Publications
2024
Capturing the chirality of photoexcited states with ultrafast circular dichroism.
M. Oppermann*
Chimia 78, 45-49 (2024). https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2024.45
Disentangling thermal from electronic contributions in the spectral response of photoexcited perovskite materials.
L. Wang, R. Nughays, T. C. Rossi, M. Oppermann, W. Ogieglo, T. Bian, C.-H. Shih, T.-F. Guo, I. Pinnau, J. Yin, O. M. Bakr, O. F. Mohammed*, and M. Chergui*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 5393–5401 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c12832
Early bird or night owl? Controlling the ultrafast photodynamics of triphenylamine substituted 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine.
A. M. Marón*, O. Cannelli*, E. C. Socie, P. Lodowski, M. Oppermann, B. Machura, and M. Chergui
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 26, 6265 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP04492K
2023
Giant two-photon absorption of anatase TiO2 in Au/TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles.
L. Wang, T. H. Chow, M. Oppermann, J. Wang, and M. Chergui*
Photon. Res. 11, 1303-1313 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.487784
Interband transition probing of coherent acoustic phonons of gold/metal oxide core–shell nanoparticles.
L. Wang, M. Oppermann, M. Puppin, B. Bauer, T. H. Chow, J. Wang, and M. Chergui*
Appl. Phys. Lett. 122, 082201 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0139466
Element- and enantiomer-selective visualization of molecular motion in real-time.
R. Mincigrucci*, J. R. Rouxel*, B. Rossi, E. Principi, C. Bottari, S. Catalini, J. S. Pelli-Cresi, D. Fainozzi, L. Foglia, A. Simoncig, A. Matruglio, G. Kurdi, F. Capotondi, E. Pedersoli, A. Perucchi, F. Piccirilli, A. Gessini, M. Giarola, G. Mariotto, M. Oppermann, S. Mukamel, F. Bencivenga, M. Chergui*, and C. Masciovecchio*
Nat. Commun. 14, 386 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36047-5
2022
Exciton decay mechanism in DNA single strands: back-electron transfer and ultrafast base motions.
B. Bauer, R. Sharma, M. Chergui, and M. Oppermann*
Chem. Sci. 13, 5230-5242 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SC06450A
Hard X-ray helical dichroism of disordered molecular media.
J.R. Rouxel*, B. Rösner*, D. Karpov, C. Bacellar, G.F. Mancini, F. Zinna, D. Kinschel, O. Cannelli, M. Oppermann, C. Svetina, A. Diaz, J. Lacour, C. David, and M. Chergui*
Nat. Phot. 16, 570–574 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01022-x
Press release:https://actu.epfl.ch/news/making-it-easier-to-differentiate-mirror-image-m-3/
Chiral control of spin-crossover dynamics in Fe(II) complexes.
M. Oppermann*, F. Zinna, J. Lacour, and M. Chergui
Nat. Chem. 14, 739-745 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00933-0
Press release: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/tracking-chirality-in-real-time/
News & Views in Nature Chemistry by J.O. Johansson: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00986-1
Cover of the Nature Chemistry July 2022 issue: https://www.nature.com/nchem/volumes/14/issues/7
2020
Slow Charge Carrier Relaxation in Gold Nanoparticles.
L. Wang, T.C. Rossi, M. Oppermann, B. Bauer, L. Mewes, D. Zare, T. Chow, J. Wang, and M. Chergui*
J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 44, 24322–24330 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07755
2019
Broad-Band Ultraviolet CD Spectroscopy of Ultrafast Peptide Backbone Conformational Dynamics.
M. Oppermann, J. Spekowius, B. Bauer, R. Pfister, M. Chergui*, and J. Helbing*
J. Phys. Chem. Lett.10, 11, 2700-2705 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01253
Exciton dynamics in DNA oligomers studied by broadband deep-UV transient absorption spectroscopy.
B. Bauer, M. Oppermann, and M. Chergui*
EPJ Web of Conferences 205, 10006 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920510006
Cooling dynamics of electrons in MAPbBr3 probed in the deep-UV.
T.C. Rossi*, L. Wang, M. Oppermann, P. Chen, Y. Chiang, M. Tsai, C. Shih, T. Guo, and M. Chergui
EPJ Web of Conferences 205, 05020 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920505020
Ultrafast broadband circular dichroism in the deep ultraviolet.
M. Oppermann*, B. Bauer, T.C. Rossi, F. Zinna, J. Helbing, J Lacour, and M. Chergui
Optica6, 1, 56-60 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.6.000056
Press release: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/chirality-in-real-time/
News article on Physics World:https://physicsworld.com/a/chirality-measurements-speed-up/
2017
Interfacial Electron Injection Probed by a Substrate-Specific Excitonic Signature.
E. Baldini, T. Palmieri, T.C. Rossi, M. Oppermann, E. Pomarico, G. Auböck, and M. Chergui*
J. Am. Chem. Soc.139, 33, 11584–11589 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b06322
Design and implementation of an optimal laser pulse front tilting scheme for ultrafast electron diffraction in reflection geometry with high temporal resolution.
F. Pennacchio, G.M. Vanacore, G.F. Mancini, M. Oppermann, R. Jayaraman, P. Musumeci, P. Baum, and F. Carbone*
Struct. Dyn.4, 044032 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4991483
The LOUVRE Laboratory: State-of-the-Art Ultrafast Ultraviolet Spectroscopies for Molecular and Materials Science.
M. Oppermann, N.S. Nagornova, A. Oriana, E. Baldini, L. Mewes, B. Bauer, T. Palmieri, T.C. Rossi, F. van Mourik, and M. Chergui*
CHIMIA71, 5, 288-294(7) (2017). https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2017.288
2014
Resolving Strong Field Dynamics in Cation States of CO2 via Optimised Molecular Alignment.
M. Oppermann*
Springer Theses Series. Heidelberg. Springer Business+Media. 205 pp. (2014). https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-05338-7
Control and identification of strong field dissociative channels of CO2+ via molecular alignment.
M. Oppermann, S.J. Weber, F. Morales, M. Richter, S. Patchkovskii, A. Csehi, A. Vibok, M. Yu Ivanov, O. Smirnova, and J.P. Marangos*
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.47, 124025, 1-11 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/47/12/124025
2013
Role of rotational wave packets in strong field experiments.
S.J. Weber*, M. Oppermann, and J.P. Marangos
Phys. Rev. Lett.111, 263601, 1-4 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.263601
Multichannel contributions in the nonsequential double ionization of CO2.
M. Oppermann, S.J. Weber, L.J. Frasinski, M. Yu Ivanov, and J.P. Marangos*
Phys. Rev. A88, 043432, 1-6 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.88.043432
Ellipticity dependence of strong field electron recollision for molecular structural imaging.
S.J. Weber*, M. Oppermann, M. Yu Ivanov, and J.P. Marangos
J. Mod. Opt. 60, 17, 1379-1387 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2013.814925
Comparison of high-order harmonic generation in uracil and thymine ablation plumes.
C.M.D. Hutchison, R.A. Ganeev, M. Castillejo, I. Lopez-Quintas, A. Zaïr, S.J. Weber, F. McGrath, Z. Abdelrahman, M. Oppermann, M. Martin, D.Y. Lei, S.A. Maier, J.W.G. Tisch, and J.P. Marangos
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.15, 12308-12313 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CP00004D
Controlling ionisation and fragmentation processes in CO2 via inelastic electron recollisions.
M. Oppermann*, S.J. Weber, L.J. Frasinski, and J.P. Marangos
EPJ Web of Conferences 41, 02012 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134102012
Attosecond Generation and High Field Physics.
J.P. Marangos*, and M. Oppermann
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics, Eds. Thomson, R., Leburn, C., Reid, D. (Heidelberg: Springer Business+Media), pp. 45-72. (2013). http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-00017-6_3
2012
Characterising and optimising impulsive molecular alignment in mixed gas samples.
M. Oppermann, S.J. Weber, and J.P. Marangos*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.14, 9785-9791 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CP40677B
2011
Surface-enhanced femtosecond CARS spectroscopy (SE-CARS) on pyridine.
V. Namboodiri, M. Namboodiri, G.I. Cava Diaz, M. Oppermann, G. Flachenecker, and A. Materny*
Vib. Spectrosc.56 (1), 9-12 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vibspec.2010.08.005