Investigation of heat transfer in metal nanofilms irradiated with ultrashort laser pulses: two-temperature model

A numerical study of heat transfer between an electron gas and a crystal lattice in a metal nanofilm under irradiation with an ultrashort laser pulse was carried out on the basis of a parabolic two-temperature model of thermal conductivity presented in a dimensionless form. For the numerical solution, the finite difference method was used using the explicit-implicit Crank-Nicholson scheme. As a result of the numerical study, it was found that with an increase in the thickness of the plate, the equilibrium temperature decreases, and the time for the onset of thermal equilibrium between the electrons and the crystal lattice increases.