Download or read book Colossal Magnetoresistance and Phase Separation in Magnetic Semiconductors written by Eduard L Nagaev and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2002-06-04 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colossal magnetoresistance materials, to which manganites and conventional ferromagnetic semiconductors belong, draw great attention because of their intriguing physical properties and the excellent prospects for their practical applications in electronic devices. In addition, magnetic semiconductors are basic materials for high-temperature conductors, and it is impossible to construct a theory of the latter without elucidating properties of the former. This book presents theoretical and experimental results on manganites and conventional magnetic semiconductors, with emphasis on the former. It is addressed mainly to researchers dealing with manganites or high-temperature superconductors, but is also useful for undergraduate and graduate students. Contents:Introduction and Necessary Information about Non-magnetic Semiconductors and Insulating Magnetic SystemsPrinciples of Theory of Conducting MagneticNon-degenerate Ferromagnetic SemiconductorsNon-degenerate Antiferromagnetic Semiconductors and Self-trapped StatesDegenerate Ferromagnetic SemiconductorsDegenerate Antiferromagnetic Semiconductors and Phase SeparationLanthanum ManganitesOther ManganitesSpecific Effects and Theory of Manganites Readership: Advanced graduate students, lecturers and researchers in condensed matter physics, superconductivity and magnetic materials. Keywords:Magnetic Semiconductors;Magnetic Polaron (Ferron);Electronic Phase Separation;Manganites;Colossal Magnetoresistance;Solid State Physics