Dynamics of Phase Separated States in the Double Exchange Model

Abstract

We present extensive large-scale dynamical simulations of phase-separated states in the double exchange model. These inhomogeneous electronic states that play a crucial role in the colossal magnetoresistance phenomenon are composed of ferromagnetic metallic clusters embedded in an antiferromagnetic insulating matrix. We compute the dynamical structure factor of these nanoscale textures using an efficient real-space formulation of coupled spin and electron dynamics. Dynamical signatures of the various underlying magnetic structures are identified. At small hole doping, the structure factor exhibits a dominating signal of magnons from the background N\'eel order and localized modes from magnetic polarons. A low-energy continuum due to large-size ferromagnetic clusters emerges at higher doping levels. Implications for experiments on magnetoresistive manganites are discussed.