Elastically driven anisotropic percolation in electronic phase-separated manganites

• Published in: Nature physics Vol. 5; no. 12; pp. 885 - 888
• Main Authors: Shen, J, Ward, T. Z, Budai, J. D, Gai, Z, Tischler, J. Z, Yin, Lifeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 01.12.2009
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Channels; Conduction heating; Elastic anisotropy; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; Electrical resistivity; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; Electronics; MANGANESE OXIDES; Manganites; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Measurement techniques; Metal-insulator transition; PEROVSKITE; PHASE STUDIES; Physics; Thin films; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE

The presence of electronic phase separation in complex materials has been linked to many types of exotic behaviour, such as colossal magnetoresistance, the metal-insulator transition and high-temperature superconductivity; however, the mechanisms that drive the formation of coexisting electronic pha...