Fourier Reconstruction of Density Profiles of Thin Films Using Anomalous X-Ray Reflectivity

Abstract

The use of X-ray and neutron reflectivity measurements to determine the density profile across and interface or across thin films has become increasingly popular over the last few years. However, in general convenient model-independent methods of inverting the reflectivity profiles to obtain the density profile have been missing. We present here one such approach using the method of anomalous reflectivity from the substrate and demonstrate its applicability in the case of an organic thin film.