Journal of Applied Crystallography, volume 41, issue 1, pages 143-152

Reproducibility in X-ray reflectometry: results from the first world-wide round-robin experiment

P. Colombi 1
D. K. Agnihotri 2
E. Bontempi 1
D. K. Bowen 4
C.-H. Chang 5
L. E. Depero 1
M. Farnworth 6
T. Fujimoto 7
A. GIBAUD 8
M. Jergel 9
M. Krumrey 10
T. A. Lafford 4
A. Lamperti 11
T. Ma 12
R. J. Matyi 13
M. Meduna 14
S. Milita 15
K. Sakurai 16
L. Shabel'nikov 17
A. Ulyanenkov 18
A. van der Lee 19
C Wiemer 20
2
 
Jordan Valley Semiconductors Inc., Austin, USA
4
 
Bede X-ray Metrology (Bede PLC), UK
5
 
Materials Analysis and Test Group, RIST, Republic of Korea
6
 
Pilkington European Technical Centre, Lathom, UK
8
 
Laboratoire de Physique de l'État Condensé, Faculté des Sciences, France
9
 
Institute of Physics SAS, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
11
 
Department of Physics, University of Durham, UK
12
 
General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, People's Republic of China
13
 
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany NanoTech, University at Albany, USA
14
 
Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
17
 
Institute of Microelectronics Technologies RAS, Russia
18
 
Research Department, Bruker AXS GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
19
 
Institut Européen des Membranes (UMR 5635), Université de Montpellier II, France
20
 
CNR-INFM, Laboratory MDM, Agrate Brianza (MI), Italy
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2008-01-16
Q1
Q1
SJR1.561
CiteScore10.0
Impact factor5.2
ISSN00218898, 16005767
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Abstract

X-ray reflectometry (XRR) is a well established technique to evaluate quantitatively electron density, thickness and roughness of thin layers. In this paper, results of the first world-wide XRR round-robin experiment, involving 20 laboratories, are presented and discussed. The round-robin experiment was performed within the framework of the VAMAS Project `X-ray reflectivity measurements for evaluation of thin films and multilayers', the aim of which is to produce a `good practice' manual for XRR. The reproducibility of measurements obtained using different equipment has been investigated. The influence of the fitting of the experimental data was shown to be non-negligible compared with the experimental factors. The dynamic intensity range proves to be an important parameter for obtaining a good quality measurement. A simpler test sample which does not develop a surface oxide layer over time is now the subject of a follow-up study.

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Colombi P. et al. Reproducibility in X-ray reflectometry: results from the first world-wide round-robin experiment // Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2008. Vol. 41. No. 1. pp. 143-152.
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Colombi P., Agnihotri D. K., Asadchikov V. E., Bontempi E., Bowen D. K., Chang C., Depero L. E., Farnworth M., Fujimoto T., GIBAUD A., Jergel M., Krumrey M., Lafford T. A., Lamperti A., Ma T., Matyi R. J., Meduna M., Milita S., Sakurai K., Shabel'nikov L., Ulyanenkov A., van der Lee A., Wiemer C. Reproducibility in X-ray reflectometry: results from the first world-wide round-robin experiment // Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2008. Vol. 41. No. 1. pp. 143-152.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1107/s0021889807051904
UR - https://doi.org/10.1107/s0021889807051904
TI - Reproducibility in X-ray reflectometry: results from the first world-wide round-robin experiment
T2 - Journal of Applied Crystallography
AU - Colombi, P.
AU - Agnihotri, D. K.
AU - Asadchikov, V. E.
AU - Bontempi, E.
AU - Bowen, D. K.
AU - Chang, C.-H.
AU - Depero, L. E.
AU - Farnworth, M.
AU - Fujimoto, T.
AU - GIBAUD, A.
AU - Jergel, M.
AU - Krumrey, M.
AU - Lafford, T. A.
AU - Lamperti, A.
AU - Ma, T.
AU - Matyi, R. J.
AU - Meduna, M.
AU - Milita, S.
AU - Sakurai, K.
AU - Shabel'nikov, L.
AU - Ulyanenkov, A.
AU - van der Lee, A.
AU - Wiemer, C
PY - 2008
DA - 2008/01/16
PB - International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
SP - 143-152
IS - 1
VL - 41
SN - 0021-8898
SN - 1600-5767
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@article{2008_Colombi,
author = {P. Colombi and D. K. Agnihotri and V. E. Asadchikov and E. Bontempi and D. K. Bowen and C.-H. Chang and L. E. Depero and M. Farnworth and T. Fujimoto and A. GIBAUD and M. Jergel and M. Krumrey and T. A. Lafford and A. Lamperti and T. Ma and R. J. Matyi and M. Meduna and S. Milita and K. Sakurai and L. Shabel'nikov and A. Ulyanenkov and A. van der Lee and C Wiemer},
title = {Reproducibility in X-ray reflectometry: results from the first world-wide round-robin experiment},
journal = {Journal of Applied Crystallography},
year = {2008},
volume = {41},
publisher = {International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)},
month = {jan},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1107/s0021889807051904},
number = {1},
pages = {143--152},
doi = {10.1107/s0021889807051904}
}
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Colombi, P., et al. “Reproducibility in X-ray reflectometry: results from the first world-wide round-robin experiment.” Journal of Applied Crystallography, vol. 41, no. 1, Jan. 2008, pp. 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0021889807051904.
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