The photochemistry of small molecules on well-defined metal surfaces has been the subject
of intense research for more than three decades. 1 This field is of interest because it rests on …

The advent of pump-probe spectroscopy techniques paved the way to the exploration of
ultrafast dynamics of electrons and phonons in crystalline solids. Following photo-absorption …

In spin-based electronics, information is encoded by the spin state of electron bunches 1, 2,
3, 4. Processing this information requires the controlled transport of spin angular momentum …

When an ultrashort laser pulse irradiates a metal, energy is absorbed by the electron system
which is driven out of thermal equilibrium on a femtosecond time scale. Due to electron …

Even though electron-phonon coupling is one of the most important parameters governing
material evolution after ultrafast energy deposition it remains the most unexplored one. In …

Femtosecond laser excitation of a ferromagnetic material creates energetic spin-polarized
electrons that have anomalous transport characteristics. We develop a semiclassical theory …

The ultrafast response of metals to light is governed by intriguing nonequilibrium dynamics
involving the interplay of excited electrons and phonons. The coupling between them leads …

Femtochemistry addresses fundamental processes of chemical reaction dynamics such as
bond formation and breaking, which occur typically on a femtosecond time scale (1 fs) 10-15 …

Laser surface texturing is an established way to introduce surface functionalities on solid
surfaces. By means of femtosecond laser sources, it's possible to texture a variety of solids …

We investigate picosecond laser ablation of metals using a hybrid simulation scheme. Laser
energy input into the electron system and heat conduction within it are modeled using a …