Modification of electron-phonon coupling by micromachining and suspension
arXiv:1910.10126 · doi:10.1063/1.5132948
Abstract
Weak electron-phonon interaction in metals at low temperatures forms the basis of operation for cryogenic hot-electron bolometers and calorimeters. Standard power laws, describing the heat flow in the majority of experiments, have been identified and derived theoretically. However, a full picture encompassing experimentally relevant effects such as reduced dimensionality, material interfaces, and disorder is in its infancy, and has not been tested extensively. Here, we study the electron-phonon heat flow in a thin gold film on a SiO platform below 100 mK using supercurrent thermometry. We find the power law exponent to be modified from 5.1 to 4.6 as the platform is micromachined and released from its substrate. We attribute this change to a modified phonon spectrum. The findings are compared to past experiments and theoretical models.
arXiv comment9 pages, 6 figures
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