Multilayer thin films of various metal pairs present model systems for studying intermetallic
alloy phase formation at interfaces of these heterostructures on annealing and help to …

Ni/Ti multilayers were reactively deposited with a gas mixture of Ar, N 2 and O 2 using the
magnetron sputtering, while (N 2+ O 2)/Ar flow ratio during the sputtering process was …

This paper presents a comparative study on W/Si and WSi 2/Si multilayers for analyzing the
asymmetric interfacial effect in Si-based multilayers. The interfacial characteristic …

Interface roughness and interface diffusion are two very crucial parameters in determining
the performances of thin film multilayer devices for applications in X-ray optics, neutron …

Using an indigenously built rf magnetron sputtering system, several single layer Ti and Ni
films have been deposited at varying deposition conditions. All the samples have been …

N-doped nickel thin films were fabricated by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering,
with varying nitrogen contents (0%–20%) added to the sputtering gas (Ar). To investigate the …

The surfactant mediated growth of Ti/Ni multilayers is studied. They were prepared using ion
beam sputtering at different adatom energies. It was found that the interface roughness …

Neutron supermirrors and supermirror polarizers are thin film multilayer based devices
which are used for reflecting and polarizing neutrons in various neutron based experiments …

This Letter reports on investigations of novel, to the best of our knowledge, NiV
(Ni_93V_7)/Ti multilayer mirrors for the operation in the wavelength region of 350–450? eV …

Tracking the interfacial evolution in Ni/Ti multilayers is a crucial aspect of fabricating neutron
supermirrors. According to the Debye–Waller factor, the reflectivity of neutron supermirrors is …