Ultrafast electron diffraction: Visualizing dynamic states of matter

D Filippetto, P Musumeci, RK Li, BJ Siwick… - Reviews of Modern …, 2022 - APS
Since the discovery of electron-wave duality, electron scattering instrumentation has
developed into a powerful array of techniques for revealing the atomic structure of matter …

Non-adiabatic excited-state molecular dynamics: Theory and applications for modeling photophysics in extended molecular materials

TR Nelson, AJ White, JA Bjorgaard, AE Sifain… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Optically active molecular materials, such as organic conjugated polymers and biological
systems, are characterized by strong coupling between electronic and vibrational degrees of …

X-ray multiphoton-induced Coulomb explosion images complex single molecules

R Boll, JM Schäfer, B Richard, K Fehre, G Kastirke… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Following structural dynamics in real time is a fundamental goal towards a better
understanding of chemical reactions. Recording snapshots of individual molecules with …

Principles of aggregation‐induced emission: design of deactivation pathways for advanced AIEgens and applications

S Suzuki, S Sasaki, AS Sairi, R Iwai… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty years ago, the concept of aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) was proposed, and
this unique luminescent property has attracted scientific interest ever since. However, AIE …

The photochemical ring-opening of 1, 3-cyclohexadiene imaged by ultrafast electron diffraction

TJA Wolf, DM Sanchez, J Yang, RM Parrish… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The ultrafast photoinduced ring-opening of 1, 3-cyclohexadiene constitutes a textbook
example of electrocyclic reactions in organic chemistry and a model for photobiological …

Simultaneous observation of nuclear and electronic dynamics by ultrafast electron diffraction

J Yang, X Zhu, JP F. Nunes, JK Yu, RM Parrish… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Simultaneous observation of nuclear and electronic motion is crucial for a complete
understanding of molecular dynamics in excited electronic states. It is challenging for a …

Megaelectronvolt electron acceleration driven by terahertz surface waves

XQ Yu, YS Zeng, LW Song, DY Kong, SB Hao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Particles at relativistic energies form the basis of acceleration science. The emergence of
terahertz-driven acceleration promises vastly smaller and cost-efficient accelerators; …

Breaking 50 femtosecond resolution barrier in MeV ultrafast electron diffraction with a double bend achromat compressor

F Qi, Z Ma, L Zhao, Y Cheng, W Jiang, C Lu, T Jiang… - Physical review …, 2020 - APS
We propose and demonstrate a novel scheme to produce ultrashort and ultrastable MeV
electron beam. In this scheme, the electron beam produced in a photocathode radio …

Direct mapping of curve-crossing dynamics in IBr by attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy

Y Kobayashi, KF Chang, T Zeng, DM Neumark… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The electronic character of photoexcited molecules can abruptly change at avoided
crossings and conical intersections. Here, we report direct mapping of the coupled interplay …

Ultrafast X-ray scattering reveals vibrational coherence following Rydberg excitation

B Stankus, H Yong, N Zotev, JM Ruddock… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The coherence and dephasing of vibrational motions of molecules constitute an integral part
of chemical dynamics, influence material properties and underpin schemes to control …