Inhomogeneous charge distributions and phase separation in manganites
M.Yu. Kagan a,
K.I. Kugel’ b
a Kapitza Institute of Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 2, Moscow, 117334, Russian Federation
b Institute for Theoretical and Applied Electrodynamics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russian Federation
Mechanisms of electron phase separation in manganite-type oxide materials are analyzed using a simple Kondo-lattice model with intersite Coulomb repulsion between electrons. This model predicts the instability of magnetic (or charge) homogeneous ordering toward the formation of droplet structures (magnetic polarons) for a wide parameter range in the phase diagram. Various types of magnetic polarons are
examined. The transport properties and noise spectrum of phase-separated materials are also discussed.
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