CPA density of states and conductivity in a double-exchange system containing impurities

M. Auslender, E. Kogari

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Abstract

We study density of states and conductivity of the doped double-exchange system, treating interaction of charge carriers both with the localized spins and with the impurities in the coherent potential approximation. It is shown that under appropriate conditions there is a gap between the conduction band and the impurity band in paramagnetic phase, while the density of states is gapless in ferromagnetic phase This can explain metal-insulator transition frequently observed in manganites and magnetic semiconductors. Activated conductivity in the insulator phase is numerically calculated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)525-529
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Physical Journal B
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Feb 2001

Keywords

  • 72.10.-d Theory of electronic transport; scattering mechanisms
  • 75.30.Vn Colossal magnetoresistance
  • 75.50.Pp Magnetic semiconductors

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