Crossover from lattice to plasmonic polarons of a spin-polarised electron gas in ferromagnetic EuO

J. M. Riley; F. Caruso; C. Verdi; L. B. Duffy; M. D. Watson; L. Bawden; K. Volckaert; G. van der Laan; T. Hesjedal; M. Hoesch; F. Giustino; P. D. C. King

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04749-w

Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Crossover from lattice to plasmonic polarons of a spin-polarised electron gas in ferromagnetic EuO

J. M. Riley,
F. Caruso,
C. Verdi,
L. B. Duffy,
M. D. Watson,
L. Bawden,
K. Volckaert,
G. van der Laan,
T. Hesjedal,
M. Hoesch,
F. Giustino,
P. D. C. King

Affiliations

J. M. Riley: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews
F. Caruso: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
C. Verdi: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
L. B. Duffy: Department of Physics, University of Oxford
M. D. Watson: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews
L. Bawden: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews
K. Volckaert: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews
G. van der Laan: Diamond Light Source
T. Hesjedal: Department of Physics, University of Oxford
M. Hoesch: Diamond Light Source
F. Giustino: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
P. D. C. King: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04749-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Many-body interactions in solids offer opportunities to realize striking physical properties. Here the authors demonstrate the formation of plasmonic polarons in Eu1-x Gd x O and their tunability with charge carrier doping, providing a route to tailoring quantum many-body interactions in solid.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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