Research Areas
Research Groups

Condensed Matter Physics & Nanoscience

Applied Optics Group
Michael A. Rübhausen
  • spectroscopy and dynamics at interfaces
  • spectroscopy and dynamics in nanoscale ordered materials
  • dynamics of competing interactions in correlated materials
CFEL-DESY Theory Group
Robin Santra
  • XUV- and X-ray-induced phase transitions in solids
  • warm dense matter
CFEL-MPSD Theory Group
Angel Rubio
  • two-dimensional and strongly-correlated materials
  • nanostructures and biomolecules for energy applications
  • QED-chemistry and nanoplasmonics 
     
Computational Science
Fangohr, Hans
  •  Software Engineering for Research
  •  Computational Modelling
  •  Magnetic Nanostructures
Dynamics and Transport in Nanostructures
Guido Meier
  • spin and charge transport
  • magnetization dynamics
  • ferromagnetic nanostructures
Microstructured Quantum Matter
Philip Moll
  • quantum shape and size effects
  • 3D mesoscopics
  • Topology & electronic correlations
Quantum Condensed Matter Dynamics Group
Andrea Cavalleri
  • superconductivity
  • coherent optical control
  • quantum magnetism
Theory of Pump-Probe Spectroscopy Group
Michael Sentef
  • ultrafast dynamics of condensed matter
  • laser-driven superconductivity and ordered state dynamics
  • light-induced Floquet states of matter
Theory of ultrafast light-matter interaction
Daria Gorelova
  • imaging exciton dynamics in photovoltaic materials
  • Strong-field driven electron and spin in solids
Ultrafast Dynamics in Solids and at Surfaces Group
Michael Martins
  • electron dynamics in solids
  • charge transfer processes at interfaces
  • surface reaction dynamics
Ultrafast transport in quantum materials
James McIver
  • Strongly correlated and topological quantum materials and heterostructures
  • Ultrafast electrical transport dynamics
  • Photon-dressed states of quantum matter
X-ray Irradiated Materials: Theory and Computation
Beata Ziaja-Motyka
  • large-scale and long-time computational studies of X-ray irradiated materials
  • focus on technology development and potential industrial applications
  • development of dedicated software tools
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