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  "abstract": "Alloying offers a convenient route to tune the physical properties of semiconductors, at the price, however, of local lattice/bond distortions needed to accommodate the lattice mismatch. Being nearly lattice-matched and moreover highly resistant to lattice and bond distortions thanks to a largely covalent bonding, cubic Zn(1-x)Mn(x)Te sets a benchmark to test the sensitivity of lattice vibrations to minimum lattice and bond distortions induced by alloying. We explore experimentally the two transverse optical regimes of cubic Zn(1-x)Mn(x)Te (x<0.7), with ab initio calculations in support: (1) the phonon-polariton regime at quasi-infinite (photon-like) wavelengths averaging over the alloy disorder, probed by forward-Raman scattering, and (2) the purely-mechanical phonon regime down to minimum wavelengths nearly matching the lattice constant zooming into the alloy disorder, achieved by inelastic neutron scattering. The short Zn-Te bond is found to exhibit a compact optical duo distinguishing homo from hetero local bond environments (1 bond: 2 mode), as explained by the percolation model. This deviates from the historical Zn(1-x)Mn(x)Te MREI (modified-random-element-isodisplacement) scheme inspired from classical Raman and infrared studies, in which the optical modes are blind to the bond environment (1-bond: 1-mode). So, the test is positive, reinforcing the status of the percolation scheme as a robust decryptor of (even small) lattice distortions induced by alloying through the lattice dynamics.",
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    {
      "name": "M. Mina"
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    {
      "name": "A. Elmahjoubi"
    },
    {
      "name": "T. Ngulezhu"
    },
    {
      "name": "S. Thiam"
    },
    {
      "name": "A. V. Postnikov"
    },
    {
      "name": "T. Tite"
    },
    {
      "name": "P. Bourges"
    },
    {
      "name": "F. Bourdarot"
    },
    {
      "name": "N. Biniskos"
    },
    {
      "name": "A. Polian"
    },
    {
      "name": "Y. Le Godec"
    },
    {
      "name": "N. Guignot"
    },
    {
      "name": "J. -P. Itie"
    },
    {
      "name": "S. Diliberto"
    },
    {
      "name": "S. Michel"
    },
    {
      "name": "A. Maillard"
    },
    {
      "name": "A. En Naciri"
    },
    {
      "name": "L. Broch"
    },
    {
      "name": "P. Franchetti"
    },
    {
      "name": "K. Strzalkowski"
    },
    {
      "name": "O. Pages"
    }
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fjjwdca6nvyg2.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2610.40157",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.40157",
  "pmcid": null,
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  "published": "2026-10-29",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fjjwdca6nvyg2.ris",
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  ],
  "title": "Cubic-Zn(1-x)Mn(x)Te optical modes across the phonon and phonon-polariton regimes",
  "title_text": "Cubic-Zn(1-x)Mn(x)Te optical modes across the phonon and phonon-polariton regimes",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-01T12:20:47Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fjjwdca6nvyg2",
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