Abstract This review reports on experimental and theoretical results on the inelastic decay of optically excited volume electrons in different types of metals, including simple metals (Al), noble metals (Au, Ag, Cu), transition metals (Ta, Mo, Rh, Co, Fe, Ni) and rare earth metals (Gd, Tb, Yb, La). The comparison of the different materials and material classes provides particular insight into the relevance of the localization and delocalization of electronic states for inelastic carrier scattering processes. The discussion of the data illustrates furthermore the capabilities and limitations of the time-resolved two-photon photoemission technique as well as current theoretical approaches in analyzing and determining inelastic lifetimes of excited electrons.

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通过时间分辨双光子光电发射探测金属中的热电子寿命

摘要 本综述报告了不同类型金属中光激发体积电子非弹性衰减的实验和理论结果，包括简单金属 (Al)、贵金属 (Au、Ag、Cu)、过渡金属 (Ta、Mo、Rh、 Co、Fe、Ni）和稀土金属（Gd、Tb、Yb、La）。不同材料和材料类别的比较提供了对非弹性载流子散射过程电子态定域和离域相关性的特别见解。对数据的讨论进一步说明了时间分辨双光子光电发射技术的能力和局限性，以及分析和确定受激电子非弹性寿命的当前理论方法。