Max-Born-Institut Intranet

Dr. Clemens Korff Schmising, von

clemens.korffschmising(at)mbi-berlin.de
+49 30 6392 1372

B1: Electron and Spin Dynamics
Haus B, 3.9

Position

Research

Our goal is to control fundamental quantum degrees of freedom, such as spin, orbital angular momentum, and polarization, using light-driven excitation techniques. Currently, we are focusing on ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic metallic thin films and multilayers, exploring how magnetic and chemical nanoscale inhomogeneities influence ultrafast spin dynamics and magnetic switching.

 To gain access to element-specific dynamics of magnetization, we develop and apply state-of-the-art spectroscopic probes in the extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray spectral ranges. Additionally, we use short-wavelength radiation and design plasmonic structures to confine optical excitation at the subwavelength scale, enabling control of magnetism at the nanoscale.

For further information, please refer to Project 3.2 Topic 1: Magnetism and transient electronic structure

Curriculum vitae

11/2015 - present: Scientist
Max-Born-Institute
Prof. Dr. Stefan Eisebitt

08/2011 - 11/2015: Postdoctoral Researcher
Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Stefan Eisebitt

11/2008 - 07/2011: Postdoctoral Scholarship of the Swedish National Research Foundation
Lund University, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Jörgen Larsson & Prof. Dr. Matias Bargheer

02/2005 - 10/2008: Ph.D. Thesis: "Ultrafast X-ray Scattering in Condensed Matter"
Max-Born-Institute Berlin/Humboldt University Berlin, Dr. rer. nat.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Elsässer

04/2004 - 10/2004: Scientific Researcher
Optical Fibre Technology Centre Sydney, University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Dr. Marianne Large

09/2000 - 12/2003: Diploma Thesis: "Holography in Lithium Niobate Crystals with Nano- and Femtosecond Light Pulses"
University Bonn, Germany
Prof. Dr. Karsten Buse

09/1999 - 06/2000: Physics studies (Erasmus)
St. Andrews University, Scotland

09/1997 - 08/1999: Physics studies (Vordiplom)
University of Bayreuth, Germany

Aktuelle Highlights

MBI Publikationen

  1. Relationship between magnetic asymmetry and magnetization in ultrafast transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet spectral range

    J. Richter, S. Jana, M. Hennecke, D. Schick, C. von Korff Schmising, S. Eisebitt

     Physical Review B 109 (2024) 184440 /1-9
  2. Exploring the fundamental spatial Limits of Magnetic All-Optical Switching

    F. Steinbach, I. Atxitia, K. Yao, M. Borchert, D. Engel, F. Bencivenga, L. Foglia, R. Mincigrucci, E. Pedersoli, D. De Angelis, M. Pancaldi, D. Fainozzi, J. S. Pelli Cresi, E. Paltanin, F. Capotondi, C. Masciovecchio, S. Eisebitt, C. von Korff Schmising

     Nano Letters 24 (2024) 6865–6871
  3. Nanoscale polarization transient gratings

    L. Foglia, B. Wehinger, G. Perosa, R. Mincigrucci, E. Allaria, F. Armillotta, A. Brynes, M. Copus, R. Cucini, D. De Angelis, G. De Ninno, W. D. Engel, D. Fainozzi, L. Giannessi, E. Iacocca, N. N. Khatu, S. Laterza, E. Paltanin, J. S. Pelli-Cresi, G. Penco, D. Puntel, P. R. Ribič, F. Sottocorona, M. Trovò, C. von Korff Schmising, K. Yao, C. Masciovecchio, S. Bonetti, F. Bencivenga

     Nature Communications 15 (2024) 10742/1-8
  4. Ultrafast behavior of induced and intrinsic magnetic moments in CoFeB/Pt bilayers probed by element-specific spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet spectral range

    C. von Korff Schmising, S. Jana, K. Yao, M. Hennecke, P. Scheid, S. Sharma, M. Viret, J.-Y. Chauleau, D. Schick, S. Eisebitt

     Phys. Rev. Res. 5 (2023) 013147/1-8
  5. Versatile tabletop setup for picosecond time-resolved resonant soft-x-ray scattering and spectroscopy

    M. Borchert, J. Brenzel, R. Gnewkow, L. Lunin, T. Sidiropoulos, J. Tümmler, I. Will, T. Noll, O. Reichel, D. Rohloff, A. Erko, T. Krist, C. v. Korff Schmising, B. Pfau, S. Eisebitt, H. Stiel, D. Schick

     Review of Scientific Instruments 94 (2023) 063102/1-12
  6. Three-dimensional coherent diffraction snapshot imaging using extreme-ultraviolet radiation from a free electron laser

    D. Fainozzi, M. Ippoliti, F. Bille, D.De Angelis, L. Foglia, C. Masciovecchio, R. Mincigrucci, M. Pancaldi, E. Pedersoli, C. M. Günther, B. Pfau, M. Schneider, C. von Korff Schmising, S. Eisebitt, G. Kourousias, F. Bencivenga, F. Capotondi

     Optica 10 (2023) 1053-1058
  7. Ultrafast laser-induced magneto-optical changes in resonant magnetic x-ray reflectivity

    I. Kumberg, E. Golias, S. E. Hadjadj, R. Hosseinifar, S. Thakur, T. Shinwari, I. Gelen, N. Pontius, C. Schüßler-Langeheine, C. von Korff Schmising, S. Sharma, W. Kuch

     Physical Review B 108 (2023) 054439 /1-10
  8. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy at the Fe L-edges with a picosecond laser-driven plasma source

    M. Borchert, D. Engel, C. von Korff Schmising, B. Pfau, S. Eisebitt, D. Schick

     Optica 10 (2023) 450-455
  9. Electronic origin of x-ray absorption peak shifts

    S. Shallcross, C. v. Korff Schmising, P. Elliott, S. Eisebitt, J. K. Dewhurst, S. Sharma

     Physical Review B 106 (2022) L060302/1-6
  10. Computational analysis of transient XMCD sum rules for laser pumped systems: When do they fail?

    S. Sharma, S. Shallcross, P. Elliott, S. Eisebitt, C. von Korff Schmising, J. K. Dewhurst

     Applied Physics Letters 120 (2022) 062409/1-8

Andere Publikationen

  • Nonlocal ultrafast demagnetization dynamics of Co/Pt multilayers by optical field enhancement 
    C. von Korff Schmising, M. Giovannella, D. Weder, S. Schaffert, J. Webb and S. Eisebitt
    New Journal of Physics, 17, 033047 (2015)
  • Dynamics and inertia of skyrmionic spin structures
    F. Büttner, C. Moutafis, M. Schneider, B. Krüger, C.M. Günther, J. Geilhufe, C. von Korff Schmising, J. Mohanty, B. Pfau, S. Schaffert, A. Biesig, M. Foerster, T. Schulz, C.A.F. Vaz, J.H. Franken, H.J.M. Swagten, M. Kläui, and S. Eisebitt
    Nature Physics, 11, 225 (2015)
  • Imaging ultrafast demagnetization dynamics after a spatially localized optical excitation 
    C. von Korff Schmising, B. Pfau, M. Schneider, C.M. Günther, M. Giovannella, J. Perron, B. Vodungbo, L. Müller, F. Capotondi, E. Pedersoli, N. Mahne, J. Lüning, and S. Eisebitt
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 217203 (2014)
  • udkm1Dsim-A simulation toolkit for 1D ultrafast dynamics in condensed matter
    D. Schick, A. Bojahr, M. Herzog, R. Shayduk, C. von Korff Schmising, M. Bargheer
    Comp. Commun. Phys., 185, 651-660 (2013)
  • Ultrafast dynamics of magnetic domain structures probed by coherent free-electron laser light 
    L. Müller, S. Schleitzer, C. Gutt, B. Pfau, S. Schaffert, J. Geilhufe, C. von Korff Schmising, M. Schneider, C. M. Günther, F. Büttner, F. Capotondi, E. Pedersoli, S. Düsterer, H. Redlin, A. Al-Shemmary, R. Treusch, J. Bach, R. Frömter, B. Vodungbo, J. Gautier, P. Zeitoun, H. Popescu, V. Lopez-Flores, N. Beaulieu, F. Sirotti, N. Jaouen, G. Malinowski, B. Tudu, K. Li, J. Lüning, H. P. Oepen, M. Kiskinova, S. Eisebitt and G. Grübel
    Sync. Rad. News, 26, 27-32 (2013)
  • Ultrafast reciprocal-space mapping with a convergent beam 
    D. Schick, R. Shayduk, A. Bojahr, M. Herzog, C. von Korff Schmising, P. Gaal and M. Bargheer
    J. Appl. Cryst., 46, 1372-1377 (2013)
  • High-resolution magnetic-domain imaging by Fourier transform holography at 21 nm wavelength 
    S. Schaffert, B. Pfau, J. Geilhufe, C. M Günther, M. Schneider, C. von Korff Schmising and S. Eisebitt
    New J. Phys. 15, 093042 (2013)
  • Magnetic states in low-pinning high-anisotropy material nanostructures suitable for dynamic imaging 
    F. Büttner, C. Moutafis, A. Bisig, P. Wohlhüter, C. M. Günther, J. Mohanty, J. Geilhufe, M. Schneider, C. v. Korff Schmising, S. Schaffert, B. Pfau, M. Hantschmann, M. Riemeier, M. Emmel, S. Finizio, G. Jakob, M. Weigand, J. Rhensius, J. H. Franken, R. Lavrijsen, H. J. M. Swagten, H. Stoll, S. Eisebitt, and M. Kläui
    Phys. Rev. B, 87, 134422 (2013)
  • The c-axis thermal conductivity of graphite film of nanometer thickness measuredby time resolved X-ray diffraction 
    M. Harb, C. von Korff Schmising, H. Enquist, A. Jurgilaitis, I. Maximov, P. V. Shvets, A. N. Obraztsov, D. Khakhulin, M. Wulff, and J. Larsson
    Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 233108 (2012)
  • Holographically aided iterative phase retrieval 
    S. Flewett, C. M. Günther, C. von Korff Schmising, B. Pfau, J. Mohanty, F. Büttner, M. Riemeier, M. Hantschmann, M. Kläui, and S. Eisebitt
    Optics Express, 20, 29210 (2012)
  • Comparing the oscillation phase in optical pump-probe spectra to ultrafast x-ray diffraction 
    A. Bojahr, D. Schick, L. Maerten, M. Herzog, I. Vrejoiu, C. v. Korff Schmising, C. Milne, S. L. Johnson and M. Bargheer
    Phys. Rev. B, 85, 224302 (2012)
  • Normalization schemes for ultrafast x-ray diffraction using a table-top laser-driven plasma source 
    D. Schick, A. Bojahr, M. Herzog, C. von Korff Schmising, R. Shayduk, W. Leitenberger, P. Gaal and M. Bargheer
    Rev. Sci. Instrum., 83, 025104 (2012)
  • Analysis of ultrafast x-ray diffraction data in a linear-chain model of the lattice dynamics 
    M. Herzog, D. Schick, P. Gaal, R. Shayduk, C. von Korff Schmising and M. Bargheer
    Appl. Phys. A,106, 489-499 (2012)
  • Nanoscale heat transport studied by high-resolution time-resolved X-ray diffraction 
    R. Shayduka, H. Naviriana, W. Leitenbergerg, J. Goldshteyna, I. Vrejoiu, M. Weinelt, P. Gaal, M. Herzog, C. v. Korff Schmising and M. Bargheer
    New Journal of Physics, 15, 093032 (2011)
  • Picosecond dynamics of laser-induced strains in graphite 
    M. Harb, A. Jurgilaitis, H. Enquist, R. Nüske, C. v. Korff Schmising, J. Gaudin, S. L. Johnson, C. J. Milne, P. Beaud, E. Vorobeva, A. Caviezel, S. Mariager, G. Ingold, and J. Larsson
    Phys. Rev. B, 84, 045435 (2011)
  • Picosecond time-resolved x-ray refectivity of a laser-heated amorphous carbon film 
    R. Nüske, A. Jurgilaitis, H. Enquist, S. Dastjani Farahani, J. Gaudin, L. Guerin, M. Harb, C. v. Korff Schmising, M. Störmer, M. Wulff, and J. Larsson
    Appl. Phys Lett., 98, 101909 (2011)
  • Subpicosecond hard x-ray streak camera using single-photon counting 
    H. Enquist, H. Navirian, R. Nüske, C. v. Korff Schmising, A. Jurgilaitis, M. Herzog, M. Bargheer, P. Sondhauss, and J. Larsson
    Optics Letters, 35, 3219 (2010)
  • Acoustically driven ferroelastic domain switching observed by time-resolved x-ray diffraction 
    H. Navirian, H. Enquist, R. Nüske, A. Jurgilaitis, P. Sondhauss, C. v. Korff Schmising and J. Larsson
    Phys. Rev. B, 81, 024113 (2010)
  • Time-resolved x-ray scattering from laser-molten indium antimonide
    R. Nüske, C. v. Korff Schmising, A. Jurgilaitis, H. Enquist, H. Navirian, P. Sondhauss, and J. Larsson
    Review of Scientific Instruments, 81, 013106 (2010)
  • Rectangular-core microstructured polymer optical fibre for interconnect
    M. van Eijkelenborg, N. Issa, M. Hiscocks, C. v. Korff Schmising, R. Lwin
    Electronic Letters, 42, 201-202 (2006)
  • Long-living currents induced by nanosecond light pulses in LiNbO3 Crystals
    O. Beyer, C. v. Korff Schmising, M. Luennemann, K. Buse, B. Sturman
    Optics Express, 14, 1533-1540 (2006)
  • Femtosecond holography in lithium niobate crystals
    H.T. Hsieh, D. Psaltis, O. Beyer, D. Maxein, C.v. Korff Schmising, K. Buse, B. Sturmann
    Opt. Lett., 30, 2233-2235 (2005)