{"id":1643,"date":"2026-03-17T13:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1643"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:55:26","slug":"multilayer-neutron-optics-based-on-isotope-enriched-%c2%b9%c2%b9b%e2%82%84c","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/projects\/multilayer-neutron-optics-based-on-isotope-enriched-%c2%b9%c2%b9b%e2%82%84c\/","title":{"rendered":"Multilayer Neutron Optics Based on Isotope-Enriched \u00b9\u00b9B\u2084C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This project explored the development of<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>high-performance neutron optical multilayers<\/strong>&nbsp;based on&nbsp;<strong>isotope-enriched \u00b9\u00b9B<\/strong><strong>\u2084<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong>&nbsp;for use in neutron mirrors and supermirrors. Through&nbsp;<strong>ion-assisted magnetron sputtering<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>co-deposition techniques<\/strong>, the research achieved smoother and more abrupt interfaces, which are crucial for enhancing neutron reflectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A combination of&nbsp;<strong>neutron reflectometry<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>X-ray reflectivity<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>transmission electron microscopy<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>grazing incidence small-angle scattering (GISAXS)<\/strong>&nbsp;was used to characterize interface structure, roughness, and morphology. The incorporation of \u00b9\u00b9B\u2084C led to significant improvements in interface sharpness\u2014down to 2.7 \u00c5\u2014and enabled a predicted&nbsp;<strong>reflectivity increase of over 500%<\/strong>&nbsp;compared with conventional Ni\/Ti multilayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By demonstrating isotope-engineered \u00b9\u00b9B\/\u00b9\u2070B interference mirrors and hybrid multilayer designs, the research opened new directions for&nbsp;<strong>next-generation neutron optics<\/strong>, contributing to more efficient and precise&nbsp;<strong>neutron scattering instrumentation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhD: Sjoerd Stendahl (Broekhuijsen), Link\u00f6ping University (2023)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","project_category":[50],"research_theme":[41],"class_list":["post-1643","project","type-project","status-publish","hentry","project_category-former","research_theme-functional-materials"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1644,"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1643\/revisions\/1644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=1643"},{"taxonomy":"research_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r8993.hemsida.eu\/swedness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research_theme?post=1643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}