2134/10742 Mohamed S.K. Al-Busaidy Mohamed S.K. Al-Busaidy Olga Kusmartseva Olga Kusmartseva Michael Cropper Michael Cropper Pulsed laser deposition of metallic multilayers: the influence of laser power on microstructure Loughborough University 2012 untagged Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified Condensed Matter Physics 2012-10-22 13:18:12 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Pulsed_laser_deposition_of_metallic_multilayers_the_influence_of_laser_power_on_microstructure/9409508 Multilayers of Co and Cu on Si(111) substrates have been produced by pulsed laser deposition at the second harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser (532 nm). The effect of varying the laser power on the film microstructure has been investigated using grazing incidence X-ray reflectivity measurements. Quantitative analysis of the reflectivity curves indicates that higher laser powers are associated with greater intermixing at the Co/Cu interfaces. Offset scans indicate that there is conformal roughness. The deposition process introduces some droplets into the layers, principally of Cu.