Phase diagram of the bosonic double-exchange model

The phase diagram of the simplest approximation to double-exchange systems, the bosonic double-exchange model with antiferromagnetic (AFM) superexchange coupling, is fully worked out by means of Monte Carlo simulations, large-N expansions, and variational mean-field calculations. We find a rich phas...

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Autores: Alonso, J. L., Cruz, A., Fernández Pérez, Luis Antonio, JIménez, S., Martín Mayor, Víctor, Ruiz-Lorenzo, J. J., Tarancón, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51927
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51927
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:53
51-73
Antiferromagnetic RP(2) model
Ferromagnetic phases
3 dimensions
Renormalization-group
Ising-model
La(1-x)Sr(x)MnO(3)
Transitions
Heisenberg
Crystals
Magnets.
Física (Física)
Física-Modelos matemáticos
22 Física
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Sumario:The phase diagram of the simplest approximation to double-exchange systems, the bosonic double-exchange model with antiferromagnetic (AFM) superexchange coupling, is fully worked out by means of Monte Carlo simulations, large-N expansions, and variational mean-field calculations. We find a rich phase diagram, with no first-order phase transitions. The most surprising finding is the existence of a segmentlike ordered phase at low temperature for intermediate AFM coupling which cannot be detected in neutron-scattering experiments. This is signaled by a maximum (a cusp) in the specific heat. Below the phase transition, only short-range ordering would be found in neutron scattering. Researchers looking for a quantum critical point in manganites should be wary of this possibility. Finite-size scaling estimates of critical exponents are presented, although large scaling corrections are present in the reachable lattice sizes.