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Pressure-dependent, low temperature inelastic light (Raman) scattering measurements of KCuF$_3$ show that applied pressure above $P^{*} \sim$ 7 kbar suppresses a previously observed structural phase transition temperature to zero…
We introduce a minimal interface-scattering mechanism that produces a sizable anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) in metal/ferromagnet bilayers (e.g., Pt/YIG) without invoking bulk spin or orbital Hall currents. In a $\delta$-layer model…
We report on a study of the inelastic scattering properties of (001) and (111) Ho$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$ single crystals at room temperature. Structural and compositional analysis along with absorption measurement confirms single crystalline phase…
We present a general model study of surface-enhanced resonant Raman scattering and fluorescence focusing on the interplay between electromagnetic effects and the molecular dynamics. Our model molecule is placed close to two Ag…
Temperature-dependent Raman spectra of TbMnO$_3$ from 5 K to 300 K in the spectral range of 200 to 1525 cm$^{-1}$ show five first-order Raman allowed modes and two high frequency modes. The intensity ratio of the high frequency Raman band…
The B1g Raman spectrum of the two-dimensional S=1/2 Heisenberg model is discussed within Loudon-Fleury theory at both zero and finite temperature. The exact T=0 spectrum for lattices with up to 6*6 sites is computed using Lanczos exact…
Motivated by the achievements of the $X$-ray scattering technique, we analyzed the profile of the light scattering intensity $R(q, \omega)$ at a finite $q$ in a 2D Heisenberg antiferromagnet. Previous Raman scattering studies at $q=0$…
The inclusion of atomic inversion in Raman scattering can significantly alter field dynamics in plasmonic settings. Our calculations show that large local fields and femtosecond pulses combine to yield: (i) population inversion within hot…
We study first-order (single-magnon) inelastic light scatterings in spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ two-dimensional quasiperiodic antiferromagnets in comparison with those emergent on periodic lattices. Unlike second-order (two-magnon) Raman scatterings…
Electronic Raman scattering in the fully symmetric channel couples to the charge excitations in the system, including the plasmons. However, the plasmon response has a spectral weight of $\sim q^2$, where $q$, the momentum transferred by…
We performed comparable polarized Raman scattering studies of MoTe2 and WTe2. By rotating crystals to tune the angle between the principal axis of the crystals and the polarization of the incident/scattered light, we obtained the angle…
We have studied the spin-Peierls (SP) transition in alpha'-Na_{1-delta}V_2O_5 (delta = 0, 0.01 and 0.1) by means of Raman scattering. At room temperature, we observe six A_1 and three A_2 phonon modes and a broad Raman band. Below…
Resonant Raman scattering of degenerate interacting two-channel quantum wire is studied. {\it All} collective excitations of two-channel quantum wire are shown to give rise to peaks in the polarized Raman spectra near resonance. If there…
Niobium chloride (Nb3Cl8) is a layered 2D semiconducting material with many exotic properties including a breathing kagome lattice, a topological flat band in its band structure, and a crystal structure that undergoes a structural and…
There is a growing consensus that the exceptional optoelectronic properties of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are largely due to the peculiar interplay between the inorganic cage lattice, composed of a labile network of corner-sharing…
A consistent semiquantitative theoretical analysis of electronic Raman scattering from many-electron quantum dots under resonance excitation conditions has been performed. The theory is based on random-phase-approximation-like wave…
The semimetal NbIrTe4 has been proposed to be a Type-II Weyl semimetal with 8 pairs of opposite Chirality Weyl nodes which are very close to the Fermi energy. This topological electronic structure is made possible because of the broken…
The lattice dynamics of preferentially aligned nanocrystals formed upon drying of aqueous Ba(NO$_3$)$_2$ solutions in a mesoporous silica glass traversed by tubular pores of approximately 12 nm are explored by Raman scattering. To interpret…
The Falicov-Kimball model was introduced in 1969 as a statistical model for metal-insulator transitions; it includes itinerant and localized electrons that mutually interact with a local Coulomb interaction and is the simplest model of…
Nanometallic devices based on amorphous insulator-metal thin films are developed to provide a novel non-volatile resistance-switching random-access memory (RRAM). In these devices, data recording is controlled by a bipolar voltage, which…