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Interdiffusion phenomena, thermal damage and ablation of W/Si and Si/W bilayers and multilayers under XeCl-excimer laser (λ=308 nm) irradiation at fluences of 0.15, 0.3 and 0.6 J/cm2 were studied. Samples were prepared by UHV e-beam evaporation onto oxidized Si. The thickness of W and Si layers and the total thickness of the structures were 1–20 nm and 40–100 nm, respectively. 1 to 300 laser pulses were directed to the same irradiation site. At 0.6 J/cm2 the samples were damaged even by a single laser pulse. At 0.3 J/cm2 WSi2 silicide formation, surface roughening and ablation were observed. The threshold for significant changes depends on the number of pulses: it was between 3–10 pulses and 10–30 pulses for bilayers with W and Si surfaces, respectively, and more than 100 pulses for multilayers with the same total thickness of tungsten. At 0.15 J/cm2 the periodicity of the multilayers was preserved. Temperature profiles in layered structures were obtained by numerical simulations. The observed differences of the resistance of various bilayers and multilayers against UV irradiation are discussed.
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D'Anna, E., Luby, S., Luches, A. et al. Processing of W/Si and Si/W bilayers and multilayers with single and multiple excimer-laser pulses. Appl. Phys. A 56, 429–436 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00332576
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