Reference : Pump-probe spectroscopy study of ultrafast temperature dynamics in nanoporous gold
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Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences : Physics
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/41879
Pump-probe spectroscopy study of ultrafast temperature dynamics in nanoporous gold
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Ortolani, Michele [> >]
Mancini, Andrea [> >]
Budweg, Arne [> >]
Garoli, Denis [> >]
Brida, Daniele mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit]
de Angelis, Francesco [> >]
2019
Physical Review. B
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
99
3
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
2469-9950
ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USA
[en] We explore the influence of the nanoporous structure on the thermal relaxation of electrons and holes excited by ultrashort laser pulses (similar to 7 fs) in thin gold films. Plasmon decay into hot electron-hole pairs results in the generation of a Fermi-Dirac distribution thermalized at a temperature T-e higher than the lattice temperature T-1. The relaxation times of the energy exchange between electrons and lattice, here measured by pump-probe spectroscopy, is slowed down by the nanoporous structure, resulting in much higher peak T-e than for bulk gold films. The electron-phonon coupling constant and the Debye temperature are found to scale with the metal filling factor f and a two-temperature model reproduces the data. The results open the way for electron temperature control in metals by engineering of the nanoporous geometry.
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/41879
10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035435
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