energy.
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