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Thermoreflectance of metal transducers for optical pump-probe studies of thermal properties
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We report measurements of the temperature dependence of the optical reflectivity, dR/dT of fifteen metallic elements at a wavelength of λ = 1.03 μm by time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR); and the thermoreflectance of thin-films of Pt, Ta, Al, Au, SrRuO(3), and LaNiO(3) over the wavelength range 0.4 < λ < 1.6 μm using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry. At λ = 1.03 μm, Al, Ta, Re, Ru, have high values of thermoreflectance, dR/dT > 6∙10(-5) K(-1), and are good choices as optical transducers for TDTR experiments using a Yb:fiber laser oscillator. If low optical reflectivity and the associated high degree of steady-state heating are not a concern, LaNiO(3) provides an exceptionally sensitive thermometer in the infrared; (1/R)(dR/dT) > 2.5∙10(-4) K(-1) in the wavelength range 0.85 < λ < 1.3 μm. This compilation of data will assist in the design and interpretation of optical pump-probe studies of thermal properties.
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“For a Ti:sapphire oscillator centered around 800 nm, an Al thin layer with a thickness of ~100 nm is a common choice as the transducer layer due to its strong absorption (the 99% absorption depth is <60 nm) 104 and an exceptionally large thermoreflectance coefficient d R /d T ~ 10 -4 K -1 at the 800-nm wavelength. 98, 105, 106”
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- Authors
- Wilson, R. B., Apgar, B. A., Martin, L. W., & Cahill, D. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Venue
- Optics Express
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 2012-12-12
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 27
- Pages
- 28829
- ISSN
- 1094-4087 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1985630444
- Cited by
- 160
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- 8.03
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- journal article
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- en
- Open access
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- Optics Express (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Thermal properties of materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
- Keywords
- thermoreflectance, time-domain thermoreflectance, optical reflectivity, thin metal films, infrared thermometry, LaNiO3, SrRuO3, platinum, tantalum, aluminum, gold, optical transducers, thermal properties, optical pump-probe, spectroscopic ellipsometry
- MeSH terms
- Equipment Design, Lasers, Lenses, Light, Metals, Scattering, Radiation, Temperature, Thermal Conductivity, Transducers, Equipment Failure Analysis
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