Tailored mesoscopic plasma accelerates electrons exploiting parametric instability by Rakesh Y Kumar, Ratul Sabui, R Gopal, Feiyu Li, Soubhik Sarkar, William Trickey, M Anand, John Pasley, Z-M Sheng, R M G M Trines, R H H Scott, A P L Robinson, V Sharma, M Krishnamurthy

“…Corroborated by particle-in-cell simulations, these measurements reveal that two plasmon decay in the vicinity of the microparticle is the main contributor to hot electron generation.…”
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Micro-optics for ultra-intense lasers by H. Habara, Amit D. Lad, R. Nagami, Prashant Kumar Singh, Gourab Chatterjee, Amitava Adak, Malay Dalui, J. Jha, P. Brijesh, Y. Mishima, K. Nagai, H. Sakagami, Sheroy Tata, T. Madhu Trivikram, M. Krishnamurthy, K. A. Tanaka, G. Ravindra Kumar

“…Here, we demonstrate a foam target that can efficiently absorb a common, low contrast 105 (in picosecond) laser at an intensity of 5 × 1018 W/cm2, giving ∼20 times enhanced relativistic hot electron flux. In addition, such foam target induced “micro-optic” function is analogous to the miniature plasma-parabolic mirror. …”
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Hot Carrier Transport and Carrier Multiplication Induced High Performance Vertical Graphene/Silicon Dynamic Diode Generator by Yanghua Lu, Runjiang Shen, Xutao Yu, Deyi Yuan, Haonan Zheng, Yanfei Yan, Chang Liu, Zunshan Yang, Lixuan Feng, Linjun Li, Shisheng Lin

“…With instant contact and separation of the graphene and silicon, hot carriers are generated by the rebounding process of built‐in electric fields in dynamic graphene/silicon diodes, which can be collected within the ultralong hot electron lifetime of graphene. In particular, monolayer graphene/silicon DDG outputs a high voltage of 6.1 V as result of ultrafast carrier transport between the monolayer graphene and silicon. …”
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Plasma‐Induced 2D Electron Transport at Hetero‐Phase Titanium Oxide Interface by Kehan Yu, Xinglong Li, Haoyu Zhao, Chen Ma, Zhongyue Wang, Peng Lv, Ertao Hu, Jiajin Zheng, Wei Wei, Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov

“…The achieved “adiabatic” electron transport in the hetero‐phase bilayer offers strong potential for low‐loss electric or plasmonic circuits and hot electron harvesting and utilization. These findings open new horizons for fabricating diverse multifunctional metal oxide heterostructures as an innovative platform for emerging clean energy, integrated photonics, spintronics, and quantum information technologies.…”
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Electrical degradation mechanisms of RF power GaAs PHEMTs by Villanueva, Anita A. (Anita Ariel), 1978-

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Electron-phonon interactions in low dimensional structures by Leadley, D, David Romwald Leadley

“…At higher electric fields the 'normal' MPR maxima invert, starting at low magnetic fields, to form 'hot electron' MPR minima, with maximum amplitude at ~60K. …”

Enhanced ion acceleration using the high-energy petawatt PETAL laser by D. Raffestin, L. Lecherbourg, I. Lantuéjoul, B. Vauzour, P. E. Masson-Laborde, X. Davoine, N. Blanchot, J. L. Dubois, X. Vaisseau, E. d’Humières, L. Gremillet, A. Duval, Ch. Reverdin, B. Rosse, G. Boutoux, J. E. Ducret, Ch. Rousseaux, V. Tikhonchuk, D. Batani

“…Moreover, owing to the large (∼100 μm) waist and picosecond duration of the PETAL beam, the hot electrons can sustain a high electrostatic field at the target rear side for an extended period, thus enabling efficient target normal sheath acceleration of the rear-side protons. …”
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Broadband and Energy‐Concentrated Absorber Based on Hemispherical‐Embedded Structure by Zhe Wu, Zhongzhu Liang, Xiaoyan Shi, Fuming Yang, Rui Dai, Enzhu Hou, Wenwen Sun, Zheng Qin, Wei Xin, Haiyang Xu

“…Spatially concentrated absorption is able to form local hotspots and helps to generate hot electrons with higher energy than free electrons, which can be used to improve the performance of hot electron devices. …”
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Transient magnetic gratings on the nanometer scale by D. Weder, C. von Korff Schmising, C. M. Günther, M. Schneider, D. Engel, P. Hessing, C. Strüber, M. Weigand, B. Vodungbo, E. Jal, X. Liu, A. Merhe, E. Pedersoli, F. Capotondi, J. Lüning, B. Pfau, S. Eisebitt

“…In conjunction with scattering simulations, the experiment allows us to infer that a potential ultrafast lateral expansion of the initially excited regions of the magnetic film mediated by hot-electron transport and spin transport remains confined to below three nanometers.…”
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Enhancing Catalytic Activity and Selectivity by Plasmon-Induced Hot Carriers by Xiao-Qing Liu, Fei-Fei Meng, Xing Chen, Yu-Hang Li, Hao Yang, Feng Peng, Xi-Hong Lu, Ye-Xiang Tong, Zhong-Qun Tian, Jian-Feng Li, Ping-Ping Fang

“…Our experiments, supported by in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory simulations, reveal such particular hot-carrier-induced selectivity is conjointly contributed by the accelerated hot electron transfer and the corresponding residual hot holes. …”
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Optoelectronics of graphene-based Van der Waals heterostructures by Ma, Qiong, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Roadmap on optical energy conversion by Boriskina, Svetlana V, Green, Martin A, Catchpole, Kylie, Yablonovitch, Eli, Beard, Matthew C, Okada, Yoshitaka, Lany, Stephan, Gershon, Talia, Zakutayev, Andriy, Tahersima, Mohammad H, Sorger, Volker J, Naughton, Michael J, Kempa, Krzysztof, Dagenais, Mario, Yao, Yuan, Xu, Lu, Sheng, Xing, Bronstein, Noah D, Rogers, John A, Alivisatos, A Paul, Nuzzo, Ralph G, Gordon, Jeffrey M, Wu, Di M, Wisser, Michael D, Salleo, Alberto, Dionne, Jennifer, Bermel, Peter, Greffet, Jean-Jacques, Celanovic, Ivan, Soljacic, Marin, Manor, Assaf, Rotschild, Carmel, Raman, Aaswath, Zhu, Linxiao, Fan, Shanhui, Chen, Gang

“…Light–matter interaction enabled by nanophotonics and plasmonics underlie the performance of the third- and fourth-generation energy-conversion devices, including up- and down-conversion of photon energy, near-field radiative energy transfer, and hot electron generation and harvesting. Finally, the increased market penetration of alternative solar energy-conversion technologies amplifies the role of cost-driven and environmental considerations. …”
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Reliability of W-Band InAIN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors by Wu, Yufei, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Experimental confirmation of driving pressure boosting and smoothing for hybrid-drive inertial fusion at the 100-kJ laser facility by Ji Yan, Jiwei Li, X. T. He, Lifeng Wang, Yaohua Chen, Feng Wang, Xiaoying Han, Kaiqiang Pan, Juxi Liang, Yulong Li, Zanyang Guan, Xiangming Liu, Xingsen Che, Zhongjing Chen, Xing Zhang, Yan Xu, Bin Li, Minqing He, Hongbo Cai, Liang Hao, Zhanjun Liu, Chunyang Zheng, Zhensheng Dai, Zhengfeng Fan, Bin Qiao, Fuquan Li, Shaoen Jiang, M. Y. Yu, Shaoping Zhu

“…The backscattering and hot-electron energy fractions both of which are about one-third of that in the DD scheme are also measured.…”
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Development of intersubband terahertz lasers using multiple quantum well structures by Xu, Bin, 1968-

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Interplanetary shock induced intensification of electron cyclotron harmonic waves in the Earth’s inner magnetosphere by Yi Xie, Yi Xie, Nigang Liu, Nigang Liu, Zhenpeng Su, Zhenpeng Su, Zhenpeng Su, Siyang Yi, Siyang Yi, Zhaoguo He, Zhaoguo He, Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu, Kun Li, Kun Li, Zuzheng Chen, Zuzheng Chen, Jun Cui, Jun Cui

“…By precipitating magnetospheric hot electrons into the ionosphere, ECH waves play a critical role in the formation of diffuse aurora. …”
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Photoluminescence of metallic plasmonic nanostructures by Hu, Hailong

“…All experimental results and analyses presented in this thesis could benefit not only the fundamental understanding about the plasmon-modulated dynamics of energetic electrons but also the exploration of plasmon-based photonic or hot-electron devices.…”
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Synergistic Effect of Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles Decorated Carbon Nanotubes in Quantum Dots/TiO2 for Optoelectronic Devices by Gurpreet Singh Selopal, Mahyar Mohammadnezhad, Lucas V. Besteiro, Ozge Cavuslar, Jiabin Liu, Hui Zhang, Fabiola Navarro‐Pardo, Guiju Liu, Maorong Wang, Emek G. Durmusoglu, Havva Yagci Acar, Shuhui Sun, Haiguang Zhao, Zhiming M. Wang, Federico Rosei

“…The in‐depth mechanism behind this significant improvement is revealed through a combined experimental and theoretical analysis for QDs/TiO2–Au:CNTs hybrid network and demonstrates the multifaceted impact of plasmonic Au NPs and CNTs: i) hot‐electron injection from Au NPs into CNTs and TiO2; ii) near‐field enhancement of the QDs absorption and carrier generation/separation processes by the plasmonic Au NPs; iii) enhanced photoinjected electron transport due to the highly directional pathways offered by CNTs. …”
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Carrier-specific dynamics in 2H-MoTe2 observed by femtosecond soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy using an x-ray free-electron laser by Alexander Britz, Andrew R. Attar, Xiang Zhang, Hung-Tzu Chang, Clara Nyby, Aravind Krishnamoorthy, Sang Han Park, Soonnam Kwon, Minseok Kim, Dennis Nordlund, Sami Sainio, Tony F. Heinz, Stephen R. Leone, Aaron M. Lindenberg, Aiichiro Nakano, Pulickel Ajayan, Priya Vashishta, David Fritz, Ming-Fu Lin, Uwe Bergmann

“…A 400 ± 110 fs delay is observed between this transient electron signal near the conduction band minimum compared to higher-lying states within the conduction band, which we assign to hot electron relaxation. Additionally, the transient absorption signals below and above the Te M5 edge, assigned to photoexcited holes and electrons, respectively, are observed to decay concomitantly on a 1–2 ps timescale, which is interpreted as electron–hole recombination. …”
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Commissioning experiment of the high-contrast SILEX-Ⅱ multi-petawatt laser facility by Wei Hong, Shukai He, Jian Teng, Zhigang Deng, Zhimeng Zhang, Feng Lu, Bo Zhang, Bin Zhu, Zenghai Dai, Bo Cui, Yuchi Wu, Dongxiao Liu, Wei Qi, Jinlong Jiao, Faqiang Zhang, Zuhua Yang, Feng Zhang, Bi Bi, Xiaoming Zeng, Kainan Zhou, Yanlei Zuo, Xiaojun Huang, Na Xie, Yi Guo, Jingqin Su, Dan Han, Ying Mao, Leifeng Cao, Weimin Zhou, Yuqiu Gu, Feng Jing, Baohan Zhang, Hongbo Cai, Minqing He, Wudi Zheng, Shaoping Zhu, Wenjun Ma, Dahui Wang, Yinren Shou, Xueqing Yan, Bin Qiao, Yi Zhang, Congling Zhong, Xiaohui Yuan, Wenqing Wei

“…In the basic laser foil target interaction, a set of experimental data were collected, including spatially resolved x-ray emission, the image of the coherent transition radiation, the harmonic spectra in the direction of reflection, the energy spectra and beam profile of accelerated protons, hot-electron spectra, and transmitted laser energy fraction and spatial distribution. …”
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