@article{MatternvonReppertZeuschneretal.2023,
  author    = {Mattern, Maximilian and von Reppert, Alexander and Zeuschner, Steffen Peer and Herzog, Marc and Pudell, Jan-Etienne and Bargheer, Matias},
  title     = {Concepts and use cases for picosecond ultrasonics with x-rays},
  series = {Photoacoustics},
  volume    = {31},
  journal   = {Photoacoustics},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2213-5979},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.pacs.2023.100503},
  pages     = {22},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {This review discusses picosecond ultrasonics experiments using ultrashort hard x-ray probe pulses to extract the transient strain response of laser-excited nanoscopic structures from Bragg-peak shifts. This method provides direct, layer-specific, and quantitative information on the picosecond strain response for structures down to few-nm thickness. We model the transient strain using the elastic wave equation and express the driving stress using Gruneisen parameters stating that the laser-induced stress is proportional to energy density changes in the microscopic subsystems of the solid, i.e., electrons, phonons and spins. The laser-driven strain response can thus serve as an ultrafast proxy for local energy-density and temperature changes, but we emphasize the importance of the nanoscale morphology for an accurate interpretation due to the Poisson effect. The presented experimental use cases encompass ultrathin and opaque metal-heterostructures, continuous and granular nanolayers as well as negative thermal expansion materials, that each pose a challenge to established all-optical techniques.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MatternPudellDumesniletal.2023,
  author    = {Mattern, Maximilian and Pudell, Jan-Etienne and Dumesnil, Karine and von Reppert, Alexander and Bargheer, Matias},
  title     = {Towards shaping picosecond strain pulses via magnetostrictive transducers},
  series = {Photoacoustics},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {Photoacoustics},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2213-5979},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.pacs.2023.100463},
  pages     = {7},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Using time-resolved x-ray diffraction, we demonstrate the manipulation of the picosecond strain response of a metallic heterostructure consisting of a dysprosium (Dy) transducer and a niobium (Nb) detection layer by an external magnetic field. We utilize the first-order ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic phase transition of the Dy layer, which provides an additional large contractive stress upon laser excitation compared to its zerofield response. This enhances the laser-induced contraction of the transducer and changes the shape of the picosecond strain pulses driven in Dy and detected within the buried Nb layer. Based on our experiment with rare-earth metals we discuss required properties for functional transducers, which may allow for novel field-control of the emitted picosecond strain pulses.},
  language  = {en}
}