An important goal of modern condensed-matter physics involves the search for states of
matter with emergent properties and desirable functionalities. Although the tools for material …

Recent progress in utilizing ultrafast light-matter interaction to control the macroscopic
properties of quantum materials is reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on photoinduced …

Light–matter interaction in 2D and topological materials provides a fascinating control knob
for inducing emergent, non-equilibrium properties and achieving new functionalities in the …

The emergent field of cavity quantum materials bridges collective many-body phenomena in
solid state platforms with strong light–matter coupling in cavity quantum electrodynamics …

It has long been thought that strongly correlated systems are adiabatically connected to their
non-interacting counterpart. Recent developments have highlighted the fallacy of this …

The coupling between superconductors and oscillation cycles of light pulses, ie, lightwave
engineering, is an emerging control concept for superconducting quantum electronics …

Quantum-mechanical phenomena underpin the behaviour of quantum materials at the
microscopic level. The description of several essential properties of these materials …

Photo-excitation at terahertz and mid-infrared frequencies has emerged as an effective way
to manipulate functionalities in quantum materials, in some cases creating non-equilibrium …

Surface acoustic wave (SAW)–matter interaction provides a fascinating key for inducing and
manipulating novel phenomena and functionalities in two-dimensional (2D) materials. The …

We demonstrate how virtual scattering of laser photons inside a cavity via two-photon
processes can induce controllable long-range electron interactions in two-dimensional …