Ultrafast Phenomena at Surfaces



Our Main Research Topic

Our research program is devoted to the investigation of ultrafast phenomena in solids, thin films and nanoparticles. This includes the combination of short pulsed laser systems with surface science technology in order to develop novel methods for measuring ultrafast relaxation processes in real time with high temporal resolution.

The research activities are concentrated in the following areas:

Dynamics of electron excitations in solids (metals, semiconductors, organic films)

Ultrafast magnetization dynamics

Dynamics and manipulation of adsorbate-surface interaction

Plasmon dynamics at nanostructured surfaces and deposited clusters

Feb. 2010 - Most recent work on quantum-well-induced giant spin-orbit splitting in Bi/Cu(111) published in Phys. Rev. Lett. [link] Dez. 2009 - SFB 855 'Magnetoelektrische Verbundstoffe - Biomagnetsiche Schnittstellen der Zukunft' von der DFG bewilligt [link] Okt. 2009 - Best Poster Prize for Stefan Hellmann (AG Kipp) and Timm Rohwer (AG Bauer) At the workshop on "Ultrafast x-ray methods for studying transient electronic and nuclear dynamics" November 2009 in Bad Honnef. [link]