Abstract
We fabricated a silicon micropore optic using deep reactive ion etching and coated by Pt with atomic layer deposition (ALD). We confirmed that a metal/metal oxide bilayer of Al2O3∼10 nm and Pt ∼20 nm was successfully deposited on the micropores whose width and depth are 20μm and 300μm, respectively. An increase of surface roughness of sidewalls of the micropores was observed with a transmission electron microscope and an atomic force microscope. X-ray reflectivity with an Al Kα line at 1.49keV before and after the deposition was measured and compared to ray-tracing simulations. The surface roughness of the sidewalls was estimated to increase from 1.6±0.2 nm rms to 2.2±0.2 nm rms. This result is consistent with the microscope measurements. Post annealing of the Pt-coated optic at 1000°C for 2h showed a sign of reduced surface roughness and better angular resolution. To reduce the surface roughness, possible methods such as the annealing after deposition and a plasma-enhanced ALD are discussed.
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