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Effect of the nitrogen content of sputtering gas during Ni deposition on Ni/Ti periodic multilayers and neutron supermirror performance

Effect of the nitrogen content of sputtering gas during Ni deposition on Ni/Ti periodic... Neutron supermirrors are indispensable in neutron research devices. Their performance has been improved using reactive magnetron sputtering. This study investigates the effects of nitrogen content in a mixed sputtering gas during Ni deposition. Ni/Ti periodic multilayers with different d spacings and neutron supermirrors with m = 3 were prepared under different nitrogen partial pressures. Comparison of samples prepared under two different nitrogen contents (12 and 20%) showed that the interfacial roughness and the internal stresses of the periodic multilayer films with 20% nitrogen were smaller, the interface diffusion of the supermirrors with 20% nitrogen decreased, and the interface became clearer and more organized. Furthermore, the neutron reflectivity of the Ni/Ti supermirrors deposited under 20% nitrogen was 0.89 at m = 3.05. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Crystallography Wiley

Effect of the nitrogen content of sputtering gas during Ni deposition on Ni/Ti periodic multilayers and neutron supermirror performance

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1600-5767
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10.1107/s1600576723002546
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Abstract

Neutron supermirrors are indispensable in neutron research devices. Their performance has been improved using reactive magnetron sputtering. This study investigates the effects of nitrogen content in a mixed sputtering gas during Ni deposition. Ni/Ti periodic multilayers with different d spacings and neutron supermirrors with m = 3 were prepared under different nitrogen partial pressures. Comparison of samples prepared under two different nitrogen contents (12 and 20%) showed that the interfacial roughness and the internal stresses of the periodic multilayer films with 20% nitrogen were smaller, the interface diffusion of the supermirrors with 20% nitrogen decreased, and the interface became clearer and more organized. Furthermore, the neutron reflectivity of the Ni/Ti supermirrors deposited under 20% nitrogen was 0.89 at m = 3.05.

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Journal of Applied CrystallographyWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2023

Keywords: nitrogen content; crystallization; neutron reflectivity; periodic multilayers; neutron supermirrors

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