Author:
Hoshina Yutaka,Tokuda Kazuya,Saito Yoshihiro,Kubo Yugo,Iihara Junji
Abstract
Abstract
Non-destructive depth profile evaluation of multi-layer thin film stacks using simultaneous analysis of angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data from multiple instruments is demonstrated. The data analysis algorithm, called the maximum smoothness method, was originally designed to handle data from a single XPS instrument with a single X-ray energy; in this work, the algorithm is extended to provide a simultaneous analysis tool which can handle data from multiple instruments with multiple X-ray energies. The analysis provides depth profiles for multilayer stacks that cannot be obtained by conventional data analysis methods. In this paper, metal multi-layer stack samples with total thickness greater than 10 nm are analyzed with the maximum smoothness method to non-destructively obtain depth profiles, with precise information on the chemical states of atoms in the surface layer (<2 nm) and the overall layer stack structure, which can only be obtained by analyzing the data from multiple instruments.
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous),General Engineering
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