scholarly journals Geometrical optics modelling of grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence of nanoscaled objects

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanisław H. Nowak ◽  
Falk Reinhardt ◽  
Burkhard Beckhoff ◽  
Jean-Claude Dousse ◽  
Jakub Szlachetko
2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 2548-2550
Author(s):  
W. Jark ◽  
D. Eichert

The data interpretation in the recently published paper with the above title is criticized and it is shown that an alternative more physical model based on diffraction in periodic structures can explain the data better and more consistently.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 2551-2553
Author(s):  
Stanisław H. Nowak ◽  
Burkhard Beckhoff ◽  
Falk Reinhardt ◽  
Jean-Claude Dousse

We respond to the comment by W. Jark and D. Eichert on our earlier article concerning geometrical optics based data interpretation of grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence experiments.


2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1778-1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Falk Reinhardt ◽  
Stanisław H. Nowak ◽  
Burkhard Beckhoff ◽  
Jean-Claude Dousse ◽  
Max Schoengen

Geometrical optics calculations are able to reproduce experimentally found modulations in GIXRF which are beyond the potential of the XSW model.


2000 ◽  
Vol 628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Besson ◽  
Catherine Jacquiod ◽  
Thierry Gacoin ◽  
André Naudon ◽  
Christian Ricolleau ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTA microstructural study on surfactant templated silica films is performed by coupling traditional X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM) to Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (GISAXS). By this method it is shown that spin-coating of silicate solutions with cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a templating agent provides 3D hexagonal structure (space group P63/mmc) that is no longer compatible with the often described hexagonal arrangement of tubular micelles but rather with an hexagonal arrangement of spherical micelles. The extent of the hexagonal ordering and the texture can be optimized in films by varying the composition of the solution.


Author(s):  
N.M. Novikovskii ◽  
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V.M. Raznomazov ◽  
V.O. Ponomarenko ◽  
D.A. Sarychev ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Jonathan Ogle ◽  
Daniel Powell ◽  
Eric Amerling ◽  
Detlef Matthias Smilgies ◽  
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks

<p>Thin film materials have become increasingly complex in morphological and structural design. When characterizing the structure of these films, a crucial field of study is the role that crystallite orientation plays in giving rise to unique electronic properties. It is therefore important to have a comparative tool for understanding differences in crystallite orientation within a thin film, and also the ability to compare the structural orientation between different thin films. Herein, we designed a new method dubbed the mosaicity factor (MF) to quantify crystallite orientation in thin films using grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) patterns. This method for quantifying the orientation of thin films overcomes many limitations inherent in previous approaches such as noise sensitivity, the ability to compare orientation distributions along different axes, and the ability to quantify multiple crystallite orientations observed within the same Miller index. Following the presentation of MF, we proceed to discussing case studies to show the efficacy and range of application available for the use of MF. These studies show how using the MF approach yields quantitative orientation information for various materials assembled on a substrate.<b></b></p>


1993 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Besser ◽  
Thomas N. Marieb ◽  
John C. Bravman

ABSTRACTStrain relaxation in passivated Al-0.5% Cu lines was measured using X-ray diffraction coupled with in-situ observation of the formation and growth of stress induced voids. Samples of 1 μm thick Al-0.5% Cu lines passivated with Si3N4 were heated to 380ºC, then cooled and held at 150ºC. During the test, principal strains along the length, width, and height of the line were determined using a grazing incidence x-ray geometry. From these measurements the hydrostatic strain in the metal was calculated and strain relaxation was observed. The thermal cycle was duplicated in a high voltage scanning transmission electron microscope equipped with a backscattered electron detector. The 1.25 μm wide lines were seen to have initial stress voids. Upon heating these voids reduced in size until no longer observable. Once the samples were cooled to 150ºC, voids reappeared and grew. The measured strain relaxation is discussed in terms of void and θ-phase (Al2Cu) formation.


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