2001/10/02 by Evgenii E. Narimanov, Chandra M. Varma, Narimanov, Evgenii E. +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el) #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.str-el
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0110047
5 pages, 4 figures (in color)
arxiv created 2001/10/02 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
We show through a variational calculation that in a large range of parameters the paramagnetic to ferromagnetic transition in colossal magnetoresistance compounds is accompanied by a collapse of polaronic lattice disorder in addition to that of spin disorder. The spin-lattice disordered state is shown to be localized and the ordered state itinerant as observed. The observed dramatic change in the diffuse scattering at the transition as well as the isotope effect are also explained.