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Chemistry
Switzerland
2023

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Chemistry D-index 71 Citations 15,538 425 World Ranking 3375 National Ranking 92

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

2017 - OSA Fellows Majed  Chergui Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland “for pioneering ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy and for his major contributions to the development of ultrafast deep-ultraviolet spectroscopy, which he used to address fundamental light-induced processes in molecules, proteins and materials” (Engineering and Science Research

2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering ultrafast xray spectroscopy, developing novel ultrafast optical spectroscopic methods that were used to answer scientific questions on molecular and biomolecular dynamics in solutions and on the charge carrier dynamics in nanoparticles

2015 - Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy, American Physical Society

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

His primary scientific interests are in Excited state, Photochemistry, Absorption spectroscopy, Fluorescence and Atomic physics. In the field of Excited state, his study on Singlet state overlaps with subjects such as Population. His Singlet state study combines topics in areas such as Molecular physics and Femtosecond.

His Photochemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Ultrafast laser spectroscopy, Solvation and Intersystem crossing. His research on Absorption spectroscopy also deals with topics like

  • Absorption that intertwine with fields like Analytical chemistry,
  • Spectral line which connect with Crystallography. His studies deal with areas such as Fullerene and Rydberg formula as well as Atomic physics.

His most cited work include:

  • Femtosecond XANES Study of the Light-Induced Spin Crossover Dynamics in an Iron(II) Complex (395 citations)
  • Photochemically Grown Silver Nanoparticles with Wavelength-Controlled Size and Shape (352 citations)
  • Ultrafast X-ray absorption spectroscopy (326 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Majed Chergui mainly investigates Atomic physics, Excited state, Spectroscopy, Absorption spectroscopy and Photochemistry. His Atomic physics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Rydberg formula, Rydberg state and Excitation. His study looks at the intersection of Excited state and topics like Molecular physics with Molecular dynamics.

His Spectroscopy research incorporates themes from Ultrashort pulse, Exciton, Chemical physics and Femtosecond. His Absorption spectroscopy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Absorption and Picosecond. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Intersystem crossing, Ultrafast laser spectroscopy, Ferric and Heme.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Atomic physics (30.49%)
  • Excited state (24.09%)
  • Spectroscopy (20.68%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Spectroscopy (20.68%)
  • Ultrashort pulse (14.93%)
  • Chemical physics (12.37%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Majed Chergui focuses on Spectroscopy, Ultrashort pulse, Chemical physics, Photochemistry and Femtosecond. His Ultrafast laser spectroscopy study in the realm of Spectroscopy interacts with subjects such as Anatase. Majed Chergui interconnects Intersystem crossing, Singlet state, Triplet state and Fluorescence in the investigation of issues within Ultrafast laser spectroscopy.

The various areas that Majed Chergui examines in his Photochemistry study include Ferrous, Heme, Ferric, Excited state and Quantum yield. His study on Femtosecond also encompasses disciplines like

  • Picosecond together with Absorption spectroscopy,
  • Emission spectrum and related X-ray. Electron is closely connected to Atomic physics in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Excitation.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Sub-50-fs photoinduced spin crossover in Fe(bpy)(3) (167 citations)
  • Recent experimental and theoretical developments in time-resolved X-ray spectroscopies (128 citations)
  • Photoinduced Structural Dynamics of Molecular Systems Mapped by Time-Resolved X-ray Methods (92 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

His primary areas of study are Ultrashort pulse, Spectroscopy, Absorption spectroscopy, Photochemistry and Molecular physics. His Ultrashort pulse research includes themes of Photon, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology and Femtosecond. His Absorption spectroscopy study focuses on X-ray absorption spectroscopy in particular.

His X-ray absorption spectroscopy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Electron, Absorption and Atomic physics. His research integrates issues of Ferric, Ultrafast laser spectroscopy, Excitation and Infrared in his study of Photochemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Quantum dynamics, Ab initio and Excited state, Singlet state as well as Molecular physics.

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Best Publications

Femtosecond XANES Study of the Light-Induced Spin Crossover Dynamics in an Iron(II) Complex

Ch. Bressler;C. Milne;V.-T. Pham;A. ElNahhas.
Science (2009)

585 Citations

Photochemically Grown Silver Nanoparticles with Wavelength-Controlled Size and Shape

A. Callegari;D. Tonti;M. Chergui.
Nano Letters (2003)

562 Citations

Ultrafast X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Christian Bressler;Majed Chergui.
Chemical Reviews (2004)

519 Citations

Ultrafast Nonadiabatic Dynamics of [FeII(bpy)3]2+ in Solution

Wojciech Gawelda;Andrea Cannizzo;Van-Thai Pham;Frank van Mourik.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2007)

351 Citations

Sub-50-fs photoinduced spin crossover in [Fe(bpy)(3)](2+)

Gerald Auböck;Majed Chergui.
Nature Chemistry (2015)

314 Citations

Broadband femtosecond fluorescence spectroscopy of [Ru(bpy)3]2+

Andrea Cannizzo;Frank van Mourik;Wojciech Gawelda;Goran Zgrablic.
Angewandte Chemie (2006)

307 Citations

Femtosecond Fluorescence and Intersystem Crossing in Rhenium(I) Carbonyl−Bipyridine Complexes

Andrea Cannizzo;Ana Maria Blanco-Rodríguez;Amal El Nahhas;Jakub Šebera.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2008)

296 Citations

Light-induced spin crossover in Fe(II)-based complexes: The full photocycle unraveled by ultrafast optical and X-ray spectroscopies

A. Cannizzo;C.J. Milne;C. Consani;W. Gawelda.
Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2010)

295 Citations

Electron and X‐Ray Methods of Ultrafast Structural Dynamics: Advances and Applications

Majed Chergui;Ahmed H. Zewail.
ChemPhysChem (2009)

272 Citations

Structural determination of a short-lived excited iron(II) complex by picosecond x-ray absorption spectroscopy.

Wojciech Gawelda;Wojciech Gawelda;Van-Thai Pham;Maurizio Benfatto;Yuri Zaushitsyn.
Physical Review Letters (2007)

270 Citations

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