Open questions in attochemistry

Commun Chem. 2023 Sep 4;6(1):184. doi: 10.1038/s42004-023-00989-0.

Abstract

Attosecond science is nowadays a well-established research field, and table-top attosecond sources based on high-harmonic generation are routinely used to access electronic motion in matter at its natural time scale. Here, the authors describe a new way of doing chemistry—attochemistry—by directly acting on the electronic motion, and discuss a few key open questions in this emerging field.