During femtosecond laser fabrication, photons are mainly absorbed by electrons, and the
subsequent energy transfer from electrons to ions is of picosecond order. Hence, lattice …

The past two decades have seen rapid developments in short-pulse X-ray sources, which
have enabled the study of nuclear and electronic dynamics by ultrafast X-ray spectroscopies …

The ultrafast motion of electrons and holes after light-matter interaction is fundamental to a
broad range of chemical and biophysical processes. We advanced high-harmonic …

The transfer of charge at the molecular level plays a fundamental role in many areas of
chemistry, physics, biology and materials science. Today, more than 60 years after the …

Photocatalysis as a promising approach for solar energy conversion has attracted enormous
attention in recent decades with various chemical reactions involved. Many strategies and …

The availability of attosecond-duration extreme ultraviolet or soft X-ray light sources has
opened up new fields of research in atomic and molecular physics. These pulses can be as …

A judiciously oriented external electric field (OEEF) can catalyze a wide range of reactions
and can even induce endo/exo stereoselectivity of cycloaddition reactions. The Diels–Alder …

We revisit the concept of near-forward rescattering strong-field photoelectron holography
introduced by Y. Huismans et al.[Science 331, 61 (2011)]. The recently developed adiabatic …

Chiral molecules interact and react differently with other chiral objects, depending on their
handedness. Therefore, it is essential to understand and ultimately control the evolution of …

The description of the electronic structure of molecules in terms of molecular orbitals is a
highly successful concept in chemistry. However, it commonly fails if the electrons in a …