@article{OvsyannikovKarlssonLundqvistetal.2013, author = {Ovsyannikov, Ruslan and Karlsson, P. and Lundqvist, M. and Lupulescu, C. and Eberhardt, W. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Svensson, S. and Martensson, N.}, title = {Principles and operation of a new type of electron spectrometer - ArTOF}, series = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, volume = {191}, journal = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, number = {12}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0368-2048}, doi = {10.1016/j.elspec.2013.08.005}, pages = {92 -- 103}, year = {2013}, abstract = {A new energy and angular electron analyzer ArTOF (Angular Resolved Time of Flight) is described. The analyzer is based on simultaneous measurement of flight times and angles in an advanced electron lens system. In angular modes the new analyzer combines an increase in transmission by almost three orders of magnitude with improved resolution, in comparison to standard state-of-the-art electron spectrometers. In this report we describe some design principles and we give a review of calibration and alignment procedures necessary for the use of the ArTOF on a synchrotron radiation facility. Our program scripts to handle the large datasets are also discussed. Furthermore we give a broad description of the new research fields that benefit from the use of the ArTOF and give a short summary of the first results of angle resolved photoemission measurement with ArTOF using the single-bunch X-ray pulses from the BESSY II storage ring facility. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier B.V.}, language = {en} } @article{EckertBeyePietzschetal.2015, author = {Eckert, Sebastian and Beye, Martin and Pietzsch, Annette and Quevedo, Wilson and Hantschmann, Markus and Ochmann, Miguel and Ross, Matthew and Minitti, Michael P. and Turner, Joshua J. and Moeller, Stefan P. and Schlotter, William F. and Dakovski, Georgi L. and Khalil, Munira and Huse, Nils and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Principles of femtosecond X-ray/optical cross-correlation with X-ray induced transient optical reflectivity in solids}, series = {Applied physics letters}, volume = {106}, journal = {Applied physics letters}, number = {6}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {0003-6951}, doi = {10.1063/1.4907949}, pages = {4}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The discovery of ultrafast X-ray induced optical reflectivity changes enabled the development of X-ray/optical cross correlation techniques at X-ray free electron lasers worldwide. We have now linked through experiment and theory the fundamental excitation and relaxation steps with the transient optical properties in finite solid samples. Therefore, we gain a thorough interpretation and an optimized detection scheme of X-ray induced changes to the refractive index and the X-ray/optical cross correlation response. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.}, language = {en} } @article{VazdaCruzEckertIannuzzietal.2019, author = {Vaz da Cruz, Vinicius and Eckert, Sebastian and Iannuzzi, Marcella and Ertan, Emelie and Pietzsch, Annette and Couto, Rafael C. and Niskanen, Johannes and Fondell, Mattis and Dantz, Marcus and Schmitt, Thorsten and Lu, Xingye and McNally, Daniel and Jay, Raphael Martin and Kimberg, Victor and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Odelius, Michael}, title = {Probing hydrogen bond strength in liquid water by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering}, series = {Nature Communications}, volume = {10}, journal = {Nature Communications}, publisher = {Nature Publ. Group}, address = {London}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-019-08979-4}, pages = {9}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Local probes of the electronic ground state are essential for understanding hydrogen bonding in aqueous environments. When tuned to the dissociative core-excited state at the O1s pre-edge of water, resonant inelastic X-ray scattering back to the electronic ground state exhibits a long vibrational progression due to ultrafast nuclear dynamics. We show how the coherent evolution of the OH bonds around the core-excited oxygen provides access to high vibrational levels in liquid water. The OH bonds stretch into the long-range part of the potential energy curve, which makes the X-ray probe more sensitive than infra-red spectroscopy to the local environment. We exploit this property to effectively probe hydrogen bond strength via the distribution of intramolecular OH potentials derived from measurements. In contrast, the dynamical splitting in the spectral feature of the lowest valence-excited state arises from the short-range part of the OH potential curve and is rather insensitive to hydrogen bonding.}, language = {en} } @article{JayVazdaCruzEckertetal.2020, author = {Jay, Raphael M. and Vaz da Cruz, Vinicius and Eckert, Sebastian and Fondell, Mattis and Mitzner, Rolf and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Probing solute-solvent interactions of transition metal complexes using L-edge absorption spectroscopy}, series = {The journal of physical chemistry : B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces \& biophysical chemistry}, volume = {124}, journal = {The journal of physical chemistry : B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces \& biophysical chemistry}, number = {27}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {1520-6106}, doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c00638}, pages = {5636 -- 5645}, year = {2020}, abstract = {In order to tailor solution-phase chemical reactions involving transition metal complexes, it is critical to understand how their valence electronic charge distributions are affected by the solution environment. Here, solute-solvent interactions of a solvatochromic mixed-ligand iron complex were investigated using X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the transition metal L-2,L-3-edge. Due to the selectivity of the corresponding core excitations to the iron 3d orbitals, the method grants direct access to the valence electronic structure around the iron center and its response to interactions with the solvent environment. A linear increase of the total L-2,L-3-edge absorption cross section as a function of the solvent Lewis acidity is revealed. The effect is caused by relative changes in different metal-ligand-bonding channels, which preserve local charge densities while increasing the density of unoccupied states around the iron center. These conclusions are corroborated by a combination of molecular dynamics and spectrum simulations based on time-dependent density functional theory. The simulations reproduce the spectral trends observed in the X-ray but also optical absorption experiments. Our results underscore the importance of solute-solvent interactions when aiming for an accurate description of the valence electronic structure of solvated transition metal complexes and demonstrate how L-2,L-3-edge absorption spectroscopy can aid in understanding the impact of the solution environment on intramolecular covalency and the electronic charge distribution.}, language = {en} } @article{YinRajkovicKubiceketal.2014, author = {Yin, Zhong and Rajkovic, Ivan and Kubicek, Katharina and Quevedo, Wilson and Pietzsch, Annette and Wernet, Philippe and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Techert, Simone}, title = {Probing the Hofmeister effect with ultrafast core-hole spectroscopy}, series = {The journal of physical chemistry : B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces \& biophysical chemistry}, volume = {118}, journal = {The journal of physical chemistry : B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces \& biophysical chemistry}, number = {31}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {1520-6106}, doi = {10.1021/jp504577a}, pages = {9398 -- 9403}, year = {2014}, abstract = {In the current work, X-ray emission spectra of aqueous solutions of different inorganic salts within the Hofmeister series are presented. The results reflect the direct interaction of the ions with the water molecules and therefore, reveal general properties of the salt-water interactions. Within the experimental precision a significant effect of the ions on the water structure has been observed but no ordering according to the structure maker/structure breaker concept could be mirrored in the results indicating that the Hofmeister effect if existent may be caused by more complex interactions.}, language = {en} } @article{PontiusBeyeTrabantetal.2018, author = {Pontius, Niko and Beye, Martin and Trabant, Christoph and Mitzner, Rolf and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Kachel, Torsten and Woestmann, Michael and Roling, Sebastian and Zacharias, Helmut and Ivanov, Rosen and Treusch, Rolf and Buchholz, Marcel and Metcalf, Pete and Schuessler-Langeheine, Christian and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Probing the non-equilibrium transient state in magnetite by a jitter-free two-color X-ray pump and X-ray probe experiment}, series = {Structural dynamics}, volume = {5}, journal = {Structural dynamics}, number = {5}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {2329-7778}, doi = {10.1063/1.5042847}, pages = {8}, year = {2018}, abstract = {We present a general experimental concept for jitter-free pump and probe experiments at free electron lasers. By generating pump and probe pulse from one and the same X-ray pulse using an optical split-and-delay unit, we obtain a temporal resolution that is limited only by the X-ray pulse lengths. In a two-color X-ray pump and X-ray probe experiment with sub 70 fs temporal resolution, we selectively probe the response of orbital and charge degree of freedom in the prototypical functional oxide magnetite after photoexcitation. We find electronic order to be quenched on a time scale of (30 +/- 30) fs and hence most likely faster than what is to be expected for any lattice dynamics. Our experimental result hints to the formation of a short lived transient state with decoupled electronic and lattice degree of freedom in magnetite. The excitation and relaxation mechanism for X-ray pumping is discussed within a simple model leading to the conclusion that within the first 10 fs the original photoexcitation decays into low-energy electronic excitations comparable to what is achieved by optical pump pulse excitation. Our findings show on which time scales dynamical decoupling of degrees of freedom in functional oxides can be expected and how to probe this selectively with soft X-ray pulses. Results can be expected to provide crucial information for theories for ultrafast behavior of materials and help to develop concepts for novel switching devices. (C) 2018 Author(s).}, language = {en} } @article{KubinGuoKrolletal.2018, author = {Kubin, Markus and Guo, Meiyuan and Kroll, Thomas and Loechel, Heike and Kallman, Erik and Baker, Michael L. and Mitzner, Rolf and Gul, Sheraz and Kern, Jan and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Erko, Alexei and Bergmann, Uwe and Yachandra, Vittal and Yano, Junko and Lundberg, Marcus and Wernet, Philippe}, title = {Probing the oxidation state of transition metal complexes}, series = {Chemical science}, volume = {9}, journal = {Chemical science}, number = {33}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {2041-6520}, doi = {10.1039/c8sc00550h}, pages = {6813 -- 6829}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Transition metals in inorganic systems and metalloproteins can occur in different oxidation states, which makes them ideal redox-active catalysts. To gain a mechanistic understanding of the catalytic reactions, knowledge of the oxidation state of the active metals, ideally in operando, is therefore critical. L-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful technique that is frequently used to infer the oxidation state via a distinct blue shift of L-edge absorption energies with increasing oxidation state. A unified description accounting for quantum-chemical notions whereupon oxidation does not occur locally on the metal but on the whole molecule and the basic understanding that L-edge XAS probes the electronic structure locally at the metal has been missing to date. Here we quantify how charge and spin densities change at the metal and throughout the molecule for both redox and core-excitation processes. We explain the origin of the L-edge XAS shift between the high-spin complexes Mn-II(acac)(2) and Mn-III(acac)(3) as representative model systems and use ab initio theory to uncouple effects of oxidation-state changes from geometric effects. The shift reflects an increased electron affinity of Mn-III in the core-excited states compared to the ground state due to a contraction of the Mn 3d shell upon core-excitation with accompanied changes in the classical Coulomb interactions. This new picture quantifies how the metal-centered core hole probes changes in formal oxidation state and encloses and substantiates earlier explanations. The approach is broadly applicable to mechanistic studies of redox-catalytic reactions in molecular systems where charge and spin localization/delocalization determine reaction pathways.}, language = {en} } @misc{KubinGuoKrolletal.2018, author = {Kubin, Markus and Guo, Meiyuan and Kroll, Thomas and L{\"o}chel, Heike and K{\"a}llman, Erik and Baker, Michael L. and Mitzner, Rolf and Gul, Sheraz and Kern, Jan and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Erko, Alexei and Bergmann, Uwe and Yachandra, Vittal and Yano, Junko and Lundberg, Marcus and Wernet, Philippe}, title = {Probing the oxidation state of transition metal complexes}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {656}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-42505}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-425057}, pages = {17}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Transition metals in inorganic systems and metalloproteins can occur in different oxidation states, which makes them ideal redox-active catalysts. To gain a mechanistic understanding of the catalytic reactions, knowledge of the oxidation state of the active metals, ideally in operando, is therefore critical. L-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful technique that is frequently used to infer the oxidation state via a distinct blue shift of L-edge absorption energies with increasing oxidation state. A unified description accounting for quantum-chemical notions whereupon oxidation does not occur locally on the metal but on the whole molecule and the basic understanding that L-edge XAS probes the electronic structure locally at the metal has been missing to date. Here we quantify how charge and spin densities change at the metal and throughout the molecule for both redox and core-excitation processes. We explain the origin of the L-edge XAS shift between the high-spin complexes Mn-II(acac)(2) and Mn-III(acac)(3) as representative model systems and use ab initio theory to uncouple effects of oxidation-state changes from geometric effects. The shift reflects an increased electron affinity of Mn-III in the core-excited states compared to the ground state due to a contraction of the Mn 3d shell upon core-excitation with accompanied changes in the classical Coulomb interactions. This new picture quantifies how the metal-centered core hole probes changes in formal oxidation state and encloses and substantiates earlier explanations. The approach is broadly applicable to mechanistic studies of redox-catalytic reactions in molecular systems where charge and spin localization/delocalization determine reaction pathways.}, language = {en} } @article{OstromObergXinetal.2015, author = {Ostrom, H. and Oberg, H. and Xin, H. and Larue, J. and Beye, Martin and Gladh, J. and Ng, M. L. and Sellberg, J. A. and Kaya, S. and Mercurio, G. and Nordlund, D. and Hantschmann, Markus and Hieke, F. and Kuehn, D. and Schlotter, W. F. and Dakovski, G. L. and Turner, J. J. and Minitti, M. P. and Mitra, A. and Moeller, S. P. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Wolf, M. and Wurth, W. and Persson, Mats and Norskov, J. K. and Abild-Pedersen, Frank and Ogasawara, Hirohito and Pettersson, Lars G. M. and Nilsson, A.}, title = {Probing the transition state region in catalytic CO oxidation on Ru}, series = {Science}, volume = {347}, journal = {Science}, number = {6225}, publisher = {American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0036-8075}, doi = {10.1126/science.1261747}, pages = {978 -- 982}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Femtosecond x-ray laser pulses are used to probe the carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation reaction on ruthenium (Ru) initiated by an optical laser pulse. On a time scale of a few hundred femtoseconds, the optical laser pulse excites motions of CO and oxygen (O) on the surface, allowing the reactants to collide, and, with a transient close to a picosecond (ps), new electronic states appear in the OK-edge x-ray absorption spectrum. Density functional theory calculations indicate that these result from changes in the adsorption site and bond formation between CO and O with a distribution of OC-O bond lengths close to the transition state (TS). After 1 ps, 10\% of the CO populate the TS region, which is consistent with predictions based on a quantum oscillator model.}, language = {en} } @article{NiskanenJankalaHuttulaetal.2017, author = {Niskanen, Johannes and Jankala, Kari and Huttula, Marco and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {QED effects in 1s and 2s single and double ionization potentials of the noble gases}, series = {The journal of chemical physics : bridges a gap between journals of physics and journals of chemistr}, volume = {146}, journal = {The journal of chemical physics : bridges a gap between journals of physics and journals of chemistr}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {0021-9606}, doi = {10.1063/1.4979991}, pages = {1443 -- 1450}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We present calculations on the quantum electrodynamics (QED) effects in 1s and 2s single and double ionization potentials of noble gases from Ne to Rn as perturbations on relativistic four-component Dirac-Fock wavefunctions. The most dominant effect originates from the self-energy of the core-electron that yields corrections of similar order as the transverse interaction. For 1s ionization potentials, a match within few eV against the known experimental values is obtained, and our work reveals considerable QED effects in the photoelectron binding energies across the periodic table-most strikingly even for Ne. We perform power-law fits for the corrections as a function of Z and interpolate the QED correction of similar to-0.55 eV for S1s. Due to this, the K-edge electron spectra of the third row and below need QED for a match in the absolute energy when using state-of-the-art instrumentation. Published by AIP Publishing.}, language = {en} } @article{KunnusJosefssonSchrecketal.2017, author = {Kunnus, Kristjan and Josefsson, I. and Schreck, Simon Frederik and Quevedo, W. and Miedema, P. S. and Techert, S. and de Groot, F. M. F. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Odelius, M. and Wernet, Ph.}, title = {Quantifying covalent interactions with resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering}, series = {Chemical physics letters}, volume = {669}, journal = {Chemical physics letters}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0009-2614}, doi = {10.1016/j.cplett.2016.12.046}, pages = {196 -- 201}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We analyze the effects of covalent interactions in Ni 2p3d resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) spectra from aqueous Ni2+ ions and find that the relative RIXS intensities of ligand-to-metal charge-transfer final states with respect to the ligand-field final states reflect the covalent mixing between Ni 3d and water orbitals. Specifically, the experimental intensity ratio at the Ni L-3-edge allows to determine that the Ni 3d orbitals have on average 5.5\% of water character. We propose that 2p3d RIXS at the Ni L-3-edge can be utilized to quantify covalency in Ni complexes without the use of external references or simulations.}, language = {en} } @article{JayEckertMitzneretal.2020, author = {Jay, Raphael M. and Eckert, Sebastian and Mitzner, Rolf and Fondell, Mattis and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Quantitative evaluation of transient valence orbital occupations in a 3d transition metal complex as seen from the metal and ligand perspective}, series = {Chemical physics letters}, volume = {754}, journal = {Chemical physics letters}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0009-2614}, doi = {10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137681}, pages = {5}, year = {2020}, abstract = {It is demonstrated for the case of photo-excited ferrocyanide how time-resolved soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy in transmission geometry at the ligand K-edge and metal L-3-edge provides quantitatively equivalent valence electronic structure information, where signatures of photo-oxidation are assessed locally at the metal as well as the ligand. This allows for a direct and independent quantification of the number of photo-oxidized molecules at two soft X-ray absorption edges highlighting the sensitivity of X-ray absorption spectroscopy to the valence orbital occupation of 3d transition metal complexes throughout the soft X-ray range.}, language = {en} } @article{OchmannVazdaCruzEckertetal.2022, author = {Ochmann, Miguel and Vaz da Cruz, Vinicius and Eckert, Sebastian and Huse, Nils and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {R-Group stabilization in methylated formamides observed by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering}, series = {Chemical communications: ChemComm}, volume = {58}, journal = {Chemical communications: ChemComm}, number = {63}, publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1359-7345}, doi = {10.1039/d2cc00053a}, pages = {8834 -- 8837}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The inherent stability of methylated formamides is traced to a stabilization of the deep-lying sigma-framework by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering at the nitrogen K-edge. Charge transfer from the amide nitrogen to the methyl groups underlie this stabilization mechanism that leaves the aldehyde group essentially unaltered and explains the stability of secondary and tertiary amides.}, language = {en} } @article{SchreckBeyeSellbergetal.2014, author = {Schreck, Simon and Beye, Martin and Sellberg, Jonas A. and McQueen, Trevor and Laksmono, Hartawan and Kennedy, Brian and Eckert, Sebastian and Schlesinger, Daniel and Nordlund, Dennis and Ogasawara, Hirohito and Sierra, Raymond G. and Segtnan, Vegard H. and Kubicek, Katharina and Schlotter, William F. and Dakovski, Georgi L. and Moeller, Stefan P. and Bergmann, Uwe and Techert, Simone and Pettersson, Lars G. M. and Wernet, Philippe and Bogan, Michael J. and Harada, Yoshihisa and Nilsson, Anders and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Reabsorption of soft x-ray emission at high x-ray free-electron laserfluences}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {113}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {15}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.153002}, pages = {6}, year = {2014}, abstract = {We report on oxygen K-edge soft x-ray emission spectroscopy from a liquid water jet at the Linac Coherent Light Source. We observe significant changes in the spectral content when tuning over a wide range of incident x-ray fluences. In addition the total emission yield decreases at high fluences. These modifications result from reabsorption of x-ray emission by valence-excited molecules generated by the Auger cascade. Our observations have major implications for future x-ray emission studies at intense x-ray sources. We highlight the importance of the x-ray pulse length with respect to the core-hole lifetime.}, language = {en} } @article{Dell'AngelaAnniyevBeyeetal.2013, author = {Dell'Angela, M. and Anniyev, Toyli and Beye, Martin and Coffee, Ryan and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Gladh, J. and Katayama, T. and Kaya, S. and Krupin, O. and LaRue, J. and Mogelhoj, A. and Nordlund, D. and Norskov, J. K. and Oberg, H. and Ogasawara, H. and Ostrom, H. and Pettersson, Lars G. M. and Schlotter, W. F. and Sellberg, J. A. and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Turner, J. J. and Wolf, M. and Wurth, W. and Nilsson, A.}, title = {Real-time observation of surface bond breaking with an X-ray Laser}, series = {Science}, volume = {339}, journal = {Science}, number = {6125}, publisher = {American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0036-8075}, doi = {10.1126/science.1231711}, pages = {1302 -- 1305}, year = {2013}, abstract = {We used the Linac Coherent Light Source free-electron x-ray laser to probe the electronic structure of CO molecules as their chemisorption state on Ru(0001) changes upon exciting the substrate by using a femtosecond optical laser pulse. We observed electronic structure changes that are consistent with a weakening of the CO interaction with the substrate but without notable desorption. A large fraction of the molecules (30\%) was trapped in a transient precursor state that would precede desorption. We calculated the free energy of the molecule as a function of the desorption reaction coordinate using density functional theory, including van der Waals interactions. Two distinct adsorption wells-chemisorbed and precursor state separated by an entropy barrier-explain the anomalously high prefactors often observed in desorption of molecules from metals.}, language = {en} } @article{LiuVazdaCruzPolyutovetal.2019, author = {Liu, Ji-Cai and Vaz da Cruz, Vinicius and Polyutov, Sergey and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Recoil-induced dissociation in hard-x-ray photoionization}, series = {Physical review : A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics}, volume = {100}, journal = {Physical review : A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics}, number = {5}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {2469-9926}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.100.053408}, pages = {7}, year = {2019}, abstract = {We predict the recoil-induced molecular dissociation in hard-x-ray photoionization. The recoil effect is caused by electronic and photon momentum exchange with the molecule. We show the strong role of relativistic effects for the studied molecular fragmentation. The recoil-induced fragmentation of the molecule is caused by elongation of the bond due to the vibrational recoil effect and because of the centrifugal force caused by the rotational recoil. The calculations of the x-ray photoelectron spectra of the H-2 and NO molecules show that the predicted effects can be observed in high-energy synchrotrons like SOLEIL, SPring-8, PETRA, and XFEL SACLA. The relativistic effect enhances the recoil momentum transfer and makes it strongly sensitive to the direction of ejection of the fast photoelectron with respect to the photon momentum.}, language = {en} } @misc{NiskanenFondellSahleetal.2019, author = {Niskanen, Johannes and Fondell, Mattis and Sahle, Christoph J. and Eckert, Sebastian and Jay, Raphael Martin and Gilmore, Keith and Pietzsch, Annette and Dantz, Marcus and Lu, Xingye and McNally, Daniel E. and Schmitt, Thorsten and Vaz da Cruz, Vinicius and Kimberg, Victor and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Reply to Pettersson et al.: Why X-ray spectral features are compatible to continuous distribution models in ambient water}, series = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {116}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, number = {35}, publisher = {National Acad. of Sciences}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0027-8424}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.1909551116}, pages = {17158 -- 17159}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{HenniesPietzschBerglundetal.2010, author = {Hennies, Franz and Pietzsch, Annette and Berglund, Martin and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir and Karlsson, Hans O. and Andersson, Joakim and Rubensson, Jan-Erik}, title = {Resonant inelastic scattering spectra of free molecules with vibrational resolution}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/Physrevlett.104.193002}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Inelastic x-ray scattering spectra excited at the 1s(-1) pi* resonance of gas phase O-2 have been recorded with an overall energy resolution that allows for well-resolved vibrational progressions. The nuclear wave packet dynamics in the intermediate state is reflected in vibrational excitations of the electronic ground state, and by fine-tuning the excitation energy the dissociation dynamics in the predissociative B' (3) Pi(g) final state is controlled.}, language = {en} } @article{RubenssonSoderstromBinggelietal.2015, author = {Rubensson, Jan-Erik and Soderstrom, Johan and Binggeli, Christian and Grasjo, Joakim and Andersson, Johan and Sathe, Conny and Hennies, Franz and Bisogni, Valentina and Huang, Yaobo and Olalde, Paul and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir N. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Kennedy, Brian and Pietzsch, Annette}, title = {Rydberg-Resolved Resonant Inelastic Soft X-Ray Scattering: Dynamics at Core Ionization Thresholds}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {114}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {13}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.133001}, pages = {5}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering spectra excited in the immediate vicinity of the core-level ionization thresholds of N-2 have been recorded. Final states of well-resolved symmetry-selected Rydberg series converging to valence-level ionization thresholds with vibrational excitations are observed. The results are well described by a quasi-two-step model which assumes that the excited electron is unaffected by the radiative decay. This threshold dynamics simplifies the interpretation of resonant inelastic x-ray scattering spectra considerably and facilitates characterization of low-energy excited final states in molecular systems.}, language = {en} } @article{CoutoCruzErtanetal.2017, author = {Couto, Rafael C. and Cruz, Vinicius V. and Ertan, Emelie and Eckert, Sebastian and Fondell, Mattis and Dantz, Marcus and Kennedy, Brian and Schmitt, Thorsten and Pietzsch, Annette and Guimaraes, Freddy F. and Agren, Hans and Odelius, Michael and Kimberg, Victor and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Selective gating to vibrational modes through resonant X-ray scattering}, series = {Nature Communications}, volume = {8}, journal = {Nature Communications}, publisher = {Nature Publ. Group}, address = {London}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1038/ncomms14165}, pages = {7}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The dynamics of fragmentation and vibration of molecular systems with a large number of coupled degrees of freedom are key aspects for understanding chemical reactivity and properties. Here we present a resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) study to show how it is possible to break down such a complex multidimensional problem into elementary components. Local multimode nuclear wave packets created by X-ray excitation to different core-excited potential energy surfaces (PESs) will act as spatial gates to selectively probe the particular ground-state vibrational modes and, hence, the PES along these modes. We demonstrate this principle by combining ultra-high resolution RIXS measurements for gas-phase water with state-of-the-art simulations.}, language = {en} } @misc{CoutoCruzErtanetal.2017, author = {Couto, Rafael C. and Cruz, Vinicius V. and Ertan, Emelie and Eckert, Sebastian and Fondell, Mattis and Dantz, Marcus and Kennedy, Brian and Schmitt, Thorsten and Pietzsch, Annette and Guimar{\~a}es, Freddy F. and {\AA}gren, Hans and Gel'mukhanov, Faris and Odelius, Michael and Kimberg, Victor and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Selective gating to vibrational modes through resonant X-ray scattering}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {1124}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43692}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-436926}, pages = {9}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The dynamics of fragmentation and vibration of molecular systems with a large number of coupled degrees of freedom are key aspects for understanding chemical reactivity and properties. Here we present a resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) study to show how it is possible to break down such a complex multidimensional problem into elementary components. Local multimode nuclear wave packets created by X-ray excitation to different core-excited potential energy surfaces (PESs) will act as spatial gates to selectively probe the particular ground-state vibrational modes and, hence, the PES along these modes. We demonstrate this principle by combining ultra-high resolution RIXS measurements for gas-phase water with state-of-the-art simulations.}, language = {en} } @article{BeyeAnniyevCoffeeetal.2013, author = {Beye, Martin and Anniyev, Toyli and Coffee, Ryan and Dell'Angela, Martina and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Gladh, J. and Katayama, T. and Kaya, S. and Krupin, O. and Mogelhoj, A. and Nilsson, A. and Nordlund, D. and Norskov, J. K. and Oberg, H. and Ogasawara, H. and Pettersson, Lars G. M. and Schlotter, W. F. and Sellberg, J. A. and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Turner, J. J. and Wolf, M. and Wurth, Wilfried and Ostrom, H.}, title = {Selective ultrafast probing of transient hot chemisorbed and precursor States of CO on Ru(0001)}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {110}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {18}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.186101}, pages = {6}, year = {2013}, abstract = {We have studied the femtosecond dynamics following optical laser excitation of CO adsorbed on a Ru surface by monitoring changes in the occupied and unoccupied electronic structure using ultrafast soft x-ray absorption and emission. We recently reported [M. Dell'Angela et al. Science 339, 1302 (2013)] a phonon-mediated transition into a weakly adsorbed precursor state occurring on a time scale of >2 ps prior to desorption. Here we focus on processes within the first picosecond after laser excitation and show that the metal-adsorbate coordination is initially increased due to hot-electron-driven vibrational excitations. This process is faster than, but occurs in parallel with, the transition into the precursor state. With resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy, we probe each of these states selectively and determine the respective transient populations depending on optical laser fluence. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of CO adsorbed on Ru(0001) were performed at 1500 and 3000 K providing insight into the desorption process.}, language = {en} } @article{HolldackOvsyannikovKuskeetal.2014, author = {Holldack, Karsten and Ovsyannikov, Ruslan and Kuske, P. and Mueller, R. and Schaelicke, A. and Scheer, M. and Gorgoi, Mihaela and Kuehn, D. and Leitner, T. and Svensson, S. and Martensson, N. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Single bunch X-ray pulses on demand from a multi-bunch synchrotron radiation source}, series = {Nature Communications}, volume = {5}, journal = {Nature Communications}, publisher = {Nature Publ. Group}, address = {London}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1038/ncomms5010}, pages = {7}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Synchrotron radiation facilities routinely operate in a multi-bunch regime, but applications relying on time-of-flight schemes require single bunch operation. Here we show that pulse picking by resonant excitation in a storage ring creates in addition to the multi-bunch operation a distinct and separable single bunch soft X-ray source. It has variable polarization, a photon flux of up to 10(7)-10(9) ph s(-1)/0.1\%BW at purity values of 10(4)-10(2) and a repetition rate of 1.25 MHz. The quasi-resonant excitation of incoherent betatron oscillations of electrons allows horizontal pulse separation at variable (also circular) polarization accessible for both, regular 30 ps pulses and ultrashort pulses of 2-3 ps duration. Combined with a new generation of angularly resolving electron spectrometers this creates unique opportunities for time-resolved photoemission studies as confirmed by time-of-flight spectra. Our pulse picking scheme is particularly suited for surface physics at diffraction-limited light sources promising ultimate spectral resolution.}, language = {en} } @article{PietzschHenniesMiedemaetal.2015, author = {Pietzsch, Annette and Hennies, Franz and Miedema, Piter S. and Kennedy, Brian and Schlappa, Justine and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir N. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Snapshots of the Fluctuating Hydrogen Bond Network in Liquid Water on the Sub-Femtosecond Timescale with Vibrational Resonant Inelastic x-ray Scattering}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {114}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {8}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.088302}, pages = {5}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Liquid water molecules interact strongly with each other, forming a fluctuating hydrogen bond network and thereby giving rise to the anomalous phase diagram of liquid water. Consequently, symmetric and asymmetric water molecules have been found in the picosecond time average with IR and optical Raman spectroscopy. With subnatural linewidth resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) at vibrational resolution, we take sub-femtosecond snapshots of the electronic and structural properties of water molecules in the hydrogen bond network. We derive a strong dominance of nonsymmetric molecules in liquid water in contrast to the gas phase on the sub-femtosecond timescale of RIXS and determine the fraction of highly asymmetrically distorted molecules.}, language = {en} } @article{KubinKernGuletal.2017, author = {Kubin, Markus and Kern, Jan and Gul, Sheraz and Kroll, Thomas and Chatterjee, Ruchira and Loechel, Heike and Fuller, Franklin D. and Sierra, Raymond G. and Quevedo, Wilson and Weniger, Christian and Rehanek, Jens and Firsov, Anatoly and Laksmono, Hartawan and Weninger, Clemens and Alonso-Mori, Roberto and Nordlund, Dennis L. and Lassalle-Kaiser, Benedikt and Glownia, James M. and Krzywinski, Jacek and Moeller, Stefan and Turner, Joshua J. and Minitti, Michael P. and Dakovski, Georgi L. and Koroidov, Sergey and Kawde, Anurag and Kanady, Jacob S. and Tsui, Emily Y. and Suseno, Sandy and Han, Zhiji and Hill, Ethan and Taguchi, Taketo and Borovik, Andrew S. and Agapie, Theodor and Messinger, Johannes and Erko, Alexei and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Bergmann, Uwe and Mitzner, Rolf and Yachandra, Vittal K. and Yano, Junko and Wernet, Philippe}, title = {Soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy of metalloproteins and high-valent metal-complexes at room temperature using free-electron lasers}, series = {Structural dynamics}, volume = {4}, journal = {Structural dynamics}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {2329-7778}, doi = {10.1063/1.4986627}, pages = {16}, year = {2017}, abstract = {X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the L-edge of 3d transition metals provides unique information on the local metal charge and spin states by directly probing 3d-derived molecular orbitals through 2p-3d transitions. However, this soft x-ray technique has been rarely used at synchrotron facilities for mechanistic studies of metalloenzymes due to the difficulties of x-ray-induced sample damage and strong background signals from light elements that can dominate the low metal signal. Here, we combine femtosecond soft x-ray pulses from a free-electron laser with a novel x-ray fluorescence-yield spectrometer to overcome these difficulties. We present L-edge absorption spectra of inorganic high-valent Mn complexes (Mn similar to 6-15 mmol/l) with no visible effects of radiation damage. We also present the first L-edge absorption spectra of the oxygen evolving complex (Mn4CaO5) in Photosystem II (Mn < 1 mmol/l) at room temperature, measured under similar conditions. Our approach opens new ways to study metalloenzymes under functional conditions. (C) 2017 Author(s).}, language = {en} } @article{BeyeFoehlisch2013, author = {Beye, Martin and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Soft X-ray probes of ultrafast dynamics for heterogeneous catalysis}, series = {Chemical physics : a journal devoted to experimental and theoretical research involving problems of both a chemical and physical nature}, volume = {414}, journal = {Chemical physics : a journal devoted to experimental and theoretical research involving problems of both a chemical and physical nature}, number = {5}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0301-0104}, doi = {10.1016/j.chemphys.2012.03.023}, pages = {130 -- 138}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Soft X-ray spectroscopy is one of the best tools to directly address the electronic structure, the driving force of chemical reactions. It enables selective studies on sample surfaces to single out reaction centers in heterogeneous catalytic reactions. With core-hole clock methods, specific dynamics are related to the femtosecond life time of a core-hole. Typically, this method is used with photoemission spectroscopy, but advancements in soft X-ray emission techniques render more specific studies possible. With the advent of bright femtosecond pulsed soft X-ray sources, highly selective pump-probe X-ray emission studies are enabled with temporal resolutions down to tens of femtoseconds. This finally allows to study dynamics in the electronic structure of adsorbed reaction centers on the whole range of relevant time scales - closing the gap between kinetic soft X-ray studies and the atto- to femtosecond core-hole clock techniques.}, language = {en} } @article{PietzschSunHenniesetal.2011, author = {Pietzsch, Annette and Sun, Y. -P. and Hennies, Franz and Rinkevicius, Z. and Karlsson, Hans O. and Schmitt, Thorsten and Strocov, Vladimir N. and Andersson, Joakim and Kennedy, B. and Schlappa, J. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Rubensson, Jan-Erik and Gel'mukhanov, F.}, title = {Spatial quantum beats in vibrational resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering at dissociating states in oxygen}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {106}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {15}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.153004}, pages = {4}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering (RIXS) spectra excited at the 1 sigma(g) -> 3 sigma(u) resonance in gas-phase O-2 show excitations due to the nuclear degrees of freedom with up to 35 well-resolved discrete vibronic states and a continuum due to the kinetic energy distribution of the separated atoms. The RIXS profile demonstrates spatial quantum beats caused by two interfering wave packets with different momenta as the atoms separate. Thomson scattering strongly affects both the spectral profile and the scattering anisotropy.}, language = {en} } @article{deJongKukrejaTrabantetal.2013, author = {de Jong, S. and Kukreja, R. and Trabant, C. and Pontius, N. and Chang, C. F. and Kachel, T. and Beye, Martin and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Back, C. H. and Braeuer, B. and Schlotter, W. F. and Turner, J. J. and Krupin, O. and Doehler, M. and Zhu, D. and Hossain, M. A. and Scherz, A. O. and Fausti, D. and Novelli, F. and Esposito, M. and Lee, W. S. and Chuang, Y. D. and Lu, D. H. and Moore, R. G. and Yi, M. and Trigo, M. and Kirchmann, P. and Pathey, L. and Golden, M. S. and Buchholz, Marcel and Metcalf, P. and Parmigiani, F. and Wurth, W. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Schuessler-Langeheine, Christian and Duerr, H. A.}, title = {Speed limit of the insulator-metal transition in magnetite}, series = {Nature materials}, volume = {12}, journal = {Nature materials}, number = {10}, publisher = {Nature Publ. Group}, address = {London}, issn = {1476-1122}, doi = {10.1038/NMAT3718}, pages = {882 -- 886}, year = {2013}, abstract = {As the oldest known magnetic material, magnetite (Fe3O4) has fascinated mankind for millennia. As the first oxide in which a relationship between electrical conductivity and fluctuating/localized electronic order was shown(1), magnetite represents a model system for understanding correlated oxides in general. Nevertheless, the exact mechanism of the insulator-metal, or Verwey, transition has long remained inaccessible(2-8). Recently, three- Fe- site lattice distortions called trimeronswere identified as the characteristic building blocks of the low-temperature insulating electronically ordered phase(9). Here we investigate the Verwey transition with pump- probe X- ray diffraction and optical reflectivity techniques, and show how trimerons become mobile across the insulator-metal transition. We find this to be a two- step process. After an initial 300 fs destruction of individual trimerons, phase separation occurs on a 1.5 +/- 0.2 ps timescale to yield residual insulating and metallic regions. This work establishes the speed limit for switching in future oxide electronics(10).}, language = {en} } @article{DeckerBornRuotsalainenetal.2021, author = {Decker, Regis and Born, Artur and Ruotsalainen, Kari and Bauer, Karl and Haverkamp, Robert and B{\"u}chner, Robby and Pietzsch, Annette and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Spin-lattice angular momentum transfer of localized and valence electrons in the demagnetization transient state of gadolinium}, series = {Applied physics letters}, volume = {119}, journal = {Applied physics letters}, number = {15}, publisher = {AIP Publishing}, address = {Melville}, issn = {0003-6951}, doi = {10.1063/5.0063404}, pages = {5}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The electron-phonon scattering is one of the main microscopic mechanisms responsible for the spin-flip in the transient state of ultrafast demagnetization. Here, we present an experimental determination of the temperature-dependent electron-phonon scattering rate in Gd. Using a static x-ray emission spectroscopy method, where the reduction of the decay peak intensities when increasing the temperature is quantified, we measure independently the electron-phonon scattering rate for the 5d and the 4f electrons. We deduce the temperature dependence of scattering for the 5d electrons, while no effect on the phonon population is observed for the 4f electrons. Our results suggest that the ultrafast magnetization dynamics in Gd is triggered by the spin-flip in the 5d electrons. We also evidence the existence of a temperature threshold, above which spin-flip scattering of the 5d electrons takes place. We deduce that during the transient state of ultrafast demagnetization, the exchange energy between 5d electrons has to be overcome before the microscopic electron-phonon scattering process can occur.}, language = {en} } @article{MiedemaWernetFoehlisch2014, author = {Miedema, Piter S. and Wernet, Philippe and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {State-dependent fluorescence yields through the core-valence Coulomb exchange parameter}, series = {Physical review : A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics}, volume = {89}, journal = {Physical review : A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics}, number = {5}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {1050-2947}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.89.052507}, pages = {7}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Total and partial fluorescence yield (PFY) L-edge x-ray absorption spectra differ from the transmission x-ray absorption spectra (XAS) through state-dependent fluorescence yield across the XAS. For 3d(1) to 3d(9) in octahedral symmetry we apply simulations of PFY and XAS and show how the atomic 2p3d Coulomb exchange parameter G(pd) governs the differences in the L-3/(L-2 + L-3) branching ratio between PFY and XAS. G(pd) orders the XAS final states following Hund's rules creating a strong state-dependent fluorescence decay strength variation across the XAS leading to the differences between PFY and XAS.}, language = {en} } @article{BeyeSchreckSorgenfreietal.2013, author = {Beye, Martin and Schreck, S. and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Trabant, C. and Pontius, N. and Sch{\"u}ßler-Langeheine, C. and Wurth, W. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Stimulated X-ray emission for materials science}, series = {Nature : the international weekly journal of science}, volume = {501}, journal = {Nature : the international weekly journal of science}, number = {7466}, publisher = {Nature Publ. Group}, address = {London}, issn = {0028-0836}, doi = {10.1038/nature12449}, pages = {191 -- +}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and X-ray emission spectroscopy can be used to probe the energy and dispersion of the elementary low-energy excitations that govern functionality in matter: vibronic, charge, spin and orbital excitations(1-7). A key drawback of resonant inelastic X-ray scattering has been the need for high photon densities to compensate for fluorescence yields of less than a per cent for soft X-rays(8). Sample damage from the dominant non-radiative decays thus limits the materials to which such techniques can be applied and the spectral resolution that can be obtained. A means of improving the yield is therefore highly desirable. Here we demonstrate stimulated X-ray emission for crystalline silicon at photon densities that are easily achievable with free-electron lasers(9). The stimulated radiative decay of core excited species at the expense of non-radiative processes reduces sample damage and permits narrow-bandwidth detection in the directed beam of stimulated radiation. We deduce how stimulated X-ray emission can be enhanced by several orders of magnitude to provide, with high yield and reduced sample damage, a superior probe for low-energy excitations and their dispersion in matter. This is the first step to bringing nonlinear X-ray physics in the condensed phase from theory(10-16) to application.}, language = {en} } @article{XinLaRueObergetal.2015, author = {Xin, Hong and LaRue, Jerry and Oberg, Henrik and Beye, Martin and Turner, J. J. and Gladh, J{\"o}rgen and Ng, May L. and Sellberg, Jonas A. and Kaya, Sarp and Mercurio, G. and Hieke, F. and Nordlund, Dennis and Schlotter, William F. and Dakovski, Georgi L. and Minitti, Michael P. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Wolf, Martin and Wurth, Wilfried and Ogasawara, Hirohito and Norskov, Jens K. and Ostrom, Henrik and Pettersson, Lars G. M. and Nilsson, Anders and Abild-Pedersen, Frank}, title = {Strong Influence of Coadsorbate Interaction on CO Desorption Dynamics on Ru(0001) Probed by Ultrafast X-Ray Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Simulations}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {114}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {15}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.156101}, pages = {6}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We show that coadsorbed oxygen atoms have a dramatic influence on the CO desorption dynamics from Ru(0001). In contrast to the precursor-mediated desorption mechanism on Ru(0001), the presence of surface oxygen modifies the electronic structure of Ru atoms such that CO desorption occurs predominantly via the direct pathway. This phenomenon is directly observed in an ultrafast pump-probe experiment using a soft x-ray free-electron laser to monitor the dynamic evolution of the valence electronic structure of the surface species. This is supported with the potential of mean force along the CO desorption path obtained from density-functional theory calculations. Charge density distribution and frozen-orbital analysis suggest that the oxygen-induced reduction of the Pauli repulsion, and consequent increase of the dative interaction between the CO 5 sigma and the charged Ru atom, is the electronic origin of the distinct desorption dynamics. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of CO desorption from Ru(0001) and oxygen-coadsorbed Ru(0001) provide further insights into the surface bond-breaking process.}, language = {en} } @article{EckertNorellJayetal.2019, author = {Eckert, Sebastian and Norell, Jesper and Jay, Raphael Martin and Fondell, Mattis and Mitzner, Rolf and Odelius, Michael and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {T-1 Population as the Driver of Excited-State Proton-Transfer in 2-Thiopyridone}, series = {Chemistry - a European journal}, volume = {25}, journal = {Chemistry - a European journal}, number = {7}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {0947-6539}, doi = {10.1002/chem.201804166}, pages = {1733 -- 1739}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) is a fundamental process in biomolecular photochemistry, but its underlying mediators often evade direct observation. We identify a distinct pathway for ESPT in aqueous 2-thiopyridone, by employing transient N1s X-ray absorption spectroscopy and multi-configurational spectrum simulations. Photoexcitations to the singlet S-2 and S-4 states both relax promptly through intersystem crossing to the triplet T-1 state. The T-1 state, through its rapid population and near nanosecond lifetime, mediates nitrogen site deprotonation by ESPT in a secondary intersystem crossing to the S-0 potential energy surface. This conclusively establishes a dominant ESPT pathway for the system in aqueous solution, which is also compatible with previous measurements in acetonitrile. Thereby, the hitherto open questions of the pathway for ESPT in the compound, including its possible dependence on excitation wavelength and choice of solvent, are resolved.}, language = {en} } @article{VazdaCruzBuechnerFondelletal.2022, author = {Vaz da Cruz, Vinicius and B{\"u}chner, Robby and Fondell, Mattis and Pietzsch, Annette and Eckert, Sebastian and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Targeting individual tautomers in equilibrium by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering}, series = {The journal of physical chemistry letters}, volume = {13}, journal = {The journal of physical chemistry letters}, number = {10}, publisher = {American Chemical Society}, address = {Washington}, issn = {1948-7185}, doi = {10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03453}, pages = {2459 -- 2466}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Tautomerism is one of the most important forms of isomerism, owing to the facile interconversion between species and the large differences in chemical properties introduced by the proton transfer connecting the tautomers. Spectroscopic techniques are often used for the characterization of tautomers. In this context, separating the overlapping spectral response of coexisting tautomers is a long-standing challenge in chemistry. Here, we demonstrate that by using resonant inelastic X-ray scattering tuned to the core excited states at the site of proton exchange between tautomers one is able to experimentally disentangle the manifold of valence excited states of each tautomer in a mixture. The technique is applied to the prototypical keto-enol equilibrium of 3-hydroxypyridine in aqueous solution. We detect transitions from the occupied orbitals into the LUMO for each tautomer in solution, which report on intrinsic and hydrogen-bond-induced orbital polarization within the pi and sigma manifolds at the proton-transfer site.}, language = {en} } @article{VazdaCruzEckertFoehlisch2021, author = {Vaz da Cruz, Vin{\´i}cius and Eckert, Sebastian and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {TD-DFT simulations of K-edge resonant inelastic X-ray scattering within the restricted subspace approximation}, series = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : PCCP ; a journal of European Chemical Societies}, volume = {23}, journal = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : PCCP ; a journal of European Chemical Societies}, number = {3}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1463-9076}, doi = {10.1039/d0cp04726k}, pages = {1835 -- 1848}, year = {2021}, abstract = {A scheme for simulations of resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) cross-sections within time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) applying the restricted subspace approximation (RSA) is presented. Therein both occupied core and valence Kohn-Sham orbitals are included in the donor-space, while the accepting virtual orbital space in the linear response TD-DFT equations is restricted to efficiently compute both the valence- and core-excited states of the many electron system. This yields a consistent description of all states contributing to the RIXS scattering process within a single calculation. The introduced orbital truncation allows to automatize the method and facilitates RIXS simulations for systems considerably larger than ones accessible with wave-function based methods. Using the nitrogen K-edge RIXS spectra of 2-thiopyridone and its deprotonated anion as a showcase, the method is benchmarked for different exchange-correlation functionals, the impact of the RSA is evaluated, and the effects of explicit solvation are discussed. Improvements compared to simulations in the frozen orbital approximation are also assessed. The general applicability of the framework is further tested by comparison to experimental data from the literature. The use of TD-DFT core-excited states to the calculation of vibrationally resolved RIXS spectra is also investigated by combining potential energy scans along relevant coordinates with wave packet simulations.}, language = {en} } @article{MiedemaBeyeKoenneckeetal.2014, author = {Miedema, P. S. and Beye, Martin and Koennecke, R. and Schiwietz, G. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {The angular- and crystal-momentum transfer through electron-phonon coupling in silicon and silicon-carbide: similarities and differences}, series = {New journal of physics : the open-access journal for physics}, volume = {16}, journal = {New journal of physics : the open-access journal for physics}, publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.}, address = {Bristol}, issn = {1367-2630}, doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/16/9/093056}, pages = {17}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Electron-phonon scattering has been studied for silicon carbide (6H-SiC) with resonant inelastic x-ray scattering at the silicon 2p edge. The observed electron-phonon scattering yields a crystal momentum transfer rate per average phonon in 6H-SiC of 1.8 fs(-1) while it is 0.2 fs(-1) in crystalline silicon. The angular momentum transfer rate per average phonon for 6H-SiC is 0.1 fs(-1), which is much higher than 0.0035 fs(-1) obtained for crystalline silicon in a previous study. The higher electron-phonon scattering rates in 6H-SiC are a result of the larger electron localization at the silicon atoms in 6H-SiC as compared to crystalline silicon. While delocalized valence electrons can screen effectively (part of) the electron-phonon interaction, this effect is suppressed for 6H-SiC in comparison to crystalline silicon. Smaller contributions to the difference in electron-phonon scattering rates between 6H-SiC and silicon arise from the lower atomic mass of carbon versus silicon and the difference in local symmetry.}, language = {en} } @article{KoenneckeFollathPontiusetal.2013, author = {K{\"o}nnecke, Rene and Follath, R. and Pontius, N. and Schlappa, J. and Eggenstein, F. and Zeschke, T. and Bischoff, P. and Schmidt, J. -S. and Noll, T. and Trabant, C. and Schreck, S. and Wernet, Ph. and Eisebitt, S. and Senf, F. and Schuessler-Langeheine, Christian and Erko, A. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {The confocal plane grating spectrometer at BESSY II}, series = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, volume = {188}, journal = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0368-2048}, doi = {10.1016/j.elspec.2012.11.003}, pages = {133 -- 139}, year = {2013}, abstract = {At BESSY II a confocal plane grating spectrometer for resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) is currently under commissioning. The new endstation operates with a source size of 4 x 1 mu m(2) provided by its dedicated beamline. The RIXS-spectrometer covers an energy range from 50 eV to 1000 eV, providing a resolving power E/Delta E of 5000-15,000. The beamline allows full polarization control and gives a photon flux of up to 7 x 10(14) photons/s/0.1 A/0.1\%bandwidth by offering a resolving power E/Delta E of 4000-12,000.}, language = {en} } @article{BornJohanssonLeitneretal.2022, author = {Born, Artur and Johansson, Fredrik O. L. and Leitner, Torsten and Bidermane, Ieva and Kuehn, Danilo and Martensson, Nils and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {The degree of electron itinerancy and shell closing in the core-ionized state of transition metals probed by Auger-photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy}, series = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies}, volume = {24}, journal = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies}, number = {32}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1463-9076}, doi = {10.1039/d2cp02477b}, pages = {19218 -- 19222}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Auger-photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy (APECS) has been used to examine the electron correlation and itinerance effects in transition metals Cu, Ni and Co. It is shown that the LVV Auger, in coincidence with 2p photoelectrons, spectra can be represented using atomic multiplet positions if the 3d-shell is localized (atomic-like) and with a self-convoluted valence band for band-like (itinerant) materials as explained using the Cini-Sawatzky model. For transition metals, the 3d band changes from band-like to localized with increasing atomic number, with the possibility of a mixed behavior. Our result shows that the LVV spectra of Cu can be represented by atomic multiplet calculations, those of Co resemble the self-convolution of the valence band and those of Ni are a mixture of both, consistent with the Cini-Sawatzky model.}, language = {en} } @article{KuehnGiangrisostomiJayetal.2019, author = {K{\"u}hn, Danilo and Giangrisostomi, Erika and Jay, Raphael Martin and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {The influence of x-ray pulse length on space-charge effects in optical pump/x-ray probe photoemission}, series = {New journal of physics : the open-access journal for physics}, volume = {21}, journal = {New journal of physics : the open-access journal for physics}, publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.}, address = {Bristol}, issn = {1367-2630}, doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/ab2f5c}, pages = {12}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Pump-probe photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) is a versatile tool to investigate the dynamics of transient states of excited matter. Vacuum space-charge effects can mask these dynamics and complicate the interpretation of electron spectra. Here we report on space-charge effects in Au 4f photoemission from a polycrystalline gold surface, excited with moderately intense 90 ps (FWHM) soft x-ray probe pulses, under the influence of the Coulomb forces exerted by a pump electron cloud, which was produced by intense 40 fs laser pulses. The experimentally observed kinetic energy shift and spectral broadening of the Au 4f lines, measured with highly-efficient time-of-flight spectroscopy, are in good agreement with simulations utilizing a mean-field model of the electrostatic pump electron potential. This confirms that the line broadening is predominantly caused by variations in the take-off time of the probe electrons without appreciable influence of local scattering events. Our findings might be of general interest for pump-probe PES with picosecond-pulse-length sources.}, language = {en} } @article{JayEckertFondelletal.2018, author = {Jay, Raphael Martin and Eckert, Sebastian and Fondell, Mattis and Miedema, Piter S. and Norell, Jesper and Pietzsch, Annette and Quevedo, Wilson and Niskanen, Johannes and Kunnus, Kristjan and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {The nature of frontier orbitals under systematic ligand exchange in (pseudo-)octahedral Fe(II) complexes}, series = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies}, volume = {20}, journal = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies}, number = {44}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1463-9076}, doi = {10.1039/c8cp04341h}, pages = {27745 -- 27751}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Understanding and controlling properties of transition metal complexes is a crucial step towards tailoring materials for sustainable energy applications. In a systematic approach, we use resonant inelastic X-ray scattering to study the influence of ligand substitution on the valence electronic structure around an aqueous iron(II) center. Exchanging cyanide with 2-2′-bipyridine ligands reshapes frontier orbitals in a way that reduces metal 3d charge delocalization onto the ligands. This net decrease of metal-ligand covalency results in lower metal-centered excited state energies in agreement with previously reported excited state dynamics. Furthermore, traces of solvent-effects were found indicating a varying interaction strength of the solvent with ligands of different character. Our results demonstrate how ligand exchange can be exploited to shape frontier orbitals of transition metal complexes in solution-phase chemistry; insights upon which future efforts can built when tailoring the functionality of photoactive systems for light-harvesting applications.}, language = {en} } @article{BuechnerFondellHaverkampetal.2021, author = {B{\"u}chner, Robby and Fondell, Mattis and Haverkamp, Robert and Pietzsch, Annette and Vaz da Cruz, Vin{\´i}cius and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {The porphyrin center as a regulator for metal-ligand covalency and pi hybridization in the entire molecule}, series = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : PCCP ; a journal of European Chemical Societies}, volume = {23}, journal = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : PCCP ; a journal of European Chemical Societies}, number = {43}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1463-9076}, doi = {10.1039/d1cp03944j}, pages = {24765 -- 24772}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The central moiety of porphyrins is shown to control the charge state of the inner complex and links it by covalent interaction to the peripheral substituents. This link, which enables the versatile functions of porphyrins, is not picked up in the established, reduced four orbital picture [Gouterman, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1961, 6, 138]. X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the N K-edge with density functional theory approaches gives access to the full electronic structure, in particular the pi* manifold beyond the Gouterman orbitals. Systematic variation of the central moiety highlights two linked, governing trends: The ionicity of the porphyrin center increases from the aminic N-H to N-Cu to N-Zn to N-Mg to the iminic N:. At the same time covalency with peripheral substituents increases and compensates the buildup of high charge density at the coordinated nitrogen sites.}, language = {en} } @article{MiedemaBeyeKoenneckeetal.2014, author = {Miedema, Piter Sybren and Beye, Martin and Koennecke, R. and Schiwietz, Gregor and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Thermal evolution of the band edges of 6H-SiC: X-ray methods compared to the optical band gap}, series = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, volume = {197}, journal = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0368-2048}, doi = {10.1016/j.elspec.2014.08.003}, pages = {37 -- 42}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The band gap of semiconductors like silicon and silicon carbide (SIC) is the key for their device properties. In this research, the band gap of 6H-SiC and its temperature dependence were analyzed with silicon 2p X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) allowing for a separate analysis of the conduction-band minimum (CBM) and valence-band maximum (VBM) components of the band gap. The temperature-dependent asymmetric band gap shrinking of 6H-SiC was determined with a valence-band slope of +2.45 x 10(-4) eV/K and a conduction-band slope of -1.334 x 10(-4) eV/K. The apparent asymmetry, e.g., that two thirds of the band-gap shrinking with increasing temperature is due to the VBM evolution in 6H-SiC, is similar to the asymmetry obtained for pure silicon before. The overall band gap temperature-dependence determined with XAS and nonresonant XES is compared to temperature-dependent optical studies. The core-excitonic binding energy appearing in the Si 2p XAS is extracted as the main difference. In addition, the energy loss of the onset of the first band in RIXS yields to values similar to the optical band gap over the tested temperature range. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @article{BornDeckerHaverkampetal.2021, author = {Born, Artur and Decker, Regis and Haverkamp, Robert and Ruotsalainen, Kari and Bauer, Karl and Pietzsch, Annette and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and B{\"u}chner, Robby}, title = {Thresholding of the Elliott-Yafet spin-flip scattering in multi-sublattice magnets by the respective exchange energies}, series = {Scientific reports}, volume = {11}, journal = {Scientific reports}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-021-81177-9}, pages = {7}, year = {2021}, abstract = {How different microscopic mechanisms of ultrafast spin dynamics coexist and interplay is not only relevant for the development of spintronics but also for the thorough description of physical systems out-of-equilibrium. In pure crystalline ferromagnets, one of the main microscopic mechanism of spin relaxation is the electron-phonon (el-ph) driven spin-flip, or Elliott-Yafet, scattering. Unexpectedly, recent experiments with ferro- and ferrimagnetic alloys have shown different dynamics for the different sublattices. These distinct sublattice dynamics are contradictory to the Elliott-Yafet scenario. In order to rationalize this discrepancy, it has been proposed that the intra- and intersublattice exchange interaction energies must be considered in the microscopic demagnetization mechanism, too. Here, using a temperature-dependent x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) method, we address experimentally the element specific el-ph angular momentum transfer rates, responsible for the spin-flips in the respective (sub)lattices of Fe20Ni80, Fe50Ni50 and pure nickel single crystals. We establish how the deduced rate evolution with the temperature is linked to the exchange coupling constants reported for different alloy stoichiometries and how sublattice exchange energies threshold the related el-ph spin-flip channels. Thus, these results evidence that the Elliott-Yafet spin-flip scattering, thresholded by sublattice exchange energies, is the relevant microscopic process to describe sublattice dynamics in alloys and elemental magnetic systems.}, language = {en} } @article{BeyeWernetSchuesslerLangeheineetal.2013, author = {Beye, Martin and Wernet, Ph. and Sch{\"u}ßler-Langeheine, Christian and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Time resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering: a supreme tool to understand dynamics in solids and molecules}, series = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, volume = {188}, journal = {Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena : the international journal on theoretical and experimental aspects of electron spectroscopy}, number = {3}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0368-2048}, doi = {10.1016/j.elspec.2013.04.013}, pages = {172 -- 182}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Dynamics in materials typically involve different degrees of freedom, like charge, lattice, orbital and spin in a complex interplay. Time-resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) as a highly selective tool can provide unique insight and follow the details of dynamical processes while resolving symmetries, chemical and charge states, momenta, spin configurations, etc. In this paper, we review examples where the intrinsic scattering duration time is used to study femtosecond phenomena. Free-electron lasers access timescales starting in the sub-ps range through pump-probe methods and synchrotrons study the time scales longer than tens of ps. In these examples, time-resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering is applied to solids as well as molecular systems.}, language = {en} } @article{LeitnerJosefssonMazzaetal.2018, author = {Leitner, T. and Josefsson, Ida and Mazza, T. and Miedema, Piter S. and Schr{\"o}der, H. and Beye, Martin and Kunnus, Kristjan and Schreck, S. and D{\"u}sterer, Stefan and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Meyer, M. and Odelius, Michael and Wernet, Philippe}, title = {Time-resolved electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis of photodissociation}, series = {The journal of chemical physics : bridges a gap between journals of physics and journals of chemistr}, volume = {149}, journal = {The journal of chemical physics : bridges a gap between journals of physics and journals of chemistr}, number = {4}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {0021-9606}, doi = {10.1063/1.5035149}, pages = {12}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The prototypical photoinduced dissociation of Fe(CO)(5) in the gas phase is used to test time-resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for studying photochemical reactions. Upon one-photon excitation at 266 nm, Fe(CO)(5) successively dissociates to Fe(CO)(4) and Fe(CO)(3) along a pathway where both fragments retain the singlet multiplicity of Fe(CO)(5). The x-ray free-electron laser FLASH is used to probe the reaction intermediates Fe(CO)(4) and Fe(CO)(3) with time-resolved valence and core-level photoelectron spectroscopy, and experimental results are interpreted with ab initio quantum chemical calculations. Changes in the valence photoelectron spectra are shown to reflect changes in the valenceorbital interactions upon Fe-CO dissociation, thereby validating fundamental theoretical concepts in Fe-CO bonding. Chemical shifts of CO 3 sigma inner-valence and Fe 3 sigma core-level binding energies are shown to correlate with changes in the coordination number of the Fe center. We interpret this with coordination-dependent charge localization and core-hole screening based on calculated changes in electron densities upon core-hole creation in the final ionic states. This extends the established capabilities of steady-state electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis to time-resolved investigations. It could also serve as a benchmark for howcharge and spin density changes in molecular dissociation and excited-state dynamics are expressed in valence and core-level photoelectron spectroscopy. Published by AIP Publishing.}, language = {en} } @article{PontiusKachelSchuesslerLangeheineetal.2011, author = {Pontius, N. and Kachel, T. and Sch{\"u}ssler-Langeheine, C. and Schlotter, W. F. and Beye, Martin and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Chang, C. F. and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Wurth, W. and Metcalf, P. and Leonov, I. and Yaresko, A. and Stojanovic, N. and Berglund, Martin and Guerassimova, N. and Duesterer, S. and Redlin, H. and Duerr, H. A.}, title = {Time-resolved resonant soft x-ray diffraction with free-electron lasers femtosecond dynamics across the Verwey transition in magnetite}, series = {Applied physics letters}, volume = {98}, journal = {Applied physics letters}, number = {18}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {0003-6951}, doi = {10.1063/1.3584855}, pages = {3}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Resonant soft x-ray diffraction (RSXD) with femtosecond (fs) time resolution is a powerful tool for disentangling the interplay between different degrees of freedom in strongly correlated electron materials. It allows addressing the coupling of particular degrees of freedom upon an external selective perturbation, e. g., by an optical or infrared laser pulse. Here, we report a time-resolved RSXD experiment from the prototypical correlated electron material magnetite using soft x-ray pulses from the free-electron laser FLASH in Hamburg. We observe ultrafast melting of the charge-orbital order leading to the formation of a transient phase, which has not been observed in equilibrium.}, language = {en} } @misc{FondellEckertJayetal.2017, author = {Fondell, Mattis and Eckert, Sebastian and Jay, Raphael Martin and Weniger, Christian and Quevedo, Wilson and Niskanen, Johannes and Kennedy, Brian and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Schick, Daniel and Giangrisostomi, Erika and Ovsyannikov, Ruslan and Adamczyk, Katrin and Huse, Nils and Wernet, Philippe and Mitzner, Rolf and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Time-resolved soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy in transmission mode on liquids at MHz repetition rates}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {780}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-43752}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-437529}, pages = {12}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We present a setup combining a liquid flatjet sample delivery and a MHz laser system for time-resolved soft X-ray absorption measurements of liquid samples at the high brilliance undulator beamline UE52-SGM at Bessy II yielding unprecedented statistics in this spectral range. We demonstrate that the efficient detection of transient absorption changes in transmission mode enables the identification of photoexcited species in dilute samples. With iron(II)-trisbipyridine in aqueous solution as a benchmark system, we present absorption measurements at various edges in the soft X-ray regime. In combination with the wavelength tunability of the laser system, the set-up opens up opportunities to study the photochemistry of many systems at low concentrations, relevant to materials sciences, chemistry, and biology.}, language = {en} } @article{FondellEckertJayetal.2017, author = {Fondell, Mattis and Eckert, Sebastian and Jay, Raphael Martin and Weniger, Christian and Quevedo, Wilson and Niskanen, Johannes and Kennedy, Brian and Sorgenfrei, Nomi and Schick, Daniel and Giangrisostomi, Erika and Ovsyannikov, Ruslan and Adamczyk, Katrin and Huse, Nils and Wernet, Philippe and Mitzner, Rolf and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander}, title = {Time-resolved soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy in transmission mode on liquids at MHz repetition rates}, series = {Structural dynamics}, volume = {4}, journal = {Structural dynamics}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {2329-7778}, doi = {10.1063/1.4993755}, pages = {11}, year = {2017}, abstract = {We present a setup combining a liquid flatjet sample delivery and a MHz laser system for time-resolved soft X-ray absorption measurements of liquid samples at the high brilliance undulator beamline UE52-SGM at Bessy II yielding unprecedented statistics in this spectral range. We demonstrate that the efficient detection of transient absorption changes in transmission mode enables the identification of photoexcited species in dilute samples. With iron(II)-trisbipyridine in aqueous solution as a benchmark system, we present absorption measurements at various edges in the soft X-ray regime. In combination with the wavelength tunability of the laser system, the set-up opens up opportunities to study the photochemistry of many systems at low concentrations, relevant to materials sciences, chemistry, and biology. (C) 2017 Author(s).}, language = {en} } @article{LiuIgnatovaKimbergetal.2022, author = {Liu, Ji-Cai and Ignatova, Nina and Kimberg, Victor and Krasnov, Pavel and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Simon, Marc and Gel'mukhanov, Faris}, title = {Time-resolved study of recoil-induced rotation by X-ray pump - X-ray probe spectroscopy}, series = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies}, volume = {24}, journal = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies}, number = {11}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {1463-9076}, doi = {10.1039/d1cp05000a}, pages = {6627 -- 6638}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Modern stationary X-ray spectroscopy is unable to resolve rotational structure. In the present paper, we propose to use time-resolved two color X-ray pump-probe spectroscopy with picosecond resolution for real-time monitoring of the rotational dynamics induced by the recoil effect. The proposed technique consists of two steps. The first short pump X-ray pulse ionizes the valence electron, which transfers angular momentum to the molecule. The second time-delayed short probe X-ray pulse resonantly excites a 1s electron to the created valence hole. Due to the recoil-induced angular momentum the molecule rotates and changes the orientation of transition dipole moment of core-excitation with respect to the transition dipole moment of the valence ionization, which results in a temporal modulation of the probe X-ray absorption as a function of the delay time between the pulses. We developed an accurate theory of the X-ray pump-probe spectroscopy of the recoil-induced rotation and study how the energy of the photoelectron and thermal dephasing affect the structure of the time-dependent X-ray absorption using the CO molecule as a case-study. We also discuss the feasibility of experimental observation of our theoretical findings, opening new perspectives in studies of molecular rotational dynamics.}, language = {en} } @article{ThielemannKuehnSchickPontiusetal.2017, author = {Thielemann-K{\"u}hn, Nele and Schick, Daniel and Pontius, Niko and Trabant, Christoph and Mitzner, Rolf and Holldack, Karsten and Zabel, Hartmut and F{\"o}hlisch, Alexander and Schuessler-Langeheine, Christian}, title = {Ultrafast and Energy-Efficient Quenching of Spin Order: Antiferromagnetism Beats Ferromagnetism}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {119}, journal = {Physical review letters}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.197202}, pages = {6}, year = {2017}, abstract = {By comparing femtosecond laser pulse induced ferro- and antiferromagnetic dynamics in one and the same material-metallic dysprosium-we show both to behave fundamentally different. Antiferromagnetic order is considerably faster and much more efficiently reduced by optical excitation than its ferromagnetic counterpart. We assign the fast and extremely efficient process in the antiferromagnet to an interatomic transfer of angular momentum within the spin system. Our findings imply that this angular momentum transfer channel is effective in other magnetic metals with nonparallel spin alignment. They also point out a possible route towards energy-efficient spin manipulation for magnetic devices.}, language = {en} }