Buoyant Convection in Superposed Metal Foam and Water Layers
Heat transfer measurements for natural convection in superposed metal foam and water layers are reported. Two systems heated at the lower boundary are considered: a water-filled cavity with a foam lay...
Heat transfer measurements for natural convection in superposed metal foam and water layers are reported. Two systems heated at the lower boundary are considered: a water-filled cavity with a foam lay...
Contributions of Inter- and Intraband Excitations to Electron Heat Capacity and Electron-Phonon Coupling in Noble Metals
J. Heat Transfer -- January 2010 -- Volume 132, Issue 1, 014504 (4 pages)
doi:10.1115/1.3192133
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This work examines the effects of photonically induced interband excitations from the d-band to states at the Fermi energy on thermophysical properties in noble metals. The change in the electron population in the d-band and the conduction band causes a change in electron heat capacity and electron-phonon coupling factor, which in turn impacts the evolution of the temperature after pulse absorption and electron thermalization. Expressions for heat capacity and electron-phonon coupling factor are derived for electrons undergoing both inter- and intraband transitions. In noble metals, due to the large d-band to Fermi energy separation, the contributions to electron heat capacity and electron-phonon coupling factor of intra- and interband transitions can be separated. At high absorbed laser fluences and pulse energies greater than the interband transition threshold, the interband and intraband contributions to thermophysical properties differ.
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| History: | Received 8 January 2009; revised 28 May 2009; published 4 November 2009 | |
| doi: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3192133 | |
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