Effect of Si barrier layers on the thermal stability of Al(1 wt.%Si)/Zr multilayers designed as EUV mirrors

Li Jia; Zhu Jie; Zhang Zhong; Qi Runze; Zhong Qi; Wang Zhanshan

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