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Phase diagram as a function of temperature and magnetic field for magnetic semiconductors
Using an extension of the Nagaev model of phase separation (E.L. Nagaev, and
A.I. Podel'shchikov, Sov. Phys. JETP, 71 (1990) 1108), we calculate the phase
diagram for degenerate antiferromagnetic semiconductors in the T-H plane for
different current carrier densities. Both, wide-band semiconductors and
'double-exchange' materials, are investigated.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, RevTex, Accepted for publication in PR
Magnetic polarons in doped 1D antiferromagnetic chain
The structure of magnetic polarons (ferrons) is studied for an 1D
antiferromagnetic chain doped by non-magnetic donor impurities. The conduction
electrons are assumed to be bound by the impurities. Such a chain can be
described as a set of ferrons at the antiferromagnetic background. We found
that two types of ferrons can exist in the system. The ground state of the
chain corresponds to the ferrons with the sizes of the order of the
localization length of the electron near the impurity. The ferrons of the
second type produce a more extended distortion of spins in the chain. They are
stable within a finite domain of the system parameters and can be treated as
excitations above the ground state. The ferrons in the excited states can
appear in pairs only. The energy of the excited states decreases with the
growth in density of impurities. This can be interpreted as a manifestation of
an attractive interaction between ferrons.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, RevTex4, submitted to PR
Impurity Conduction and Magnetic Polarons in Antiferromagnetic Oxides
Low-temperature transport and magnetization measurements for the
antiferromagnets SrMnO(3) and CaMnO(3) identify an impurity band of mobile
states separated by energy E from electrons bound in Coulombic potentials. Very
weak electric fields are sufficient to excite bound electrons to the impurity
band, increasing the mobile carrier concentration by more than three orders of
magnitude. The data argue against the formation of self-trapped magnetic
polarons (MPs) predicted by theory, and rather imply that bound MPs become
stable only for kT<<E.Comment: 4 pp., 4 fig
Large nonzero-moment magnetic strings in antiferromagnetic crystals of the manganite type
The magnetic strings in antiferromagnetic crystals with the spin
differ from the magnetic polarons (ferrons) by the absence of the additional
magnetic moment. We show that in the double exchange crystals with
the antiferromagnetic exchange, a new type of magnetic strings appears,
which possesses a magnetic moment. It is concentrated at the center of the
string, and the magnetized string is, in its essence, the state intermediate
between the string and the ferron. In antiferromagnetic manganites, this moment
is by an order of magnitude larger than that of a magnetic atom. Unlike the
conventional ferrons, the magnetization of the strings exists at any parameters
of the crystals under consideration. We argue that this new type of magnetic
state can be relevant to some doped antiferromagnets including manganites.Comment: 7 pages, 1 eps figure, RevTeX, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Exact stripe, checkerboard, and droplet ground states in two dimensions
Exact static nondegenerate stripe and checkerboard ground states are obtained
in a two-dimensional generalized periodic Anderson model, for a broad
concentration range below quarter filling. The random droplet states, also
present in the degenerate ground state, are eliminated by extending the
Hamiltonian with terms of different physical origin such as dimerization,
periodic charge displacements, density waves, or distorsion lines.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figure
Phase diagram for Coulomb-frustrated phase separation in systems with negative short-range compressibility
Using numerical techniques and asymptotic expansions we obtain the phase
diagram of a paradigmatic model of Coulomb frustrated phase separation in
systems with negative short-range compressibility. The transition from the
homogeneous phase to the inhomogeneous phase is generically first order in
isotropic three-dimensional systems except for a critical point. Close to the
critical point, inhomogeneities are predicted to form a BCC lattice with
subsequent transitions to a triangular lattice of rods and a layered structure.
Inclusion of a strong anisotropy allows for second- and first-order transition
lines joined by a tricritical point.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. Improved figures and presentatio
Inhomogeneous Phases in a Double-Exchange Magnet with Long Range Coulomb Interactions
We consider a model with competing double-exchange (ferromagnetic) and
super-exchange (anti-ferromagnetic) interactions in the regime where phase
separation takes place. The presence of a long range Coulomb interaction
frustrates a macroscopic phase separation, and favors microscopically
inhomogeneous configurations. We use the variational Hartree-Fock approach, in
conjunction with Monte-Carlo simulations to study the geometry of such
configurations in a two-dimensional system. We find that an array of diamond
shaped ferromagnetic droplets is the preferred configuration at low electronic
densities, while alternating ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic diagonal
stripes emerge at higher densities. These findings are expected to be relevant
for thin films of colossal magneto-resistive manganates.Comment: 15 pages, 9 figures. Journal Ref. added, errors correcte
Current fluctuations in a spin filter with paramagnetic impurities
We analyze the frequency dependence of shot noise in a spin filter consisting
of a normal grain and ferromagnetic electrodes separated by tunnel barriers.
The source of frequency-dependent noise is random spin-flip electron scattering
that results from spin-orbit interaction and magnetic impurities. Though the
latter mechanism does not contribute to the average current, it contributes to
the noise and leads to its dispersion at frequencies of the order of the
Korringa relaxation rate. Under nonequilibrium conditions, this rate is
proportional to the applied bias , but parametrically smaller than
.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
Ferromagnetic spin-polaron on complex lattices
We present a simpler derivation of the exact solution of a spin-polaron in a
ferromagnet and generalize it to complex lattices and/or longer range exchange
interactions. As a specific example, we analyze a two-dimensional MnO-like
lattice (as in the ferromagnetic layers in LaMnO) and discuss the
properties of the resulting spin-polaron in various regimes. At strong
couplings the solution is reminiscent of the Zhang-Rice singlet, however the
electronic wavefunction involved in the singlet is dependent on the momentum of
the singlet, and multiple bands may appear.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figure
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