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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science
  • Microscopy

Background:

  • Fresnel zone plates (FZPs) are state-of-the-art diffractive lenses for X-ray focusing.
  • Current manufacturing techniques limit further improvements in FZP resolution.
  • Novel fabrication methods are crucial for advancing X-ray microscopy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel method for fabricating multilayer Fresnel zone plates (FZPs).
  • To demonstrate the capability of the new FZPs in soft X-ray microscopy.
  • To assess the potential of this technique for high-resolution X-ray imaging.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of multilayer FZPs using atomic layer deposition (ALD).
  • Subsequent sectioning of ALD-grown multilayers using focused ion beam (FIB).
  • Testing the fabricated multilayer FZP in a scanning soft X-ray microscope.

Main Results:

  • Successfully fabricated a multilayer FZP operational in the soft X-ray range.
  • Achieved the highest resolution to date for multilayer FZPs.
  • Resolved features smaller than 39nm in a scanning soft X-ray microscope.

Conclusions:

  • The novel ALD and FIB fabrication technique overcomes limitations of existing methods.
  • This method offers significant potential for enhancing resolution in both soft and hard X-ray microscopy.
  • The developed multilayer FZPs represent a significant advancement in X-ray focusing optics.