Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy

MBI Staff Member – Personal info

Dr. Daniel Schick

daniel.schick(at)mbi-berlin.de
+49 30 6392 1311

B1: Electron and Spin Dynamics
Building B, 3.3

Position

Leibniz Junior Research Group Leader: Complex Spin Structures in Time and Space

Project Member 3.2 "Solids and Nanostructures: Electrons, Spins, and Phonons"

Project Member 3.3 "Transient Structures and Imaging with X-rays"

Research

  • resonant magnetic scattering and XMCD in the soft X-ray and XUV range.
  • ultrafast magnetism with focus on (non-collinear) antiferromagnetic systems.
  • interaction of spin and phonon dynamics.
  • ultrafast acoustics probed by hard X-ray diffraction

 

Curriculum vitae

01/2023Leibniz Junior Research Group Leader, Max-Born-Institute, Berlin, Germany
08/2017 - 12/2022Postdoctoral Researcher, Max-Born-Institute, Berlin, Germany
08/2014 - 07/2017Independent Postdoctoral Fellow - Helmholtz Postdoc Programme,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, BESSY II, Berlin, Germany
09/2015 - 09/2016Visiting scientist,ICFO, Barcelona, Spain
11/2013 - 07/2014Postdoctoral researcher,University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
05/2009 - 10/2013Ph.D. Thesis: "Ultrafast Lattice Dynamics in Photoexcited Nanostructures", University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany, Dr. rer. nat.
02/2009Diploma Thesis: "Processing of Polymer-Metal Composites with Microwaves", University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
08/2006 - 12/2006Stay abroad (Erasmus), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
10/2003 - 02/2009Study of Physics, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

MBI Publications

  1. Spectroscopic probe of ultrafast magnetization dynamics in the extreme ultraviolet spectral range

    J. Richter, S. Jana, R. Behrends, C. S. Davies, D. W. Engel, M. Hennecke, D. Schick, C. von Korff Schmising, S. Eisebitt

     Physical Review B 111 (2025) 214423/1-9
  2. Ultrafast energy-dispersive soft-x-ray diffraction in the water window with a laser-driven source

    J. Jarecki, M. Hennecke, T. Sidiropoulos, M. Schnuerer, S. Eisebitt, D. Schick

     Structural Dynamics 11 (2024) 054303/1-7
  3. Excitation and detection of coherent nanoscale spin waves via extreme ultraviolet transient gratings

    P. R. Miedaner, N. Berndt, J. Deschamps, S. Urazhdin, N. Khatu, D. Fainozzi, M. Brioschi, P. Carrara, R. Cuccini, G. Rossi, S. Wittrock, D. Ksenzov, R. Mincigrucci, F. Bencivenga, L. Foglia, E. Paltanin, S. Bonetti, D. Engel, D. Schick, C. Gutt, R. Comin, K. A. Nelson, A. Maznev

     Science Advances 10 (2024) /1-6
  4. 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
  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. 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
  7. 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
  8. Vierwellenmischung im extremen UV

    H. Rottke, D. Schick, S. Eisebitt

     Physik in unserer Zeit 53 (2022) 216-217
  9. Femtosecond x-ray diffraction study of multi-THz coherent phonons in SrTiO3

    R. Shayduk, J. Hallmann, A. Rodriguez-Fernandez, M. Scholz, W. Lu, U. Bösenberg, J. Möller, A. Zozulya, M. Jiang, U. Wegner, R.-C. Secareanu, G. Palmer, M. Emons, M. Lederer, S. Volkov, I. Lindfors-Vrejoiu, D. Schick, M. Herzog, M. Bargheer, A. Madsen

     Applied Physics Letters 120 (2022) 202203/1-5
  10. All-optical switching on the nanometer scale excited and probed with femtosecond extreme ultraviolet pulses

    K. Yao, F. Steinbach, M. Borchert, D. Schick, D. Engel, F. Bencivenga, R. Mincigrucci, L. Foglia, E. Pedersoli, Dario De Angelis, M. Pancaldi, B. Wehinger, F. Capotondi, C. Masciovecchio, S. Eisebitt, C. von Korff Schmising

     Nano Letters 22 (2022) 4453-4458

Other Publications

  1. Ultrafast and Energy-Efficient Quenching of Spin Order: Antiferromagnetism Beats Ferromagnetism
    N. Thielemann-Kühn, D. Schick, N. Pontius, C. Trabant, R. Mitzner, K. Holldack, H. Zabel, A. Föhlisch, and C. Schüßler-Langeheine,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 197202 (2017).
  2. Versatile soft X-ray-optical cross-correlator for ultrafast applications
    D. Schick, S. Eckert, N. Pontius, R. Mitzner, A. Föhlisch, K. Holldack, and F. Sorgenfrei,
    Struct. Dyn. 3, 54304 (2016).
  3. Optical Writing of Magnetic Properties by Remanent Photostriction
    V. Iurchuk, D. Schick, J. Bran, D. Colson, A. Forget, D. Halley, A. Koc, M. Reinhardt, C. Kwamen, N. A. Morley, M. Bargheer, M. Viret, R. Gumeniuk, G. Schmerber, B. Doudin, and B. Kundys,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 107403 (2016).
  4. Analysis of the halo background in femtosecond slicing experiments
    D. Schick, L. Le Guyader, N. Pontius, I. Radu, T. Kachel, R. Mitzner, T. Zeschke, C. Schüßler-Langeheine, A. Föhlisch, and K. Holldack,
    J. Synchrotron Radiat. 23, 700 (2016).
  5. Ultrafast lattice response of photoexcited thin films studied by X-ray diffraction
    D. Schick, M. Herzog, A. Bojahr, W. Leitenberger, A. Hertwig, R. Shayduk, and M. Bargheer,
    Struct. Dyn. 1, (2014).
  6. Selective preparation and detection of phonon polariton wavepackets by stimulated Raman scattering
    J. Goldshteyn, A. Bojahr, P. Gaal, D. Schick, and M. Bargheer,
    Phys. Status Solidi 1 (2013).
  7. udkm1Dsim-A simulation toolkit for 1D ultrafast dynamics in condensed matter
    D. Schick, A. Bojahr, M. Herzog, R. Shayduk, C. von Korff Schmising, and M. Bargheer,
    Comput. Phys. Commun. 185, 651 (2014).
  8. 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. Crystallogr. 46, 1372 (2013).
  9. Ultrafast switching of hard X-rays
    P. Gaal, D. Schick, M. Herzog, A. Bojahr, R. Shayduk, J. Goldshteyn, W. Leitenberger, I. Vrejoiu, D. Khakhulin, M. Wulff, and M. Bargheer,
    J. Synchrotron Radiat. 21, 380 (2014).
  10. Brillouin scattering of visible and hard X-ray photons from optically synthesized phonon wavepackets
    A. Bojahr, M. Herzog, S. Mitzscherling, L. Maerten, D. Schick, J. Goldshteyn, W. Leitenberger, R. Shayduk, P. Gaal, and M. Bargheer,
    Opt. Express 21, 21188 (2013).
  11. Thermoelastic study of nanolayered structures using time-resolved x-ray diffraction at high repetition rate
    H. A. Navirian, D. Schick, P. Gaal, W. Leitenberger, R. Shayduk, and M. Bargheer,
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 21906 (2013).
  12. Localized Excited Charge Carriers Generate Ultrafast Inhomogeneous Strain in the Multiferroic BiFeO3
    D. Schick, M. Herzog, H. Wen, P. Chen, C. Adamo, P. Gaal, D. G. Schlom, P. G. Evans, Y. Li, and M. Bargheer,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 97602 (2014).
  13. Direct time-domain sampling of subterahertz coherent acoustic phonon spectra in SrTiO3 using ultrafast x-ray diffraction
    R. Shayduk, M. Herzog, A. Bojahr, D. Schick, P. Gaal, W. Leitenberger, H. Navirian, M. Sander, J. Goldshteyn, I. Vrejoiu, and M. Bargheer,
    Phys. Rev. B 87, 184301 (2013).
  14. Following Strain-Induced Mosaicity Changes of Ferroelectric Thin Films by Ultrafast Reciprocal Space Mapping
    D. Schick, A. Bojahr, M. Herzog, P. Gaal, I. Vrejoiu, and M. Bargheer,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 95502 (2013).
  15. Tailoring interference and nonlinear manipulation of femtosecond x-rays
    M. Herzog, D. Schick, W. Leitenberger, R. Shayduk, R. M. van der Veen, C. J. Milne, S. L. Johnson, I. Vrejoiu, and M. Bargheer,
    New J. Phys. 14, 13004 (2012).
  16. Calibrated real-time detection of nonlinearly propagating strain waves
    A. Bojahr, M. Herzog, D. Schick, I. Vrejoiu, and M. Bargheer,
    Phys. Rev. B 86, 144306 (2012).
  17. 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, 25104 (2012).
  18. 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. Korff Schmising, and M. Bargheer,
    Appl. Phys. A 106, 489 (2012).
  19. Time-domain sampling of x-ray pulses using an ultrafast sample response
    P. Gaal, D. Schick, M. Herzog, A. Bojahr, R. Shayduk, J. Goldshteyn, H. A. Navirian, W. Leitenberger, I. Vrejoiu, D. Khakhulin, M. Wulff, and M. Bargheer,
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 243106 (2012).
  20. Comparing the oscillation phase in optical pump-probe spectra to ultrafast x-ray diffraction in the metal-dielectric SrRuO3/SrTiO3 superlattice
    A. Bojahr, D. Schick, L. Maerten, M. Herzog, I. Vrejoiu, C. von Korff Schmising, C. Milne, S. L. Johnson, and M. Bargheer,
    Phys. Rev. B 85, 224302 (2012).
  21. Formation of Al67Cu23Fe10 quasicrystals by microwave heating
    C. Mihoc, D. Schick, M. Lütgens, C. Lathe, and E. Burkel,
    Int. J. Mater. Res. 103, 1340 (2012).
  22. Time-Resolved X-Ray Scattering
    D. Schick, C. von Korff Schmising, A. Bojahr, M. Kiel, P. Gaal, and M. Bargheer,
    in Ultrafast Phenom. Semicond. Nanostructure Mater. XV, edited by K.-T. Tsen, J.-J. Song, M. Betz, and A. Y. Elezzabi (2011), pp. 793715-793715-10.