Towards the Optical Control of Resonantly Bonded Materials

Yijing Huang earned her Bachelor's degree in Physics from Tsinghua University in 2016. She completed her PhD in the year 2022 in the Applied Physics program at Stanford University. Her primary research interests revolve around the field of light-matter interaction, with a specific focus on ultrafast X-ray scattering and the study of nonequilibrium states of matter for her thesis.Currently, she is an IQUIST (Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology) fellow at the University of Illinois, within the Department of Physics. Dr. Huang's thesis work was recognized when she was awarded the 2022 LCLS (Linac Coherent Light Source) Young Investigator Award. She was also selected as one of the finalists for the Carl E. Anderson Division of Laser Science Dissertation Award.As of the time of this publication, Yijing Huang remains actively involved in research in the field of light-matter interaction and its applications.

• Chapter 1: Ultrafast X-ray Scattering and Nonequilibrium States of Matter.- Chapter 2: Lattice Dynamics: Excitation and Probe.- Chapter 3: Resonantly Bonded Semiconductors.- Chapter 4: Ultrafast Lasers and X-ray Pump Probe Experiment.- Chapter 5: Photoinduced Novel Lattice Instability in SnSe.