Two-Temperature Model of non-equilibrium electron relaxation: A Review

dc.creatorSingh, Navinder
dc.date2007-02-14
dc.date2009-03-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:54:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:54:53Z
dc.descriptionThe present paper is a review of the phenomena related to non-equilibrium electron relaxation in bulk and nano-scale metallic samples. The workable Two-Temperature Model (TTM) based on Boltzmann-Bloch-Peierls (BBP) kinetic equation has been applied to study the ultra-fast(femto-second) electronic relaxation in various metallic systems. The advent of new ultra-fast (femto-second) laser technology and pump-probe spectroscopy has produced wealth of new results for micro and nano-scale electronic technology. The aim of this paper is to clarify the TTM, conditions of its validity and non-validity, its modifications for nano-systems, to sum-up the progress, and to point out open problems in this field. We also give a phenomenological integro-differential equation for the kinetics of non-degenerate electrons that goes beyond the TTM.
dc.description12 pages,2 figures, major revision
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0702331
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0702331
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/224090
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleTwo-Temperature Model of non-equilibrium electron relaxation: A Review
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