Iridium/Iridium Silicide as an Oxidation Resistant Capping Layer for Soft X-ray Mirrors

Conference · Mon Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:15014086

Prisbrey, S; Vernon, S

Rust on a sword, tarnish on the silverware, and a loss in reflectivity for soft x-ray mirrors are all caused by oxidation that changes the desired characteristics of a material. Methods to prevent the oxidation have varied over the centuries with the default method of a protective coating being the most common. The protective coating for x-ray mirrors is usually a self-limiting oxidized layer on the surface of the material that stops further oxidation of the material by limiting the diffusion of oxygen to the material underneath.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 15014086
• Report Number(s): UCRL-CONF-203395; TRN: US0801223
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at: Physical Electronics Conference, Davis, CA, United States, Jun 20 - Jun 23, 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
DIFFUSION
MIRRORS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
REFLECTIVITY
SILICIDES
IRIDIUM