DEPARTMENT OF
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
DEPARTMENT OF
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Publications
PhD Theses
2026
2025
Ben John
Development of a Phase-Sensitive Sum Frequency Generation Microscope for the Investigation of Molecular Structures at Interfaces
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2025)
Maximilian Frenzel
Ultrafast Terahertz Control of Structural and Charge Carrier Dynamics in Emerging Semiconductors
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2025)
2024
Julius Plescher
A comprehensive study of surface and space charge effects at an operating water splitting iron oxide photoanode
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2024)
Reza Rouzegar
Laser-driven terahertz spin transport: driving force and applications
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2024)
Alexander Neef
Fluctuations and exciton dynamics in molecular semiconductors
Technische Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2024)
Richarda Niemann
Sum-frequency generation microscopy: infrared sub-diffractional imaging of surface phonon polaritons
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2024)
2023
Henrik Wiedenhaupt
Light-Matter Interaction of Ultra-thin ZnO Films on Ag(111) investigated by STM-induced Luminescence
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2023)
Angelika Demling
Elementary processes at surfaces and interfaces of electrochemically relevant systems
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - PhD thesis (2023)
Boubacar Tanda Bonkano
Ultrafast dynamics and charge transfer at hybrid organic-inorganic interface. Ultrafast optical properties at hybrid terrylene-WS2 interface
Technische Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2023)
Julian Maklar
Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Quasi-two-dimensional Quantum Materials
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2023)
Oliver Gückstock
Spintronic terahertz emission: insights and applications
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2023)
2022
Marco Kapitzke
Towards fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy of WS2 monolayers
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2022)
Alkisti Vaitsi
Optimizing THz generation from a spintronic emitter for field-driven applications at MHz repetition rates
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2022)
Sang-Eun Lee
Systematic study of the role of the indirect RKKY exchange interaction in ultrafast spin dynamics of 4ƒ antiferromagnets
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2022)
Marie Cherasse
Ultrafast dynamics in hybrid perovskites
Institut Polytechnique de Paris - PhD thesis (2022)
Stefano Calati
Ultrafast quasiparticle dynamics and the role of screening in WS2 monolayers
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin - PhD thesis (2022)
Daniela Zahn
Ultrafast lattice dynamics and microscopic energy flow in ferromagnetic metals and in an anisotropic layered semiconductor
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2022)
Julius Heitz
Spintronic operations driven by terahertz electromagnetic pulses
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2022)
2021
Patrick-Nigel Hildebrandt
Time-, momentum- and towards branch-resolved phonon dynamics in MoS2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Master thesis (2021)
Lukas Gierster
ZnO: Ultrafast photodoping: Ultrashort and metastable photoinduced metallization of the ZnO(10-10) surface
Technische Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2021)
Tobias Garling
Homodyned and Heterodyned Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of Electrochemical Interfaces
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2021)
Johannes Lütgert
Out-Standing: Ultrafast dynamics of photogenerated monomers in a terrylene H-aggregate
Humboldt Universität Berlin - Bachelor thesis (2021)
2020
Christopher Winta
Second-Harmonic Phonon Spectroscopy Using an Infrared Free-Electron Laser
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2020)
Ines Mayan
Elektronische Struktur und Dynamik von ultradünnen D2O-Schichten auf ZnO(10 ̅10): Charakterisierung und Kalibrierung von ultradünnen Eisschichten auf Zinkoxid
Universität Potsdam - Master thesis (2020)
Gregor Zwaschka
Shining New Light on Water Electrolysis: Probing Electrolytic Water Splitting on Au and Pt with Micron Spatial and Femtosecond Temporal Resolution
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2020)
Nikolai Paßler
Phonon Polaritons in Polar Dielectric Heterostructures
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2020)
Riko Kießling
Optical Sum-Frequency Response of Lattice Vibrations and Pulse Timing at a Free-Electron Laser
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2020)
Marco Kapitzke
Comparison of topography and lateral spectroscopy of semiconductors
Freie Universität Berlin - Bachelor thesis (2020)
2019
Yanhua Yue
Towards Understanding the Interaction of Water with α-Al2O3 Surfaces: a Sum Frequency Generation Perspective
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2019)
Lars Hoffmann
Nonlinear X-ray Absorption of Graphite
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2019)
Shuyi Liu
Development of Low-Temperature Photon Scanning Probe Microscopy and Nanoscale Characterization of Ultrathin ZnO Layers on Ag(111)
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2019)
Thomas Vasileiadis
Ultrafast Energy Flow and Structural Changes in Nanoscale Heterostructures
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2019)
Hannes Böckmann
Far- and Near-Field Photochemistry of Single Molecules on a Metal Surface
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2019)
Selene Mor
Fundamental interactions governing the (non-)equilibrium electronic structure in low dimensions
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2019)
2018
Genaro Bierhance
Broadband Terahertz Spectroscopy of Aqueous Solutions
Humboldt Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2018)
Frank Quadt
Development and Automation of a SFG-FROG System with Labview
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2018)
Marcel Kohlmann
Grating Coupling To Surface Phonon Polaritons
Technische Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2018)
Dimitri Loutchko
A Theoretical Study of the Tryptophan Synthase Enzyme Reaction Network
Humboldt Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2018)
Tom Seifert
Spintronics with Terahertz Radiation: Probing and driving spins at highest frequencies
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2018)
Christopher Nicholson
Electronic Structure and Dynamics of Quasi-One Dimensional Materials
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2018)
Oliver Gückstock
Characterizing Spintronic Materials by Terahertz Spectroscopy
Technische Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2018)
2017
Maximilian Eisbach
Entropy, Dissipation and Information in Models of Interacting and Coarse Grained Systems
Technische Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2017)
Daniela Zahn
Structural dynamics of transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures studied by ultrafast high-energy electron diffraction
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2017)
Jannik Malter
Characterization of a nanotip electron source for femtosecond point-projection microscopy
Freie Universität Berlin - Bachelor thesis (2017)
Michele Puppin
Time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on bidimensional semiconductors with a 500 kHz extreme ultraviolet light source
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2017)
Patrick Müller
A 2D Spatial Light Modulator for femtosecond THz light modulation
Technische Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2017)
Melanie Müller
Femtosecond low-energy electron imaging and diffraction using nanotip photoemitters
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2017)
2016
Nikolai Paßler
Excitation of Surface Phonon Polaritons with an Infrared Free Electron Laser
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2016)
Johannes Feldl
A 500 kHz high harmonics generation XUV light source for photoelectron spectroscopy
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Master thesis (2016)
Janina Ladenthin
Force-, Heat- and Electron-Induced Switching of Single Molecules on Metal Surfaces
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2016)
Lukas Braun
Electron and Phonon Dynamics in Topological Insulators at THz Frequencies
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2016)
Sebastian F. Maehrlein
Nonlinear Terahertz Phononics: A Novel Route to Controlling Matter
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2016)
Felix Gerke
Probing of surface adsorbates during the electro-oxidation of gold by vibrational SFG spectroscopy
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2016)
Lutz Waldecker
Electron-Lattice Interactions and Ultrafast Structural Dynamics of Solids
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2016)
Christopher Winta
Second Harmonic Spectroscopy with an Infrared Free-Electron Laser
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2016)
Jan-Christoph Deinert
Zinc Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces: Electronic Structure and Dynamics of Excited States
Technische Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2016)
Alexandr Alekhin
Ultrafast hot carrier driven magnetization dynamics
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2016)
2015
Laura Foglia
Ultrafast dynamics and energy loss channels at a hybrid organic inorganic interface
Technische Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2015)
Lea Bogner
Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics after Optical Excitation of Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Systems
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2015)
Ines Mayan
Charakterisierung amorpher Eisschichten auf der Cu(111)-Oberfläche mittels thermischer Desorptions- und Photoelektronenspektroskopie: Mittlere freie Weglänge niederenergetischer Elektronen in amorphem Eis
Universität Potsdam - Bachelor thesis (2015)
Hendrik Vita
Interaction of magnetic and non-magnetic metals with graphene
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin - PhD thesis (2015)
Daniel Wegkamp
Ultrafast electron dynamics and the role of screening
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2015)
2014
Clemens Richter
Electron and Exciton Dynamics at ZnO surfaces
Freie Universität Berlin - Master thesis (2014)
Sebastian Wlosczyk
Probing α-Al2O3 (1102) Role of Surface Structure
Freie Universität Berlin (2014)
Jenny Linde
Understanding the oxidation mechanism of formic acid on transition metal electrodes
Freie Universität Berlin - Bachelor thesis (2014)
Stefan Böttcher
Adsorption und Funktionalisierung von Graphen auf Metalloberflächen
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2014)
Harald Kirsch
Chemical reactions on surfaces - a SFG study
Freie Universität Berlin - PhD thesis (2014)