Far from equilibrium phenomenon is a central theme of contemporary material research.
Such phenomenon can exhibit itself in atomic structure and dynamics, but very often it also …

Terahertz (THz)-based electron acceleration and manipulation has recently been shown to
be feasible and to hold tremendous promise as a technology for the development of next …

MnTe is considered a promising candidate for next-generation phase change materials
owing to the reversible and nonvolatile phase transformation between its α and β'phases by …

This Perspective focuses on recent advances in understanding ultrafast processes involved
in photoinduced structural phase transitions and proposes a strategy for precise …

Photoinduced carrier dynamics of nanostructures play a crucial role in developing novel
functionalities in advanced materials. Optical pump-probe scanning tunneling microscopy …

Photoinduced phase transition (PIPT) is always treated as a coherent process, but ultrafast
disordering in PIPT is observed in recent experiments. Utilizing the real-time time-dependent …

We combine infrared absorption and Raman scattering spectroscopies to explore the
properties of the heavy transition metal dichalcogenide 1T-HfS2. We employ the LO–TO …

Covalent bonding between transition metal atoms is a common phenomenon in honeycomb
lattices of layered materials, which strongly affects their electronic and magnetic properties …

Scanning tunneling microscopy combined with terahertz (THz) electromagnetic pulses and
its related technologies have developed remarkably. This technology has atomic-level …

The structural anisotropy of layered materials leads to disparate lattice responses along
different crystallographic directions following femtosecond photoexcitation. Ultrafast …