摘要 |
Optical elements such as multilayered EUV mirrors are provided with protective capping layers of diamond-like carbon (C), boron nitride (BN), boron carbide (B4C), silicon nitride (Si3N4), silicon carbide (SiC), B, Pd, Ru, Rh, Au, MgF2, LiF, C2F4 and TiN and compounds and alloys thereof. The final period of a multilayer coating may also be modified to provide improved protective characteristics.
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