Characterization of interfacial roughness in Co/Cu multilayers by x-ray scattering

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作者
Gu, T
Goldman, AI
Mao, M
机构
[1] IOWA STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,AMES,IA 50011
[2] MCMASTER UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,HAMILTON,ON L8S 4M1,CANADA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 56卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.56.6474
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The interfacial roughness of a magnetron-sputtered Si(001)/[Co 12 Angstrom/Cu 9.7 Angstrom](30)/(Cu 30 Angstrom) multilayer was investigated by x-ray scattering, and partial conformal roughness was observed. Specular. longitudinal, and transverse diffuse intensities were acquired by a high-resolution triple-crystal x-ray diffractometer and evaluated simultaneously based on the distorted-wave Born approximation. An approach to the analysis of the diffuse signal is proposed.
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页码:6474 / 6477
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