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N. B. Perkins

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arXiv2001

Theory of spin wave excitations of metallic A-type antiferromagnetic manganites

The spin dynamic of the metallic A-type antiferromagnetic manganites is studied. An effective nearest-neighbour Heisenberg spin wave dispersion is derived from the double exchange model taking into account the superexchange interaction between the core spins. The result of inelastic neutron scattering experiment on ${Nd}_{0.45}{Sr}_{0.55}{Mn} {O}_{3}$ is qualitatively reproduced. Comparing theory with experimental data two main parameters of the model: nearest-neighbour electron transfer amplitude and superexchange coupling between the core spins are estimated.

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arXiv2000

Magnetic and orbital ordering in cuprates and manganites

The mechanisms of magnetic and orbital interactions due to double exchange (DE) and superexchange (SE) in transition metal oxides with degenerate e_g orbitals are presented. Specifically, we study the effective spin-orbital models derived for the d^9 ions as in KCuF_3, and for the d^4 ions as in LaMnO_3, for spins S=1/2 and S=2, respectively. Such models are characterized by three types of elementary excitations: spin waves, orbital waves, and spin-and-orbital waves. The SE interactions between Cu^{2+} (d^9) ions are inherently frustrated, which leads to a new mechanism of spin liquid which operates in three dimensions. The SE between Mn^{3+} (d^4) ions explains the A-type antiferromagnetic order in LaMnO_3 which coexists with the orbital order. In contrast, the ferromagnetic metallic phase and isotropic spin waves observed in doped manganites are explained by DE for degenerate e_g orbitals. It is shown that although a hole does not couple to spin excitations in ferromagnetic planes of LaMnO_3, the orbital excitations change the energy scale for the coherent hole propagation and cause a large redistribution of spectral weight. Finally, we point out some open problems in the present understanding of doped manganites.

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arXiv2000

Spin wave dispersion softening in the ferromagnetic Kondo lattice model for manganites

Spin dynamics is calculated in the ferromagnetic (FM) state of the generalized Kondo lattice model taking into account strong on-site correlations between e_g electrons and antiferromagnetic (AFM) exchange among t_{2g} spins. Our study suggests that competing FM double-exchange and AFM super-exchange interaction lead to a rather nontrivial spin-wave spectrum. While spin excitations have a conventional Dq^2 spectrum in the long-wavelength limit, there is a strong deviation from the spin-wave spectrum of the isotropic Heisenberg model close to the zone boundary. The relevance of our results to the experimental data are discussed.

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arXiv2000

Charge and magnetic order in two-orbital double-exchange model for manganites

Phase diagram of half-doped perovskite manganites is studied within the extended double-exchange model. To demonstrate the role of orbital degrees of freedom both one- and two-orbital models are examined. A rich phase diagram is obtained in the mean-field theory at zero temperature as a function of J (antiferromagnetic (AFM) superexchange interaction) and V (intersite Coulomb repulsion). For the one-orbital model a charge-ordered (CO) state appears at any value of V with different types of magnetic order which changes with increasing J from ferromagnetic (F) to AFM ones of the types A, C and G. The orbital degeneracy results in appearance of a new CE-type spin order that is favorable due to opening of the "dimerization" gap at the Fermi surface. In addition, the CO state appears only for V>V_c for F and CE states while C-type AFM state disappears and A-type AFM state is observed only at small values of V as a charge disordered one. The relevance of our results to the experimental data are dicussed.

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arXiv1999

Spin dynamics in the generalized ferromagnetic Kondo model for manganites

Dynamical spin susceptibility is calculated for the generalized ferromagnetic Kondo model which describes itinerant $e_{g}$ electrons interacting with localized $t_{2g}$ electrons with antiferromagnetic coupling. The calculations done in the mean field approximation show that the spin-wave spectrum of the system in ferromagnetic state has two branches, acoustic and optic ones. Self-energy corrections to the spectrum are considered and the acoustic spin-wave damping is evaluated.

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