Prof. Dr. Ulrich Höfer 
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Department of Physics
Renthof 5, 35032 Marburg
Phone: +49 6421 28-24215
Email: hoefer@physik.uni-marburg.de
Expertise
Experimental physics, laser spectroscopy of surfaces and interfaces, ultrafast electron dynamics, adsorption on semiconductor surfaces
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University Education
| 1996 | Habilitation (Dr. rer. nat. habil.) in Experimental Physics, TU München, „Nonlinear optical spectroscopy of silicon surfaces“ |
| 1989 | Doctoral degree in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), TU München, Dissertation on „High resolution photoelectron spectroscopy at surfaces: lineshapes, loss processes and applications“, thesis advisor: Eberhard Umbach |
| 1985 | Diploma degree in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), TU München, supervisor: Dietrich Menzel |
Professional Experience
| 1999- | Professor (C4/W3) for Experimental Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 2022- | Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, University of Regensburg |
| 2022-24 | Chairman of DPG Surface Science Division |
| 2013-21 | Spokesman SFB 1083 „Structure and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces“ |
| 2007-09 | Dean of the Physics Department, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 2003-07 | Managing Director, Material Sciences Center, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
| 1996-99 | Lecturer/docent, Physik-Department, TU München |
| 1992-99 | Group Leader, Surface Dynamics, Laser Chemistry Department (Karl Kompa), Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik (MPQ), Garching/München |
| 1990-91 | Visiting Scientist, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York (USA), Department of Physical Sciences, Laser Science (Tony Heinz) |
| 1987-89 | Research Assistant, Physik-Department E20 (Dietrich Menzel), TU München |
| 1985-87 | Manager Data Processing, Central-Molkerei Augsburg e.G. |
Awards and Honours
| 2022 | ERC Synergy Grant |
| 2015 | Fellow of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan) |
| 2011 | Ikerbasque Research Professor (DIPC, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) |
| 2009 | Offer for a chair in Experimental Physics at the University of Würzburg (declined) |
| 2006 | Fellow of the American Physical Society (USA) |
| 1995 | Arnold-Sommerfeld-Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
Selected Publications
- P. M. Echenique, R. Berndt, E. V. Chulkov, Th. Fauster, A. Goldmann, U. Höfer
Decay of electronic excitations at metal surfaces
Surf. Sci. Rep. 52, 219 (2004). DOI: 10.1016/j.surfrep.2004.02.002 - M. Dürr, U. Höfer
Dissociative adsorption of molecular hydrogen on silicon surfaces
Surf. Sci. Rep. 61, 465 (2006). DOI: 10.1016/j.surfrep.2006.08.002 - J. Güdde, M. Rohleder, T. Meier, S. W. Koch, U. Höfer
Time-resolved investigation of coherently controlled electric currents at a metal surface
Science 318, 1287 (2007). DOI: 10.1126/science.1146764 - H. Schwalb, S. Sachs, M. Marks, A. Schöll, F. Reinert, E. Umbach, U. Höfer
Electron lifetime in a Shockley-type metal-organic interface state
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 146801 (2008). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.146801 - K. Kuroda, J. Reimann, J. Güdde, U. Höfer
Generation of transient photocurrents in the topological surface state of Sb2Te3 by direct optical excitation with mid-infrared pulses
Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 076801 (2016). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.076801 - J. Reimann, S. Schlauderer, C. P. Schmid, F. Langer, S. Baierl, K. A. Kokh, O. E. Tereshchenko, A. Kimura, C. Lange, J. Güdde, U. Höfer, R. Huber
Subcycle observation of lightwave-driven Dirac currents in a topological surface band
Nature 562, 396 (2018). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0544-x - G. Mette, A. Adamkiewicz, M. Reutzel, U. Koert, M. Dürr, U. Höfer
Controlling an SN2 reaction by electronic and vibrational excitation ‐ tip‐induced ether cleavage on Si(001)
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 58, 3417 (2019). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201806777 - R. Wallauer, M. Raths, K. Stallberg, L. Münster, D. Brandstetter, X. Yang, J. Güdde, P. Puschnig, S. Soubatch, C. Kumpf, F. C. Bocquet, F. S. Tautz, U. Höfer
Tracing orbital images on ultrafast time scales
Science 371, 1056 (2021). DOI: 10.1126/science.abf3286 - R. Wallauer, R. Perea-Causin, L. Münster, S. Zajusch, S. Brehm, J. Güdde, K. Tanimura, K.-Q. Lin, R. Huber, E. Malic, U. Höfer
Momentum-resolved observation of exciton formation dynamics in monolayer WS2
Nano Lett. 21, 5867 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01839 - S. Ito, M. Schüler, M. Meierhofer, S. Schlauderer, J. Freudenstein, J. Reimann, D. Afanasiev, K. A. Kokh, O. E. Tereshchenko, J. Güdde, M. A. Sentef, U. Höfer and R. Huber
Build-up and dephasing of Floquet-Bloch bands on subcycle timescales
Nature 616, 696 (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05850-x
