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Principal InvestigatorPhilipps-Universität MarburgDepartment of PhysicsRenthof 5 35032 MarburgworkPhone: +49-6421 28-24215workEmail: ulrich.hoefer@physik.uni-marburg.deINTERNETLink: Project B6 (Höfer/Wallauer)Link: Project B11 (Güdde/Höfer)Link: BiographyExpertise
Experimental physics, laser spectroscopy of surfaces and interfaces, ultrafast electron dynamics, adsorption on semiconductor surfaces
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: Prof. E. Umbach |
1985 | Diploma degree in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), TU München, supervisor: Prof. D. Menzel |
1978-1985 | Studies in Physics, Technische Universität (TU) München |
Professional Experience
since 1999 | Professor (C4/W3) for Experimental Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
1996-1999 | Lecturer/docent, Physik-Department, TU München |
1992-1999 | Group Leader, Surface Dynamics, Laser Chemistry Department (Prof. K.-L. Kompa), Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik (MPQ), Garching/München |
1990-1991 | Visiting Scientist, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York (USA), Department of Physical Sciences, Laser Science (Dr. T. F. Heinz) |
1987 | Research Assistant, Physik-Department E20 (Prof. D. Menzel), TU München |
1985-1987 | Manager Data Processing, Central-Molkerei Augsburg e.G. |
Honours, Awards and other Proofs of Qualification
2015 | Fellow of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan) |
2014 | Selection Committee Member for the Max Planck Research Award |
2014 | Guest Professor, Dept. of Physics, Columbia University, New York |
since 2013 | Spokesman SFB 1083 “Structure and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces” |
2011 | Ikerbasque Research Professor (Basque Country, Spain) |
2009 | Offer for a chair in Experimental Physics at the University of Würzburg (declined) |
2007-2009 | Dean of the Physics Department, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
2006 | Guest Professor, I.S.I.R. (Sanken Institute), University of Osaka, Japan |
2006 | Fellow of the American Physical Society (USA) |
2003-2007 | Managing Director, Material Sciences Center, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
1999 | Research Fellow, Institute for Chemical Research, RIKEN, Japan |
1998 | Adjunct Professor Institute for Quantum Electronics, TU Vienna, Austria |
1995 | Arnold-Sommerfeld-Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
Selected Publications
- U. Höfer
Nonlinear optical investigations of the dynamics of hydrogen interaction with silicon surfaces
Appl. Phys. A 63, 533 (1996). - U. Höfer, I. L. Shumay, Ch. Reuß, U. Thomann, W. Wallauer, Th. Fauster
Time-resolved coherent photoelectron spectroscopy of quantized electronic states on metal surfaces
Science 277, 1480 (1997). - K. Stepán, J. Güdde, U. Höfer
Time-resolved measurement of surface diffusion induced by femtosecond laser pulses
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 236103 (2005). - M. Dürr, U. Höfer
Dissociative adsorption of molecular hydrogen on silicon surfaces
Surf. Sci. Rep. 61, 465 (2006). - 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). - 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). - N. Armbrust, J. Güdde, P. Jakob, U. Höfer
Time-resolved two-photon photoemission of unoccupied electronic states of periodically rippled graphene on Ru(0001)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 056801 (2012). - M. Heyl, J. Güdde, A. L’Hullier, U. Höfer
High-order harmonic generation with µJ laser pulses at high repetition rates
J. Phys. B-At. Mol. Opt. 45, 074020 (2012). - U. Höfer and P. M. Echenique
Resolubility of image-potential resonances
Surf. Sci. 643, 203 (2016). - 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).
Patents
- S. G. Barbee, T. F. Heinz, U. Höfer, L. Li, V. J. Silvestri, Method and apparatus for real-time, in-situ endpoint detection and closed loop etch process control (US-Patent No. 5,392,124 (1995).
ResearcherJustus-Liebig-Universität GießenInstitute of Experimental PhysicsPhone: +49-641 99-33105workLink: Project B2 (Chatterjee) Principal InvestigatorPhilipps-Universität MarburgDepartment of PhysicsRenthof 5 35037 MarburgworkPhone: +49-6421 28-24328workEmail: peter.jakob@physik.uni-marburg.deINTERNETLink: Project A3 (Jakob)Link: BiographyLink: Group HomepageExpertise
Experimental Physics, vibrational spectroscopy of surfaces and interfaces, surface chemistry, kinetics of surface processes, organic molecular beam deposition
University Education
1998 | Habilitation (Dr. rer. nat. habil.) in Experimental Physics, TU München, “Dynamics and lateral interactions of anharmonic oscillators at surfaces”, mentor: Prof. D. Menzel |
1989 | Doctoral degree in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), TU München, Dissertation on “Adsorption and thermal evolution of aromatic molecules on Ru(001)”, thesis advisor: Prof. D. Menzel |
1985 | Diploma degree in Physics (Dipl. Phys.), TU München, supervisor: Prof. D. Menzel |
1979-1985 | Studies in Physics, Technische Universität (TU) München |
Professional Experience
2002- | Professor (C3) for Experimental Physics, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
1998-2002 | Lecturer/docent (C2), Physik-Department, TU München |
1992-1998 | Research Scientist (C1), Physik-Department E20 (Prof. D. Menzel), TU München |
1990-1992 | Postdoc, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey (USA), Department of Surface Physics Research (Dr. Y.J. Chabal) |
1989-1990 | Postdoc, Surface Chemistry, Laser Chemistry Department (Prof. K.-L. Kompa), Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik (MPQ), Garching/München |
1985-1989 | Research Assistant, Physik-Department E20 (Prof. D. Menzel), TU München |
Honours, Awards and other Proofs of Qualification
2015-2018 | Vice Dean of the Physics Department, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
2007-2012 | Examination Board Chair of the Physics Department, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
1990-1992 | DFG-stipend: Time resolved FTIR investigations of kinetic processes at surfaces |
Selected Publications
- P. Jakob, B. N. J. Persson
Probing the surface Brillouin zone by infrared absorption spectroscopy: Asymmetric line shape of vibrational combination band
Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 3503 (1997). - M. Gsell, P. Jakob, D. Menzel
Effect of Substrate Strain on Adsorption
Science 280, 717 (1998). - A. Schlapka, M. Lischka, A. Groß, U. Käsberger, P. Jakob
Surface Strain versus Substrate Interaction in Heteroepitaxial Metal Layers: Pt on Ru(0001)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 016101 (2003). - K. Donner, P. Jakob
Structural properties and site specific interactions of Pt with the graphene/Ru(0001) moiré overlayer
J. Chem. Phys. 131, 164701 (2009). - C. R. Braatz, G. Öhl, P. Jakob
Vibrational properties of the compressed and the relaxed NTCDA monolayer on Ag(111)
J. Chem. Phys. 136, 134706 (2012).