Fabio Novelli

Dr. Fabio Novelli

Physical Chemistry II and ZEMOS, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44801, Germany
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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 July 2013 in Nature Materials
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SJS. de Jong
S. de Jong
RKR. Kukreja
R. Kukreja
CTC. Trabant
C. Trabant
NPN. Pontius
N. Pontius
CCChun-Fu Chang
Chun-Fu Chang
HDH. A. Dürr
H. A. Dürr

7 October 2014 in Nature Communications
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Fabio NovelliFabio Novelli
Fabio Novelli
GFGiulio De Filippis
Giulio De Filippis
VCVittorio Cataudella
Vittorio Cataudella
MEMartina Esposito
Martina Esposito
IVIgnacio Vergara
Ignacio Vergara
DFDaniele Fausti
Daniele Fausti
The non-equilibrium approach to correlated electron systems is often based on the paradigm that different degrees of freedom interact on different timescales. In this context, photo-excitation is treated as an impulsive injection of electronic energy that is transferred to other degrees of freedom only at later times. Here, by studying the ultrafast dynamics of quasi-particles in an archetypal strongly correlated charge-transfer insulator (La2CuO4+δ), we show that the interaction between electrons and bosons manifests itself directly in the photo-excitation processes of a correlated material. With the aid of a general theoretical framework (Hubbard–Holstein Hamiltonian), we reveal that sub-gap excitation pilots the formation of itinerant quasi-particles, which are suddenly dressed by an ultrafast reaction of the bosonic field.

31 October 2012 in Physical Review B
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Fabio NovelliFabio Novelli
Fabio Novelli
DFDaniele Fausti
Daniele Fausti
JRJulia Reul
Julia Reul
FCFederico Cilento
Federico Cilento
PLPaul H. M. van Loosdrecht
Paul H. M. van Loosdrecht
FPFulvio Parmigiani
Fulvio Parmigiani
Revealing the nature of charge excitations in strongly correlated electron systems is crucial to understanding their exotic properties. Here we use broadband ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy in the visible range to study low-energy transitions across the Mott-Hubbard gap in the orbitally ordered insulator YVO3. Separating thermal and nonthermal contributions to the optical transients, we show that the total spectral weight of the two lowest peaks is conserved, demonstrating that both excitations correspond to the same multiplet. The pump-induced transfer of spectral weight between the two peaks reveals that the low-energy one is a Hubbard exciton, i.e., a resonance or a nearly bound state between a doublon and a holon. Finally, we speculate that the pump-driven spin disorder can be used to quantify the kinetic energy gain of the excitons in a ferromagnetic environment.

6 February 2013 in Scientific Reports
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Fabio NovelliFabio Novelli
Fabio Novelli
DFDaniele Fausti
Daniele Fausti
FGFrancesca Giusti
Francesca Giusti
FPFulvio Parmigiani
Fulvio Parmigiani
MHMatthias Hoffmann
Matthias Hoffmann
Significant changes of the optical properties of semiconductors can be observed by applying strong electric fields capable to modify the band structure at equilibrium. This is known as the Franz-Keldysh effect (FKE). Here we study the FKE in bulk GaAs by combining single cycle THz pumps and broadband optical probes. The experiments show that the phase content of the selected electromagnetic pulses can be used to measure the timescales characteristic for the different regimes of matter-light interactions. Furthermore, the present phase-resolved measurements allow to identify a novel regime of saturation where memory effects are of relevance.

6 November 2015 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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Fabio NovelliFabio Novelli
Fabio Novelli
ANAhsan Nazir
Ahsan Nazir
GRGethin H. Richards
Gethin H. Richards
ARAshkan Roozbeh
Ashkan Roozbeh
KWKrystyna E. Wilk
Krystyna E. Wilk
JDJeff Davis
Jeff Davis

13 March 2020 in Materials
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Fabio NovelliFabio Novelli
Fabio Novelli
BGBiswajit Guchhait
Biswajit Guchhait
MHMartina Havenith
Martina Havenith
Water is the most prominent solvent. The unique properties of water are rooted in the dynamical hydrogen-bonded network. While TeraHertz (THz) radiation can probe directly the collective molecular network, several open issues remain about the interpretation of these highly anharmonic, coupled bands. In order to address this problem, we need intense THz radiation able to drive the liquid into the nonlinear response regime. Firstly, in this study, we summarize the available brilliant THz sources and compare their emission properties. Secondly, we characterize the THz emission by Gallium Phosphide (GaP), 2–{3–(4–hydroxystyryl)–5,5–dimethylcyclohex–2–enylidene}malononitrile (OH1), and 4–N,N–dimethylamino–4′–N′–methyl–stilbazolium 2,4,6–trimethylbenzenesulfonate (DSTMS) crystals pumped by an amplified near-infrared (NIR) laser with tunable wavelength. We found that both OH1 as well as DSTMS could convert NIR laser radiation between 1200 and 2500 nm into THz radiation with high efficiency (> 2 × 10−4), resulting in THz peak fields exceeding 0.1 MV/cm for modest pump excitation (~ mJ/cm2). DSTMS emits the broadest spectrum, covering the entire bandwidth of our detector from ca. 0.5 to ~7 THz, also at a laser wavelength of 2100 nm. Future improvements will require handling the photothermal damage of these delicate organic crystals, and increasing the THz frequency.