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In this thesis, we study the effects of doping in two-dimensional quantum antiferromagnets. We consider cases where the undoped parent compound is a Mott insulator with long-range antiferromagnetic order and focus on the low-doping situations. The limit of localized impurities is studied in a system consisting of a host magnet and two additional weakly coupled spins. We derive the effective Hamiltonian describing the interaction between these impurities as a function of their distance and show that it exhibits xyz anisotropy, leading to NMR and EPR line broadening. We calculate the magnetization disturbance in the host magnet induced by a single impurity and find that it always enhances Neel order. Relaxing the localization constraint, we investigate the single-hole dynamics of the t-J model on the honeycomb lattice. Using exact diagonalizations, series expansion and the self-consistent Born approximation, we calculate the quasi-particle dispersion, bandwidth and residues and compare our findings with the well-established results for the square lattice. Similar to the latter case, we find an almost flat band along the edges of the magnetic Brillouin zone and well-defined hole pockets around the corners. The most important part of this thesis is devoted to the magnetic properties of lightly doped La2-xSrxCuO4, the simplest and by far most studied cuprate superconductor. Starting from the undoped parent compound, we calculate the spin-wave spectrum and the spin-flop transitions in a uniform magnetic field at zero temperature. We then consider the low-doping regime and derive the effective field theory describing the spin dynamics in insulating La2-xSrxCuO4, x ≤ 0.055, at low temperature. The spin structure resulting from the spiral solution of the extended t-J model, obtained by taking into account the Coulomb trapping of holes by Sr ions, is confined in the copper-oxide planes. Our solution explains why the incommensurate structure is directed along the orthorhombic b axis and allows us to calculate the positions and shapes of the neutron scattering peaks numerically. These results are in perfect agreement with experimental data. We also show that topological defects (spin vortex-antivortex pairs) are an intrinsic property of the spin-glass ground state.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University (Canada), 1996. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-10, Section: B, page: 6315. Adviser: J. P. Carbotte.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1963. / [Typewritten]. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Adelaide. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology,İzmir, 2004 / Includes bibliographical references (leaves. 75).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Elbio Dagotto, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Physics. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 21, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 120-121).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 255-259).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1982. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2005. / On t.p. "c" of Tc is subscript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-90). Also available in electronic version.