Hot electrons and energy transport in metals at millikelvin temperatures
- 22 July 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 55 (4) , 422-425
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.55.422
Abstract
Using a new technique, we measure the energy-loss lifetime for electrons in a metal from 25 to 320 mK. Applying a small electric field, of order 1 μV/cm at 25 mK, causes carriers to heat above the temperature of the phonon bath. The temperature difference induced reflects the rate of energy transport between the electrons and lattice. The 1-ms energy-loss lifetime and 1-cm inelastic diffusion length we have measured at 25 mK are the largest ever obtained.Keywords
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