DEPARTMENT OF
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
DEPARTMENT OF
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Director: Martin Wolf
Emeritus: Gerhard Ertl
Research Groups
Atomic-Scale Microscopy & Spectroscopy
Akitoshi Shiotari
Electronic Processes in Quantum Materials
Chris Nicholson
Lattice Dynamics
Alex Paarmann
Nonlinear Interfacial Spectroscopy
Martin Thämer
Ultrafast Scanning Probe Microscopy
Melanie Müller
Emmy Noether Group
Dynamics of Correlated Materials
Laurenz Rettig
THz Structural Dynamics
Sebastian Maehrlein
Associated Groups
Electron Dynamiχ
A. Julia Stähler (also at HU-Berlin)
Nanoscale Surface Chemistry
Takashi Kumagai (also at IMS - Japan)
Structural & Electronic Surface Dynamics
Ralph Ernstorfer (also at TU-Berlin)
Terahertz Physics
Tobias Kampfrath (also at FU-Berlin)
Support Group
Technicians Group
Marcel Krenz
Former Groups
link to Former Groups
Events & Seminars
Fri., 12 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
Ms Shiori Miyazaki
(Kyushu University, Japan)
Understanding of Energy Transfer Dynamics in Luminescent Eu(III) Complex Doped Host-Guest Film
Fri., 12 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
Understanding of Energy Transfer Dynamics in Luminescent Eu(III) Complex Doped Host-Guest Film
Ms Shiori Miyazaki 
(Kyushu University, Japan)
Tue., 16 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
Spencer Ammerman
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University)
Lightwave-Driven Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy for Ultrafast Surface Science on the Atomic Scale
Tue., 16 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
Lightwave-Driven Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy for Ultrafast Surface Science on the Atomic Scale
Spencer Ammerman 
(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University)
Mon., 5 Sep. - Fri., 9 Sep. 2022  -  Conference  -  Iseo, Italy
New Generation in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Mon., 5 Sep. - Fri., 9 Sep. 2022  -  Conference  -  Iseo, Italy
New Generation in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
 
Thu., 29 Sep. 2022, 10:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
Julian Maklar
(FHI Department PC)
Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Quasi-two-dimensional Quantum Materials
Thu., 29 Sep. 2022, 10:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Quasi-two-dimensional Quantum Materials
Julian Maklar 
(FHI Department PC)
News
  • Sebastian Maehrlein receives prestigious Emmy Noether grant
    His research group will investigate actively steering of lattice angular momentum for ultrafast control of material properties.
  •
    Institute Spring Reception on May 6th
    After two years of corona pandemic people enjoy the sun & social gathering
  •
    Control the Speed of Magnetic Devices
    Ultrafast angular momentum transfer in 4f antiferromagnets is governed by the magnitude of RKKY interaction
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    Hyperbolic Shear Polaritons in Low-symmetry Crystals with New Properties:
    Propagation direction depending on IR wavelength & tilted wave fronts
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    Coherent Modulation of Scattering Rates in a Photoexcited CDW System
    Optical excitation of TbTe3 induces a highly unusual modulation of hot quasiparticle relaxation rates
    Research
    Research in the Department of Physical Chemistry focusses on the dynamics of elementary processes in solids and at surfaces, in particular, ultrafast dynamics of electronic excitations, electron-phonon coupling and interfacial charge transfer, surface reactions and molecular processes at interfaces as well as light-matter interaction at the nanoscale.
    Events & Seminars
    Fri., 12 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
    Ms Shiori Miyazaki
    (Kyushu University, Japan)
    Understanding of Energy Transfer Dynamics in Luminescent Eu(III) Complex Doped Host-Guest Film
    Fri., 12 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
    Understanding of Energy Transfer Dynamics in Luminescent Eu(III) Complex Doped Host-Guest Film
    Ms Shiori Miyazaki 
    (Kyushu University, Japan)
    Tue., 16 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
    Spencer Ammerman
    (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University)
    Lightwave-Driven Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy for Ultrafast Surface Science on the Atomic Scale
    Tue., 16 Aug. 2022, 11:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
    Lightwave-Driven Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy for Ultrafast Surface Science on the Atomic Scale
    Spencer Ammerman 
    (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University)
    Mon., 5 Sep. - Fri., 9 Sep. 2022  -  Conference  -  Iseo, Italy
    New Generation in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
    Mon., 5 Sep. - Fri., 9 Sep. 2022  -  Conference  -  Iseo, Italy
    New Generation in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
     
    Thu., 29 Sep. 2022, 10:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
    Julian Maklar
    (FHI Department PC)
    Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Quasi-two-dimensional Quantum Materials
    Thu., 29 Sep. 2022, 10:00 am  -  Department Seminar  -  Room G 2.06
    Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Quasi-two-dimensional Quantum Materials
    Julian Maklar 
    (FHI Department PC)
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