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    Raman characterization of dioxygen species as defects in single-crystal ZnO including their pressure dependence
    (2025) Fischer, Dieter; Bloos, Dominik; Krajewska, Aleksandra; McNally, Graham M.; Zagorac, Dejan; Schön, Johann Christian
    The defects in zinc oxide crystals are of crucial importance for their usability in many applications and are not yet fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that dioxygen species are present as defects in the grown ZnO, resulting in a bending of the atom layers that lie perpendicular to the c-axis. In the Raman spectra, these defects cause the appearance of bands different from the known bands of perfect ZnO crystals allowed by symmetry. These additional Raman bands, which have been frequently reported for ZnO in the past, can thus be fully explained by the presence of dioxygen species, and the widespread assumption of second-order modes for the assignments of these bands is not necessary. Furthermore, the Raman spectrum belonging to perfect zinc oxide in the ideal wurtzite structure is presented, obtained from small domains in ZnO(0001) crystals exposed to pressures up to 2 GPa. The dependence of the O-O stretching modes on the applied pressure proves the presence of dioxygen species in ZnO, which is also confirmed by phonon calculations of structure models with embedded dioxygen species. The surface quality of the ZnO crystals studied is also reflected in the Raman spectra and is included in the analysis.
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    Terahertz magnetic response of plasmonic metasurface resonators : origin and orientation dependence
    (2024) Tesi, Lorenzo; Hrtoň, Martin; Bloos, Dominik; Hentschel, Mario; Šikola, Tomáš; van Slageren, Joris
    The increasing miniaturization of everyday devices necessitates advancements in surface-sensitive techniques to access phenomena more effectively. Magnetic resonance methods, such as nuclear or electron paramagnetic resonance, play a crucial role due to their unique analytical capabilities. Recently, the development of a novel plasmonic metasurface resonator aimed at boosting the THz electron magnetic response in 2D materials resulted in a significant magnetic field enhancement, confirmed by both numerical simulations and experimental data. Yet, the mechanisms driving this resonance were not explored in detail. In this study, we elucidate these mechanisms using two semi-analytical models: one addressing the resonant behaviour and the other examining the orientation-dependent response, considering the anisotropy of the antennas and experimental framework. Our findings contribute to advancing magnetic spectroscopic techniques, broadening their applicability to 2D systems.