Interplay between double-exchange, superexchange, and Lifshitz localization in doped manganites

Considering the disorder caused in manganites by the substitution Mn→Fe or Ga, we accomplish a systematic study of doped manganites begun in previous papers. To this end, a disordered model is formulated and solved using the variational mean-field technique. The subtle interplay between double excha...

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Autores: Alonso, J. L., Fernández Pérez, Luis Antonio, Guinea, F., Laliena, V., Martín Mayor, Víctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/60012
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:53
51-73
Colossal magnetoresistance
Phase-diagram
Systems
Model
Perovskites
Transition
Behavior
Physics
Fe.
Física (Física)
Física-Modelos matemáticos
22 Física
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Sumario:Considering the disorder caused in manganites by the substitution Mn→Fe or Ga, we accomplish a systematic study of doped manganites begun in previous papers. To this end, a disordered model is formulated and solved using the variational mean-field technique. The subtle interplay between double exchange, superexchange, and disorder causes similar effects on the dependence of T_(C) on the percentage of Mn substitution in the cases considered. Yet, in La_(2/3)Ca_(1/3)Mn_(1-y)Ga_(y)O_(3) our results suggest a quantum critical point (QCP) for y ≈ 0.1–0.2, associated to the localization of the electronic states of the conduction band. In the case of La_(x)Ca_(x)Mn_(1-y)Fe_(y)O_(3) (with x = 1/3,3/8) no such QCP is expected.