Electronic excitations lie at the origin of most of the commonly measured spectra. However,
the first-principles computation of excited states requires a larger effort than ground-state …

This review reports on experimental and theoretical results on the inelastic decay of optically
excited volume electrons in different types of metals, including simple metals (Al), noble …

A broad visible and infrared photoluminescence continuum is detected from surface-
plasmon-enhanced transitions in gold nanostructures. We find that the ratio of generated …

The effect of intense ultrashort irradiation on interatomic forces, crystal stability, and possible
melting transition of the underlying lattice is not completely elucidated. By using ab initio …

Dissipation of chemical energy released in exothermic reactions at metal surfaces may
happen adiabatically by creation of phonons or non-adiabatically by excitation of the …

Electron excitations in metal systems play an important role in many chemical and physical
phenomena. They are of paramount importance for energy transfer in photochemical …

The Rydberg-like series of image-potential states is a prototype system for loosely bound
electrons at a metal surface. The electronic structure and the femtosecond dynamics of these …

The performance of photocatalysts and photovoltaic devices can be enhanced by energetic
charge carriers produced from plasmon decay, and the lifetime of these energetic carriers …

Recent experimental work has reached an accurate determination of surface-state linewidth
by scanning tunneling spectroscopy, photoemission and directly in the time domain by two …

The Fermi surface that characterizes the electronic band structure of crystalline solids can be
difficult to image experimentally in a way that reveals local variations. We show that Fermi …