Laser pulses are the shortest stimulus known to control the magnetization of materials and to
switch magnetic devices on the picosecond to femtosecond timescales. Femtosecond laser …

In the past 20 years, we have reached a broad understanding of many light-driven
phenomena in nanoscale systems. The temporal dynamics of the excited states are instead …

Featured Application This article describes the layout of the European XFEL, a soft and hard
X-ray free-electron laser user facility starting operation in 2017. Emphasis is put on the …

This article reviews static and dynamic interfacial effects in magnetism, focusing on
interfacially driven magnetic effects and phenomena associated with spin-orbit coupling and …

The control of magnetism by acoustically induced strain has driven significant research
activities, with the ultimate goal of pursuing novel, ultrafast, compact, and energy-efficient …

Energy-efficient control of magnetization without the help of a magnetic field is a key goal of
spintronics. Purely heat-induced single-pulse all-optical toggle switching has been …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnets represent one of the most
promising horizons for energy-efficient spintronic applications because their broad range of …

This Perspective surveys the state-of-the-art and future prospects of science and technology
employing nanoconfined light (nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics) in combination with …

Ever since the first observation of all-optical switching of magnetization in the ferrimagnetic
alloy GdFeCo using femtosecond laser pulses, there has been significant interest in …

Plasmonics represents a unique approach to confine and enhance electromagnetic
radiation well below the diffraction limit, bringing a huge potential for novel applications, for …