Focus on Excited States of Condensed Matter

Figure Image: ltrafast spectroscopic probe of excited states in condensed matter reveals intriguing novel physics and chemistry.

Guest Editors

Sheng Meng Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jin Zhao University of Science and Technology, China
Hong Jiang Peking University, China

Scope

The advent of advanced laser technology offers unprecedented and unique capacities to unveil the electronic structure and dynamics of matters over spacetime scales down to ?ngstroms and attoseconds in the condition of probing their excited state properties. This focus issue aims at bringing together leading researchers with diverse backgrounds to explore the excited state properties of condensed matter, encompassing a wide range of electromagnetic spectrum from THz to X ray, by combined theoretical and experimental approaches.

Topics include but not limited to:

  • Electronic structure theory of excited states
  • Photoabsorption and photoemission
  • Properties of photoexcited materials
  • Electron dynamics
  • Dynamic response of materials upon photoexcitation
  • Pump-probe techniques
  • Excited electronic structure of correlated quantum materials
  • Floquet engineering

Submission process

All special issue articles are invited and should be submitted using our online submission form. Where the form asks for 'Article Type' please select 'Special Issue Article'. Then select 'Focus on Excited States of Condensed Matter' in the 'Special Issue' drop down box that appears.

Special Issue articles are subject to the same review process and high standard as regular Electronic Structure articles and should be submitted in the same way. Please read the scope page for more information before submitting. Please read the comprehensive information on preparing your article files for submission and on the options for submitting your article in our 'Guidelines for authors' available via Publishing Support.

Deadline for submissions

The submission window will be open until 30 November 2022. Electronic Structure is able to publish special issues incrementally. If you submit early in the period your article will not be delayed waiting for other papers in the collection. If you are not able to meet the deadline, please let us know.