Abstract
Magnons and phonons have been observed in a single crystal of cobalt ferrite, CoFe2O1 at room temperature. Dispersion relations are plotted for the [001] and the [111] directions. The longitudinal acoustic phonon branch has been measured out to the zone boundary in both directions, while the transverse acoustic branch has been completely determined only in the [001] direction. The acoustic magnon branches are well defined at low energies, but they rapidly lose intensity and disappear at around 9 THz. We have not determined uniquely why this happens, but some possibilities are given. Optic branches have been observed at around 11.3 and 14.0 THz. Infrared data indicate that the first branch is probably of phonon character and the second of magnon character.
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