Characterization of ion-beam mixed multilayers via grazing x-ray reflectometry

Abstract
The grazing x-ray reflectrometry technique was used as a way to study modifications in metallic multilayers induced by ion-beam irradiation. Due to the high sensitivity of the technique, short-range atomic displacements of an atom A in a layer B can be detected so that the first stages of ion-beam mixing can be investigated. The rate of mixing is measured and the compound A1−xBxformed at the layers' interfaces is characterized.