La diffraction de rayons X en incidence rasante a l'ESRF : application a l'etude de surfaces et d'interfaces a base d'oxydes

摘要

After a brief introduction to the interaction of X-rays with surfaces and interfaces we present in this paper the basic principles of the technique and an introduction to oxide surfaces and metal/oxide interfaces. We show that this technique is well adapted to these materials and allows one to address precisely various questions like surface relaxation, surface reconstruction and the growth of thin films. Examples of recent experiments performed on different beamlines of the ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) are given in order to illustrate the different possibilities.