Publication
Evidence of reduced surface electron-phonon scattering in the conduction band of Bi2Se3 by nonequilibrium ARPES
Klaus Kern, Marco Grioni, Helmuth Berger, Philippe Bugnon, Alberto Crepaldi, Jens Christian Johannsen
2013
Journal paper
2013
Journal paper
Abstract
The nature of the Dirac quasiparticles in topological insulators calls for a direct investigation of the electron-phonon scattering at the surface. By comparing time-resolved ARPES measurements of the topological insulator Bi2Se3 with different probing depths, we show that the relaxation dynamics of the electronic temperature of the conduction band is much slower at the surface than in the bulk. This observation suggests that surface phonons are less effective in cooling the electron gas in the conduction band.
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