Local and non-local relaxation dynamics of charge carriers (B01)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 278162697

This project analyzes the non-equilibrium carrier transport between different locations and compares the respective nonlocal relaxation dynamics with the local relaxation at a single location. The aim is to draw conclusions about the microscopic processes mediating relaxation. The investigated material systems are metallic heterostructures and two-dimensional materials. The non-equilibrium is generated either by optical excitation or by THz field transients and the dynamics is planned to be manipulated by chemical doping. Analysis will be carried out by time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1242: Non-equilibrium dynamics of condensed matter in the time domain
• Applicant Institution: Universität Duisburg-Essen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Uwe Bovensiepen; Dr. Manuel Ligges, until 6/2020