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1 Introduction
In the original version of this thesis, there is an additional chapter present, which
explores how the electromagnon excitation in Cu 1−x Zn x O alloys may be used to
precisely track a phase transition between two magnetically ordered phases. This
technique is utilised to investigate the effects of alloying with non-magnetic zinc
ions upon the electromagnons and the phase transition, which is shown to exhibit
thermal hysteresis and broaden upon alloying. The content from this chapter is not
reproduced in the Springer version of this thesis for copyright reasons, and may be
found elsewhere as C. D. W. Mosley et al., Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 51,
084002 (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaa836. More information
is available in Appendix A.
References
1. Jepsen P, Cooke D, Koch M (2011) Laser Photon Rev 5:124
2. Ulbricht R, Hendry E, Shan J, Heinz TF, Bonn M (2011) Rev Mod Phys 83:543
3. Lloyd-Hughes J, Jeon T-I (2012) J Infrared Millim Terahertz Waves 33:871
4. Lucarini V (2005) Kramers-Kronig relations and sum rules in linear optics. Kramers-Kronig
relations in optical materials research. Springer, Berlin, pp 27–48
5. Wiesauer K, Jördens C (2013) J Infrared, Millim Terahertz Waves 34:663
6. Lloyd-Hughes J, Jones SPP, Castro-Camus E, Doig KI, MacManus-Driscoll JL (2014) Opt
Lett 39:1121
7. Arikawa T, Zhang Q, Ren L, Belyanin AA, Kono J (2013) J Infrared, Millim Terahertz Waves
34:724
8. Jones SP et al (2014) Nat Commun 5:3787
9. Failla M et al (2016) New J Phys 18:113036
10. Fiebig M, Lottermoser T, Meier D, Trassin M (2016) Nat Rev Mater 1:16046
11. Spaldin NA, Ramesh R (2019) Nat Mater 18:203
12. Kostylev MP, Serga AA, Schneider T, Leven B, Hillebrands B (2005) Appl Phys Lett 87:153501
13. Tong W, Fang Y, Cai J, Gong S, Duan C (2016) Comput Mater Sci 112:467
14. Zanolli Z (2016) Sci Rep 6:31346
15. Gajek M et al (2007) Nat Mater 6:296
16. Yang SY et al (2010) Nat Nanotechnol 5:143
17. Ade P et al (1979) Infrared Phys 19:599
18. Masson J-B, Gallot G (2006) Opt Lett 31:265
19. Castro-Camus E, Johnston MB (2009) J Opt A-Pure Appl Opt 11:105206
20. Hirori H, Doi A, Blanchard F, Tanaka K (2011) Appl Phys Lett 98:091106
21. Fischer B, Hoffmann M, Helm H, Modjesch G, Jepsen PU (2005) Semicond Sci Technol
20:S246
22. Hoffmann MC, Fülöp JA (2011) J Phys D: Appl Phys 44:083001
23. Kampfrath T, Tanaka K, Nelson KA (2013) Nat Photonics 7:680
24. Saleh BEA, Teich MC (1991) Polarization and crystal optics. Fundamentals of photonics.
Wiley, New York, pp 193–237
25. Schmid H (1994) Ferroelectrics 162:317
26. Dong S, Xiang H, Dagotto E (2019) Natl Sci Rev 6:629–641
27. Hill NA (2000) J Phys Chem B 104:6694
28. Astrov DN (1960) Sov Phys JETP 11:708
29. Dzyaloshinskii IE (1960) Sov Phys JETP 10:628
30. Wang J et al (2003) Science 299:1719
31. Catalan G, Scott JF (2009) Adv Mater 21:2463
1 Introduction
In the original version of this thesis, there is an additional chapter present, which
explores how the electromagnon excitation in Cu 1−x Zn x O alloys may be used to
precisely track a phase transition between two magnetically ordered phases. This
technique is utilised to investigate the effects of alloying with non-magnetic zinc
ions upon the electromagnons and the phase transition, which is shown to exhibit
thermal hysteresis and broaden upon alloying. The content from this chapter is not
reproduced in the Springer version of this thesis for copyright reasons, and may be
found elsewhere as C. D. W. Mosley et al., Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 51,
084002 (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaa836. More information
is available in Appendix A.
References
1. Jepsen P, Cooke D, Koch M (2011) Laser Photon Rev 5:124
2. Ulbricht R, Hendry E, Shan J, Heinz TF, Bonn M (2011) Rev Mod Phys 83:543
3. Lloyd-Hughes J, Jeon T-I (2012) J Infrared Millim Terahertz Waves 33:871
4. Lucarini V (2005) Kramers-Kronig relations and sum rules in linear optics. Kramers-Kronig
relations in optical materials research. Springer, Berlin, pp 27–48
5. Wiesauer K, Jördens C (2013) J Infrared, Millim Terahertz Waves 34:663
6. Lloyd-Hughes J, Jones SPP, Castro-Camus E, Doig KI, MacManus-Driscoll JL (2014) Opt
Lett 39:1121
7. Arikawa T, Zhang Q, Ren L, Belyanin AA, Kono J (2013) J Infrared, Millim Terahertz Waves
34:724
8. Jones SP et al (2014) Nat Commun 5:3787
9. Failla M et al (2016) New J Phys 18:113036
10. Fiebig M, Lottermoser T, Meier D, Trassin M (2016) Nat Rev Mater 1:16046
11. Spaldin NA, Ramesh R (2019) Nat Mater 18:203
12. Kostylev MP, Serga AA, Schneider T, Leven B, Hillebrands B (2005) Appl Phys Lett 87:153501
13. Tong W, Fang Y, Cai J, Gong S, Duan C (2016) Comput Mater Sci 112:467
14. Zanolli Z (2016) Sci Rep 6:31346
15. Gajek M et al (2007) Nat Mater 6:296
16. Yang SY et al (2010) Nat Nanotechnol 5:143
17. Ade P et al (1979) Infrared Phys 19:599
18. Masson J-B, Gallot G (2006) Opt Lett 31:265
19. Castro-Camus E, Johnston MB (2009) J Opt A-Pure Appl Opt 11:105206
20. Hirori H, Doi A, Blanchard F, Tanaka K (2011) Appl Phys Lett 98:091106
21. Fischer B, Hoffmann M, Helm H, Modjesch G, Jepsen PU (2005) Semicond Sci Technol
20:S246
22. Hoffmann MC, Fülöp JA (2011) J Phys D: Appl Phys 44:083001
23. Kampfrath T, Tanaka K, Nelson KA (2013) Nat Photonics 7:680
24. Saleh BEA, Teich MC (1991) Polarization and crystal optics. Fundamentals of photonics.
Wiley, New York, pp 193–237
25. Schmid H (1994) Ferroelectrics 162:317
26. Dong S, Xiang H, Dagotto E (2019) Natl Sci Rev 6:629–641
27. Hill NA (2000) J Phys Chem B 104:6694
28. Astrov DN (1960) Sov Phys JETP 11:708
29. Dzyaloshinskii IE (1960) Sov Phys JETP 10:628
30. Wang J et al (2003) Science 299:1719
31. Catalan G, Scott JF (2009) Adv Mater 21:2463