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Phys. Rev. B 73, 041104(R) (2006) [4 pages]

Dynamical mean-field study of model double-exchange superlattices

Chungwei Lin, Satoshi Okamoto, and Andrew J. Millis
Department of Physics, Columbia University, 538 West 120th Street, New York, New York 10027, USA
Rapid Received 23 November 2005; revised 30 December 2005; published 19 January 2006

A theoretical study of [001] "double-exchange" superlattices is presented. The superlattice is defined in terms of an ABO3 perovskite crystal. Itinerant electrons hop among the B sites according to a nearest-neighbor tight binding model and are coupled to classical "core spins." The A sites contain ionic charges arranged to form a [001] superlattice that forces a spatial variation of the mobile electron charge on the B sites. The double-exchange interaction is treated by the dynamical mean-field approximation, while the long-range Coulomb interaction is taken into account by the Hartree approximation. We find the crucial parameter is the Coulomb screening length. Different types of phases are distinguished and the interfaces between them classified.

©2006 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.041104
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.041104
PACS: 71.10.-w; 71.27.+a
  • 71.10.-w
    Theories and models of many electron systems in condensed matter
  • 71.27.+a
    Strongly correlated electron systems; heavy fermions
  • YEAR: 2006
KEYWORDS: superlattices, tight-binding calculations, exchange interactions (electron), SCF calculations, Coulomb blockade, strongly correlated electron systems

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