Transport-magnetism Correlation and Colossal Magnetoresistance in Mixed-valent Manganites

摘要

A phenomenological model based on phase separation between ferromagnetic metallic and paramagnetic insulating domains was applied to analyze the electrical transport and colossal magnetoresistance for mixed-valent manganites of RE2/3AE1/3MnO3. The results show that the model can yield results in agreement with experimental observations in these manganites. The present approach provides a simple picture to visualize the reason that the temperature dependence of resistance （with and without applied magnetic fields） in these compounds has the peculiar shape, without invoking any complicated concept.