Raman Scattering by Phonons and Magnons in MBE-Grown Cd1-xMnxTe Layers
W. Szuszkiewicz
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland

M. Jouanne
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, pl. Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France

E. Dynowska, E. Janik, G. Karczewskl, T. Wojtowicz and J. Kossut
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland
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Collective excitations have been analyzed for Cd1-xMnxTe epilayers (0.66 ≤ x ≤ 1) by the Raman scattering studies performed at temperatures from 7 K to 295 K. Apart from the lattice optical modes magnetic excitations (magnons) were observed at sufficiently low temperatures.
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.88.941
PACS numbers: 63.20.-e, 75.30.Ds, 78.30.Fs