Structural dynamics in impulsively excited nanostructures (C01)

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

The project investigates the non-equilibrium structural response of nanoscale materials after impulsive excitation using time-resolved diffraction techniques. Electron-phonon coupling and phonon non-equilibrium, competing local relaxation and transport, strain driven dynamics, and phase transitions will be addressed. The project aims to understand the dependence of elementary processes on composition, size, and morphology and the excitation conditions, and how this can be exploited to induce and manipulate material properties.

• 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 Head: Professor Dr. Klaus Sokolowski-Tinten