Effects of intra- and interband transitions on electron-phonon coupling and electron heat capacity after short-pulsed laser heating

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-333

  Hopkins, Patrick E ^a   Duda, John C ^b   Salaway, Richard N ^b   Smoyer, Justin L ^b   Norris, Pamela M ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron heat capacity; Electron phonon coupling factor; Fermi smearing; Interband transitions; Intraband transitions; Short pulsed laser heating; Two temperature model

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON HEAT CAPACITY; FERMI SMEARING; INTERBAND TRANSITIONS; INTRABAND TRANSITIONS; SHORT PULSED LASER HEATING; TWO-TEMPERATURE MODEL;

COPPER; ELECTRON CORRELATIONS; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; FERMIONS; HEATING; LASER HEATING; LASERS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 57649229541     PISSN: 15567265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567260802591985     Document Type: Article

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