Ultrafast electron dynamics in solar energy conversion
Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …
Laser-assisted photoporation: fundamentals, technological advances and applications
R Xiong, SK Samal, J Demeester… - … in Physics: X, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Laser-assisted photoporation is a promising technique that is receiving increasing attention
for the delivery of membrane impermeable nanoscopic substances into living cells …
for the delivery of membrane impermeable nanoscopic substances into living cells …
The formation of warm dense matter: Experimental evidence for electronic bond hardening in gold
Under strong optical excitation conditions, it is possible to create highly nonequilibrium
states of matter. The nuclear response is determined by the rate of energy transfer from the …
states of matter. The nuclear response is determined by the rate of energy transfer from the …
The liquid-liquid phase transition in silicon revealed by snapshots of valence electrons
M Beye, F Sorgenfrei, WF Schlotter… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The basis for the anomalies of water is still mysterious. Quite generally tetrahedrally
coordinated systems, also silicon, show similar thermodynamic behavior but lack—like water …
coordinated systems, also silicon, show similar thermodynamic behavior but lack—like water …
Thermal melting and ablation of silicon by femtosecond laser radiation
The space-time dynamics of thermal melting, subsurface cavitation, spallative ablation, and
fragmentation ablation of the silicon surface excited by single IR femtosecond laser pulses is …
fragmentation ablation of the silicon surface excited by single IR femtosecond laser pulses is …
Ultrafast atomic view of laser-induced melting and breathing motion of metallic liquid clusters with MeV ultrafast electron diffraction
Under the irradiation of an ultrafast intense laser, solid materials can be driven into
nonequilibrium states undergoing an ultrafast solid–liquid phase transition. Understanding …
nonequilibrium states undergoing an ultrafast solid–liquid phase transition. Understanding …
Evolution of shock-induced orientation-dependent metastable states in crystalline aluminum
MM Budzevich, VV Zhakhovsky, CT White, II Oleynik - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
The evolution of orientation-dependent metastable states during shock-induced solid-liquid
phase transitions in crystalline Al is followed using moving window molecular dynamics …
phase transitions in crystalline Al is followed using moving window molecular dynamics …
The seeds and homogeneous nucleation of photoinduced nonthermal melting in semiconductors due to self-amplified local dynamic instability
Laser-induced nonthermal melting in semiconductors has been studied over the past four
decades, but the underlying mechanism is still under debate. Here, by using an advanced …
decades, but the underlying mechanism is still under debate. Here, by using an advanced …
Dynamics of femtosecond laser-induced melting of silver
We use optical third-harmonic generation to measure the melting dynamics of silver
following femtosecond laser excitation. The dynamics reveals an unusual two-step process …
following femtosecond laser excitation. The dynamics reveals an unusual two-step process …
Unraveling the Solid-Liquid-Vapor Phase Transition Dynamics at the Atomic Level<? format?> with Ultrafast X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopy
F Dorchies, A Lévy, C Goyon, P Combis… - Physical Review Letters, 2011 - APS
X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) is a powerful probe of electronic and
atomic structures in various media, ranging from molecules to condensed matter. We show …
atomic structures in various media, ranging from molecules to condensed matter. We show …