Cd(Zn)O on SiC: epsilon-near-zero modes and plasmon-phonon coupling

Maria Villanueva-Blanco, Javier Yeste, Julia Ingles-Cerrillo +5

Cd(Zn)O stands out as probably the best plasmonic material in the mid-IR, but it is usually grown on sapphire or other passive substrates. In this work we introduce SiC as a novel,…