Colossal Magnetoresistance Observed in Monte Carlo Simulations of the One- and Two-Orbital Models for Manganites

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2006-03-08

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0603221v1

Physical Review B, 73, 224441 (2006)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

15 pages, 18 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.73.224441

The one- and two-orbital double-exchange models for manganites are studied using Monte Carlo computational techniques in the presence of a robust electron-phonon coupling (but neglecting the antiferromagnetic exchange $J_{\rm AF}$ between the localized spins). The focus in this effort is on the analysis of charge transport. Our results for the one-orbital case confirm and extend previous recent investigations that showed the presence of robust peaks in the resistivity vs. temperature curves for this model. Quenched disorder substantially enhances the magnitude of the effect, while magnetic fields drastically reduce the resistivity. A simple picture for the origin of these results is presented. It is also shown that even for the case of just one electron, the resistance curves present metallic and insulating regions by varying the temperature, as it occurs at finite electronic density. Moreover, in the present study these investigations are extended to the more realistic two-orbital model for manganites. The transport results for this model show large peaks in the resistivity vs. temperature curves, located at approximately the Curie temperature, and with associated large magnetoresistance factors. Overall, the magnitude and shape of the effects discussed here closely resemble experiments for materials such as $\rm La_{0.70} Ca_{0.30} Mn O_{3}$, and they are in qualitative agreement with the current predominant theoretical view that competition between a metal and an insulator, enhanced by quenched disorder, is crucial to understand the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) phenomenon.

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