COMPUTATIONAL SOLID-STATE THEORY GROUP

Principal investigator: Fabio Caruso

Institute of Theoretical Physics & Astrophysics
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel


The cs2t group focuses on the development of ab-initio theory and computational approaches to investigate many-body interactions and ultrafast phenomena in condensed matter. Read more about our research here

Highlighted publications

Y. Pan, P. Hildebrandt, D. Zahn, M. Zacharias, Y. Windsor, R. Ernstorfer, F. Caruso, H. Seiler, 

Momentum-Resolved Signatures of Carrier Screening Effects on Electron–Phonon Coupling in MoS2

ACS Nano 19, 11381 (2025)

Y. Pan, F. Caruso,
Strain-induced activation of chiral phonon emission in monolayer WS2
npj 2D Mater. Appl. 8, 42 (2024)

C. Emeis, S. Mahatha, S. Rohlf, K. Rossnagel, F. Caruso
Plasmonic polarons induced by alkali-atom deposition in hafnium disulfide 1T−HfS2

Phys. Rev. B 108, 155149 (2023)

Y. Pan, F. Caruso
Vibrational dichroism of chiral valley phonons
Nano Lett. 23, 7463 (2023)

TIMES Seminar 

This seminar series explores modern topics and new paradigms in solid-state physics by focusing on ultrafast processes in condensed matter. The event aims to give a modern perspective into the cutting-edge research and new frontiers  for the theoretical and computational modelling of ultrafast phenomena.