The ’double exchange’ mechanism and Jahn-Teller instabilities are shown to account for the low-temperature properties of slightly doped LaMnO₃ in the framework of the band insulator model. Analysis of the doping of La_1-xA_xMnO₃ with divalent A atoms suggests that Coulomb forces cause holes to be localized near dopants, which makes the formation of conducting clusters along these charged centers a major factor in the physics of such compounds. A percolation theory analysis of experimental data is given. The two-phase coexistence regime and the large-volume Fermi surface at high concentrations are discussed. The relevance of some of the results to doping physics in cuprates is suggested.

PACS: 64.60.Ak, 71.70.Gm, 71.70.−d, 75.50.Pp (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU1998v041n06ABEH000409 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1998/6/g/ 000075347000007 Citation: Gor’kov L P "Lattice and magnetic effects in doped manganites" Phys. Usp. 41 589–594 (1998) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Горьков Л П «Решеточные и магнитные эффекты в легированных манганитах» УФН 168 665–671 (1998); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0168.199806g.0665