THz Dynamics of Photo-Excited Charge Carriers on the µm Scale (B09)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 278162697

The project uses THz field transients to analyse and modify the complex conductivity of non-equilibrium carriers in low dimensional materials. In single plasmonic elements transient electric fields will be quantified and, by combining several of these elements, driven such that transient fields with orbital angular momentum will be generated. Experiments will be carried out in house in Duisburg using a near-field microscope and at the free-electron laser facility FELBE.

• 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. Martin Mittendorff