Detlef-M. Smilgies
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In order to make x-ray scattering surface sensitive, a grazing
incidence
angle a
is chosen between about half the critical angle ac
and several critical angles of the film material. The actual choice
depends on the system to
be studied. For free-standing quantum dots, an
incident angle below ac may be
chosen to make the scattering exclusively surface-sensitive. Largest
scattering cross sections are achieved when the incident angle is
inbetween the critical angles of the film and the substrate, however,
multiple scattering effects have to be taken into account to properly
model the data. If the
incident
angle is somewhat above the critical angle of the
substrate,
dynamic scattering effect are much reduced, and often the data can be
modeled well within the quasi-kinematic approximation introduced by
Naudon. In each of the latter two cases, a full penetration of the
sample of several 100 nm is ensured.
The area detector records the scattering intensity of scattered rays
over a range of exit angles b and
scattering
angles y in the surface plane. A beam stop
has to be set-up to
block
spill-over direct beam as well as the reflected beam and the intense
diffuse
scattering in the scattering plane. The scattering geometry is thus
relatively simple, and lends itself to study samples in in-situ
environments. As the scattering intensity in the forward direction is
high, real-time studies have become feasible [Smilgies].
In the scattering plane the GISAXS intensity distribution
corresponds
to a detector scan in Diffuse Reflectivity [Sinha].
The intensity distribution
parallel to the surface plane corresponds to a line cut through the
corresponding transmission SAXS pattern. The full GISAXS
intensity
map can be theoretically described within the framework of
the Distorted-Wave
Born-Approximation [Sinha, Rauscher,
Lazzari, Lee1, Busch3].
GISAXS provides information both about lateral and normal ordering at a surface or inside a thin film. This shall be illustrated with the example of lamellar films formed by symmetric polystyrene-polybutadiene block copolymers. In a block copolymer two immiscible polymer chains are coupled by a chemical bond. If both chains occupy equal volumes, a lamellar phase is formed. In a thin film, i.e. if the thickness of the film is on the order of the lamellar period, the presence of two interfaces, air-film and film substrate, may induce preferential order in the film as compared to the bulk polymer which forms a 3D powder of micron-sized lamellar domains:

If interfacial energies are the dominant factor, i.e. if one of the
block strongly favors the interface, parallel lamellae are formed. If
the interfacial energies of the blocks are similar, interfacial entropy
will determine the orientation of the blocks. In particular, chain
stretching in the vicinity of the bond between the chains yields a
perpendicular orientation of the lamellae, while the chain end effect
favors a parallel orientation [Pickett]. As the
entropic effects scale with the chain lengths, even a morphology change
as a function of chain length is possible. This has been indeed
observed for PS-PB, where parallel lamellae are observed for short
chains and perpendicular lamellae for long chains [Papadakis]
What kind of scattering will result from these two extreme cases ?
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If one of the blocks strongly favors one of the two
interfaces, or
even both, the lamellae will be parallel to the substrate. The classic
example is PS-PMMA on a Si wafer covered with the native oxide [Anastasiadis].
The signature of parallel lamellae in GISAXS are stripes of intensity
at
regular spacings along the qz direction. In
Langmuir-Blodgett
films, such stripes in the diffuse reflectivity are referred to as
Bragg
sheets. The schematic shows the diffuse scattering only (the intense
specular reflection from the surface is omitted).
Strictly speaking, the sketched pattern is obtained within the validity of the Born-Approximation, i.e. if the incident angles and scattering angles are well above the critical angles of film and substrate. For incident angles between the critical angles of film and substrate, scattering patterns may be more complicated, which can be explained within the framework of DBWA theory [Busch3] |
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If both blocks have similar interface energies, chain stretching at the interface comes into play. Chain stretching occurs at the link between the immiscible blocks of the polymer. A nematic ordering of this stretched part parallel to the interface may become favorable giving rise to the formation of perpendicular lamellae. As both interactions scale differently with the degree of polymerization [Pickett, Potemkin], there can be a transition from parallel lamellae to vertical lamellae, as we have found for PS-PB [Busch]. The signature of perpendicular lamellae are correlation peaks parallel to the interface, with a rod-like shape normal to the surface, similar to the scattering rods in Grazing-Incidence Diffraction [Als-Nielsen]. |
Note that perpendicular lamellae still have the freedom to change
direction
parallel to the surface plane - in fact AFM pictures [Busch,
Busch2]
show that meandering lamellae are formed. Such a system constitutes a
2D
powder, similar to monolayers at the air-water interface [Als-Nielsen].
AFM image of a diblock copolymer film |
GISAXS from the polymer film |
The scattering from such a lamellar system with a period of about
800
Å is so strong, that in-situ time-resolved measurements of the
swelling
of the film in solvent vapor on a timescale of minutes were possible [Smilgies].
Often, though, the ordering is not quite so perfect:
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In thick films the ordering induced at the interfaces may not
prevail throughout the film, and the interior of the film may assume
the 3D powder bulk structure. Rings or partial rings in the intensity maps can indicate anything from complete disorder of the lamellar domains to partial ordering, e.g. lamellae with a finite distribution of tilt angles with respect to the interface. |
Not always does the kinetics of the film formation allow a
complete
ordering of the films. This is particularly important in a system like
PS-PB [Busch, Papadakis,
Busch3, Busch4, Potemkin],
where the morphology
changes from
parallel
lamellae to perpendicular lamellae as a function of chain length. At
intermediate chain lengths there is only a small preference of one
morphology
over the other, and the system is hence slow to reach equilibrium. In
this case a mixture of different structures is observed.

PS-PB sample with a chain length in the
intermediate regime.
A mixture of parallel, perpendicular, and unoriented lamellae
is observed. (Busch, Smilgies, Posselt, Papadakis, unpublished)
Thin films with other block copolymer morphologies than the lamellar
phase have been
analyzed recently: Du et al. characterized and modelled a monolayer of
spherical voids in a matrix [Du] using the IsGISAXS
code by [Lazzari]. Xu et al. and Li et al.
characterized standing hexagonal cylinders [Xu, Li]. The Ree group investigated lying
hexagonally-packed cylinders, hexagonal perforated layers, and gyroid
phases [Lee1, Park-I] and
modeled the scattering for the cylinder phase within DWBA. In addition
they characterized and modelled a film with random spherical pores
[Lee2]. The Hillhouse group independently analyzed the
gyroid phase [Tate, Urade].
Ed Kramer's group performed a comprehensive study of thin film
ordered spherical phases, from hexagonally packed monolayers to several
tens of monolayers that form bcc-packed spheres with a (110)
orientation, as expected from the bulk equilibrium phase [Stein]. Hence most of the regular bulk phases have
been characterized, as they occur in thin film morphology, and
preferential alignment with regard to the substrate surface could
always be achieved.
In
their study of silica
surfactant
mesophases the kinetics of the formation of various morphologies has
been
studied by Gibaud et al. [Gibaud].
The groups of Magerl and Zabel studied the absorption of spherical
micelles from the liquid onto a silicon substrate with neutron
scattering [Wolff]. Jin Wang, Sunil Sinha, and
collaborators have shown, how nanoparticles trapped between two polymer
surfaces diffuse laterally using resonance-enhanced GISAXS [Narayanan]. The Korgel group showed that
monodisperse CuS nanodisks can form ordered columnar arrays on drop
casting [Saunders].
Hierarchical ordering has been reported by [Busch5]
where a block copolymer in the cylindrical phase and with liquid
crystalline side chains in the majority block showed ordering on the
mesocopic scale (30 nm), the scale of the scale of the smectic layers
(3 nm), and the molecular scale of the alkyl chain packing (0.5 nm).
Sasaki and coworkers studied thermal treatment of polyethylene films in-situ
with simultaneous small- and wide-angle scattering [Sasaki].
All examples discussed so far were 2D powders, i.e. had a well-aligned axis perpendicular to the substrate and rotational averaging with respect to the surface normal, resulting in a rotationally homogeneous scattering intensity. However, by patterning the substrate, further ordering may be imposed on the film, and structures may show a preferential orientation with respect to the substrate as seen in polymer blends where the surface had been prepared by alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic stripes [Böltau].
Similarly, regular patterns can be prepared by lithographic techniques [Woll] representing an artificial lamellar system PMMA-air. In these cases the GISAXS intensity distribution depends now also on the azimuth angle f of the substrate. The Kowalewski group has developed the method of zone casting, which makes the preparation of laterally oriented block copolymer domains possible, and after calcination, the creation of oriented carbon nanogratings [Tang]. Nanogratings can also be prepared by using oriented block copolymer films as templates for reactive ion etching [Park-M], as shown in the example below.

Basic scattering angles for a GISAXS experiment. If the structure is
anisotropic in the film plane,
the GISAXS intensity map will depend on the sample azimuth f.

Scattering off an ordered array of Al nanowires, prepared by
reactive ion etching of an shear-oriented
block copolymer template [Angelescu, Pelletier]. When the sample is rotated by f, the
scattering features become weaker.
Note that on the macroscopic scale, i.e. in the illuminated area of
about 0.5 mm by 10 mm, the grating is
not perfect.
Sample: Pelletier & Chaikin, Princeton. Scattering data: Smilgies
& Gruner, CHESS (unpublished).
Another type of scattering is observed for nano-objects with a
narrow
size distribution and well-defined shape. Here the form factor
dominates
the scattering, in particular, if the nano-objects are randomly placed
on the surface. Examples are monodisperse voids in a silica film on a
wafer
surface [Du], molecular sieves based on standing
cylinders with the cylinder material removed [Li] as
well as quantum dot arrays [Metzger].
Below the calculated scattering intensity from a dilute layer of
elliptical
nanoparticles on a wafer surface is shown in the quasikinematic
approximation
(left panel).
elliptical nanoparticles: dilute layer |
elliptical nanoparticles: dense layer |
The characteristic form factor oscillations are clearly to be seen in the parallel and the perpendicular direction. When the exit angle of the scattered beam is close to the critical angle, signal enhancement due to the Vineyard effect [Vineyard] occurs, resulting in a bright band of intensity at the critical angle. This is also referred to as the Yoneda peak [Yoneda]. Below the critical angle the scattering intensity falls quadratically off to zero.
For a dense layer of nano-objects, particles have more or less well-defined nearest-neighbor distances. This density correlation gives rise to a structure factor with characteristic modulations parallel to the surface, but constant in the perpendicular direction (right panel). The characteristic intensity streaks are related to the scattering rods in Grazing-Incidence Diffraction [Als-Nielsen], and are modulated by the form factor.
In our simulation, all the structure was produced by the product of just three functions, the form factor F(qy,qz), the structure factor S(qy), and the Vineyard factor T(qz), where the qy and qz components of the scattering vector q are parallel and perpendicular to the substrate surface, respectively. This quasi-kinematic approach has been first introduced by Naudon for studying the formation of nanoparticles on surfaces and in buried layers [Naudon], and is based on the seminal work by [Vineyard] on grazing-icidence diffraction.
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S(qy) form factor Vineyard factor |
The highest degree of information on nanoparticles is obtained, if
these
have not only uniform shape, but also uniform orientation. The classic
example are pyramid-shaped quantum dots on single crystalline surfaces
[Metzger]. In the latter case the scattering
intensity
of a line scan taken parallel to the surface depends on the relative
orientation
of the pyramids to the beam as given by the azimuth angle f
of the sample. Another spectacular example of very highly oriented
monodisperse
nanoparticles are the in-situ growth studies by Renaud et al. in an
all-vacuum,
windowless small-angle scattering set-up [Renaud].

Orientation-dependence of the scattering from quantum dots
shaped like three-sided pyramids [Metzger].
Mesoscopic systems can display a large range of ordering properties. Each of these has a well-defined signature in its GISAXS intensity pattern. Moreover, due to the penetration power of x-rays, not only surface structures, but also the internal structure of thin films and buried interfaces can be studied without any need of elaborate sample preparation, as needed for instance for cross-section transmission electron microscopy. Hard x-rays can penetrate air, vapor, and small amounts of liquid allowing samples to be studied in-situ and in real time [Smilgies]. All of these features make GISAXS a very versatile tool to study shape and/or density correlations in nanoscopic systems.
Recently the focus of GISAXS studies has shifted towards the study of sample processing conditions and in-situ treatment of samples (such as heating, solvent annealing, or thermal quenching), but also to a more basic understanding of soft materials film kinetics [Dourdain, Kim, Narayan, Smilgies, Wolff]. It is to be expected that the GISAXS technique will unfold its full potential here in the future.
(based on a talk given at the Physical Electronics Conference on Cornell Campus in June 2003)
(updated 2/14/2008)
I am trying to keep this tutorial up to date and I very much appreciate your input. Recently the use of GISAXS techniques to characterize nanostructured thin films has strongly accelerated, and many new groups are getting involved. Please do not hesitate to point out papers that I may have missed. DS
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| [Busch4] |
P. Busch, D. Posselt, D.-M. Smilgies, M.Rauscher, and C.M. Papadakis: "The Inner Structure of Thin Films of Lamellar Poly(Styrene-b-Butadiene) Diblock Copolymers as Revealed by Grazing-Incidence Small-Angle Scattering", Macromolecules 40, 630-640 (2007). |
| [Busch5] |
Peter Busch, Sitaraman Krishnan, Marvin Paik, Gilman E. S. Toombes, Detlef-M. Smilgies, Sol M. Gruner, and Christopher K. Ober: "Surface induced tilt propagation in thin films of semifluorinated liquid-crystalline side-chain block copolymers", Macromolecules 40, 81-89 (2007). |
| [Dourdain] |
S. Dourdain, A. Rezaire, A.
Mehdi, B.M. Ocko, A. Gibaud: "Real time GISAXS study of micelle
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| [Du] | Phong Du, Mingqi Li, Katsuji Douki, Xuefa Li, Carlos B.W.
Garcia, Anurag
Jain, Detlef- M. Smilgies, Lewis J. Fetters, Sol M. Gruner, Ulrich
Wiesner,
Christopher K. Ober: "Additive-driven Phase Selective Chemistry in
Block
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Jin, Jinhwan Yoon, Kyuyoung Heo, Hae-Woong Park, Jehan Kim, Kwang-Woo
Kim, Tae Joo Shin, Taihyun Chang, and Moonhor Ree: "Detailed analysis
of gyroid structures in diblock copolymer thin films with synchrotron
grazingincidence X-ray scattering", J. Appl. Cryst. 40, 950–958 (2007). |
| [Kim] |
Seung Hyun Kim, Matthew J.
Misner, Ling Yang, Oleg Gang, Benjamin M. Ocko, and Thomas P. Russell:
"Salt Complexation in Block Copolymer Thin Films", Macromolecules 39,
8473-8479 (2006). |
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| [Lee1] |
Byeongdu Lee, Jinhwan Yoon,
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Kwang-Woo Kim, and Moonhor Ree: "In-Situ Grazing Incidence Small-Angle
X-ray Scattering Studies on Nanopore Evolution in Low-k Organosilicate Dielectric Thin
Films", Macromolecules 38, 3395 (2005). |
| [Lee2] |
Byeongdu Lee, Insun Park,
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Moonhor Ree: "Structural Analysis of Block Copolymer Thin Films with
Grazing Incidence Small-Angle X-ray Scattering", Macromolecules 38,
4311-4323(2005). |
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| [Levine] |
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| [Li] |
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| [Narayanan] |
Suresh Narayanan, Dong Ryeol
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| [Papadakis] | C. M. Papadakis, P. Busch, D. Posselt, and D.-M. Smilgies: "Morphological Transition in Thin Lamellar Diblock Copolymer Films as Revealed by Combined GISAXS and AFM Studies ", Advances in Solid State Physics, Vol. 44 (Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004) p. 327-338. |
| [Park-M] |
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| [Park-I] |
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| [Pelletier] |
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| [Potemkin] |
Igor I. Potemkin, Peter Busch, Detlef-M. Smilgies, Dorthe Posselt, Christine M. Papadakis: "Effect of the Molecular Weight of AB Diblock Copolymers on the Lamellar Orientation in Thin Films: Theory and Experiment", Macromol. Rap. Commun. 28, 579-584 (2007). (cover) |
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| [Sasaki] |
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Hiroo Tajiri, Katsuaki Inoue, Hiroshi Okuda, Hiromichi Noma, Kohji
Honda, Atsushi Takaharad and Masaki Takata: "In situ investigation of annealing effect on lamellar stacking structure of polyethylene thin films by synchrotron grazing-incidence small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering", J. Appl. Cryst. 40, s642–s644 (2007). |
| [Saunders] |
Aaron E. Saunders, Ali Ghezelbash, Detlef-M. Smilgies, Michael B. Sigman Jr., and Brian A. Korgel: "Columnar Self-Assembly of Colloidal Nanodisks", Nano Letters 6, 2959-2963(2006). Erratum: Nano Letters 7, 541 (2007). |
| [Sinha] |
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| [Stein] |
Gila E. Stein, Edward J. Kramer,
Xuefa Li, and Jin Wang: "Layering Transitions in Thin Films of
Spherical-Domain Block Copolymers", Macromolecules 40, 2453-2460 (2007). |
| [Tang] |
Chuanbing Tang, Adam Tracz, Michal Kruk, Rui Zhang, Detlef-M. Smilgies, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Tomasz Kowalewski:"Long-range Ordered Thin Films of Block Copolymers by Zone-Casting and Their Thermal Conversion into Ordered Nanostructured Carbon", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (Communication), 6918-6919 (2005). |
| [Tate] |
Michael P. Tate, Vikrant N. Urade, Jonathon D. Kowalski, Ta-chen Wei, Benjamin D. Hamilton, Brian W. Eggiman, and Hugh W. Hillhouse: "Simulation and Interpretation of 2D Diffraction Patterns from Self-Assembled Nanostructured Films at Arbitrary Angles of Incidence: From Grazing Incidence (Above the Critical Angle) to Transmission Perpendicular to the Substrate", J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 9882-9892 (2006). |
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| [Urade] |
Vikrant N. Urade, Ta-Chen Wei, Michael P. Tate, Jonathan D. Kowalski, and Hugh W. Hillhouse: "Nanofabrication of Double-Gyroid Thin Films", Chem. Mater. 19, 768-777 (2007). |
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| [Wolff] |
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| [Woll] | unpublished. (follow the link to see a pretty picture) |
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| [Yoon] | Jinhwan Yoon, Seung Yun Yang, Byeongdu Lee, Wonchul Joo, Kyuyoung Heo, Jin Kon Kimb, and Moonhor Ree: "Nondestructive quantitative synchrotron grazing incidence X-ray scattering analysis of cylindrical nanostructures in supported thin films", J. Appl. Cryst. 40, 305–312(2007). |
| [Yoon2] | Jinhwan Yoon, Kyeong Sik Jin, Hyun Chul Kim, Gahee Kim, Kyuyoung Heo, Sangwoo Jin, Jehan Kim, Kwang-Woo Kim ,and Moonhor Ree: "Quantitative analysis of lamellar structures in brush polymer thin films by synchrotron grazing-incidence X-ray scattering", J. Appl. Cryst. 40, 476–488 (2007). |