Realizing in-plane surface diffraction by x-ray multiple-beam diffraction with large incidence angle
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Nanjing Univ. (China)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Based on rigorous dynamical-theory calculations, we demonstrate in this paper the principle of an x-ray multiple-beam diffraction (MBD) scheme that overcomes the long-lasting difficulties of high-resolution in-plane diffraction from crystal surfaces. This scheme only utilizes symmetric reflection geometry with large incident angles but activates the out-of-plane and in-plane diffraction processes simultaneously and separately in the continuous MBD planes. The in-plane diffraction is realized by detoured MBD, where the intermediate diffracted waves propagate parallel to the surface, which corresponds to an absolute Bragg surface diffraction configuration that is extremely sensitive to surface structures. Finally, a series of MBD diffraction and imaging techniques may be developed from this principle to study surface/interface (misfit) strains, lateral nanostructures, and phase transitions of a wide range of (pseudo)cubic crystal structures, including ultrathin epitaxial films and multilayers, quantum dots, strain-engineered semiconductor or (multi)ferroic materials, etc.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Nanjing Univ. (China)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) (China); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1392293
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 105; ISSN 0003-6951
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Assessment of phase transition and thermal expansion coefficients by means of secondary multiple reflections of Renninger scans
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