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Spin Dynamics in the Ferromagnetic Phase of Colossal Magnetoresistive Oxides

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A review is given that focuses on the spin dynamics in the ferromagnetic regime of the magnetoresistive oxides. At small wave vectors the quadratic dispersion relation is remarkably isotropic throughout the composition range, with a gap that is too small to measure with conventional neutron scattering techniques. At larger wave vectors the spin waves are strongly damped in the ground state, in contrast to expectations based on a simple half-metallic band structure, while the temperature dependence of the damping and renormalization of the spin waves is anomalous. An unusual spin-diffusion component to the fluctuation spectrum develops as the Curie temperature is approached, which appears to be related to the formation of polarons in the system and the consequent charge localization. Near and above T C the diffuse scattering from polarons is directly observed, as well as the correlations between the polarons.

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Lynn, J.W. Spin Dynamics in the Ferromagnetic Phase of Colossal Magnetoresistive Oxides. Journal of Superconductivity 13, 263–270 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007756101364

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