Ultrafast Dynamics Probed by Photonics and Electron-Based Techniques
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 373
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ultrafast electron diffraction and imaging; ultrafast dynamics; in situ/operando techniques with multiple stimuli; ultrafast e-beam instrumentation and methods; ultrafast diagnostics; electron optics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ultrafast dynamics represents a frontier of modern science and technology, focusing on the capture and understanding of fundamental processes on attosecond to picosecond timescales. Enabled by advanced approaches such as ultrafast electron and X-ray diffraction, ultrafast imaging, and ultrafast spectroscopy, researchers can now directly resolve structural, electronic, and vibrational dynamics in real time. These breakthroughs uncover the mechanisms underlying phase transitions, chemical reactions, and energy/charge transfer at the atomic and electronic levels. This inherently multidisciplinary field bridges the fields of physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering, offering transformative insights into nonequilibrium states and guiding the design of next-generation functional materials and quantum devices.
This Special Issue, titled “Ultrafast Dynamics Probed by Photonics and Electron-Based Techniques”, will bring together contributions from leading and emerging researchers worldwide. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that advance both the fundamental understanding and methodological development of ultrafast science.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development and refinement of ultrafast electron, X-ray, and optical probing techniques;
- Theoretical and computational modeling of nonequilibrium structural and electronic dynamics;
- Real-time investigations of chemical reactions, phase transitions, and defect dynamics;
- Multimodal and multiscale approaches for capturing ultrafast processes across time and length scales;
- Ultrafast photophysics and emergent quantum phenomena in novel materials, heterostructures, and quantum systems;
- Instrumentation advances enabling higher spatiotemporal resolution and in situ excitation environments.
We invite you to submit contributions to this Special Issue and look forward to learning of your latest advances in this exciting field.
Dr. Duan Luo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ultrafast dynamics
- time-resolved spectroscopy
- ultrafast electron diffraction and microscopy
- ultrafast X-ray techniques
- nonequilibrium states
- multiscale spatiotemporal characterization
- quantum materials and heterostructures
- in situ excitation methods
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