Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2002-07-23
Physics
Condensed Matter
4 pages, 4 eps figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.67.014410
The unusual magneto-transport properties of manganites are widely believed to be caused by mixed-phase tendencies and concomitant percolative processes. However, dramatic deviations from "standard" percolation have been unveiled experimentally. Here, a semi-phenomenological description of Mn oxides is proposed based on coexisting clusters with smooth surfaces, as suggested by Monte Carlo simulations of realistic models for manganites, also briefly discussed here. The present approach produces fairly abrupt percolative transitions and even first-order discontinuities, in agreement with experiments. These transitions may describe the percolation that occurs after magnetic fields align the randomly oriented ferromagnetic clusters believed to exist above the Curie temperature in Mn oxides. In this respect, part of the manganite phenomenology could belong to a new class of percolative processes triggered by phase competition and correlations.
Burgy Jan
Dagotto Elbio
Mayr Matthias
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