Momentum and energy dissipation of hot electrons in a Pb/Ag(111) quantum well system

2021

The band structure of multilayer systems plays a crucial role for the ultrafast hot carrier dynamics at interfaces. Here, we study the energy- and momentum-dependent quasiparticle lifetimes of excited electrons in a highly ordered Pb monolayer film on Ag(111) prior and after the adsorption of a monolayer of 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA). Using time-resolved two-photon momentum microscopy with femtosecond visible light pulses, we show that the electron dynamics of the Pb/Ag(111) quantum well system is largely dominated by two types of scattering processes: (i) isotropic intraband scattering processes within the quantum well state (QWS) and (ii) isotropic interband sca…