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Polaron coherence condensation as the mechanism for colossal magnetoresistance in layered manganites.

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy data for the bilayer manganite La{sub 1.2}Sr{sub 1.8}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7} show that, upon lowering the temperature below the Curie point, a coherent polaronic metallic ground state emerges very rapidly with well-defined quasiparticles which track remarkably well the electrical conductivity, consistent with macroscopic transport properties. Our data suggest that the mechanism leading to the insulator-to-metal transition in La{sub 1.2}Sr{sub 1.8}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7} can be regarded as a polaron coherence condensation process acting in concert with the double exchange interaction.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC; NSF
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1000689
Report Number(s):
ANL/MSD/JA-68700
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B Journal Issue: 2007 Vol. 76; ISSN 1098-0121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH