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Dynamics of charge density wave order in the quasi one dimensional conductor (TaSe4)(2)I probed by femtosecond optical spectroscopy

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SWISS CHEMICAL SOC2022

Ultrafast Photon-Induced Tunneling Microscopy

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Unification of the techniques of ultrafast science and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has the potential of tracking electronic motion in molecules simultaneously in real space and real time. Laser pulses can couple to an STM junction either in the wea ...

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In this thesis, we exploited optical and X-ray pump-probe methods in a synergistic approach to study the interplay of the electronic, spin and structural degrees of freedom in two class of complex systems relevant for solar energy conversion applications: ...

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Understanding the mechanisms behind chemical transformations is key to developing improved catalytic systems. To this end, operando spectroscopy has contributed significantly to the advancement of our molecular view of many reactions at the heart of the ch ...

EPFL2021

Energy-Efficient Design Techniques for High-Speed Wireline Serial Links

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The exponential growth in computing power and multimedia services has caused a tremendous increase in data traffic in recent years. This increase in data traffic brings a strong demand for data bandwidth of electrical input/output (I/O) links and pushes th ...

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Efficient ab initio semiclassical dynamics for linear and nonlinear electronic spectroscopy

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Molecular spectroscopy is an essential experimental technique in both fundamental physical sciences and applied research. For example, electronic spectroscopy, in which light induces a change in the electronic state of a molecule, is a powerful tool for st ...

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District heating and cooling systems to integrate renewable energy in urban areas

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The building sector plays a crucial role in the ongoing energy transition due to its significant share of global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, especially when combined with the estimation that 70% of the world's population will be living ...

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The quasiparticle spectra of atomically thin semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) and their response to an ultrafast optical excitation critically depend on interactions with the underlying substrate. Here, we present a comparative time- ...

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Methylammonium Triiodide for Defect Engineering of High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells

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The fundamental study of charge carrier dynamics has been shown to be of great interest for optoelectronics, paving the way forward for future developments. Often, some of the key processes that determine the photophysics of a material occur on very short ...

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