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Studies of electron diffusion in photo-excited Ni using time-resolved X-ray diffraction

Persson, A. I H LU ; Jarnac, A. LU ; Wang, Xiaocui LU ; Enquist, H. LU orcid ; Jurgilaitis, A. LU and Larsson, Jörgen LU orcid (2016) In Applied Physics Letters 109(20).
Abstract

We show that the heat deposition profile in a laser-excited metal can be determined by time-resolved X-ray diffraction. In this study, we investigated the electron diffusion in a 150 nm thick nickel film deposited on an indium antimonide substrate. A strain wave that mimics the heat deposition profile is generated in the metal and propagates into the InSb, where it influences the temporal profile of X-rays diffracted from InSb. We found that the strain pulse significantly deviated from a simple exponential profile, and that the two-temperature model was needed to reproduce the measured heat deposition profile. Experimental results were compared to simulations based on the two-temperature model carried out using commercial finite-element... (More)

We show that the heat deposition profile in a laser-excited metal can be determined by time-resolved X-ray diffraction. In this study, we investigated the electron diffusion in a 150 nm thick nickel film deposited on an indium antimonide substrate. A strain wave that mimics the heat deposition profile is generated in the metal and propagates into the InSb, where it influences the temporal profile of X-rays diffracted from InSb. We found that the strain pulse significantly deviated from a simple exponential profile, and that the two-temperature model was needed to reproduce the measured heat deposition profile. Experimental results were compared to simulations based on the two-temperature model carried out using commercial finite-element software packages and on-line dynamical diffraction tools. To reproduce the experimental data, the electron-phonon coupling factor was lowered compared to previously measured values. The experiment was carried out at a third-generation synchrotron radiation source using a high-brightness beam and an ultrafast X-ray streak camera with a temporal resolution of 3 ps.

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Applied Physics Letters
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20
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203115
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0003-6951
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10.1063/1.4967470
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  author       = {{Persson, A. I H and Jarnac, A. and Wang, Xiaocui and Enquist, H. and Jurgilaitis, A. and Larsson, Jörgen}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{11}},
  number       = {{20}},
  publisher    = {{American Institute of Physics (AIP)}},
  series       = {{Applied Physics Letters}},
  title        = {{Studies of electron diffusion in photo-excited Ni using time-resolved X-ray diffraction}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4967470}},
  doi          = {{10.1063/1.4967470}},
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