Recent progress in utilizing ultrafast light-matter interaction to control the macroscopic
properties of quantum materials is reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on photoinduced …

Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), with its exceptional sensitivity to both
the binding energy and the momentum of valence electrons in solids, provides unparalleled …

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 the last decade, there has been a proliferation of laser sources for time-and angle-
resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TR-ARPES), building on the proven capability of this …

The temporal characters of laser-driven phase transition from 2 H to 1 T′ has been
investigated in the prototype MoTe 2 monolayer. This process is found to be induced by …

Superconductivity often emerges as a dome around a quantum critical point (QCP) where
long-range order is suppressed to zero temperature, mostly in magnetically ordered …

Ultrafast lasers are an increasingly important tool to control and stabilize emergent phases
in quantum materials. Among a variety of possible excitation protocols, a particularly …

The momentum-dependent orbital character in crystalline solids, referred to as orbital
texture, is of capital importance in the emergence of symmetry-broken collective phases …

Nonequilibrium electron–phonon coupling (EPC) serves as a dominant interaction in a
multitude of transient processes, including photoinduced phase transitions, coherent …

Van der Waals (vdW) materials at their 2D limit are diverse, flexible, and unique laboratories
to study fundamental quantum phenomena and their future applications. Their novel …