Diagnosis of transport properties in Ferromagnets

Abstract

The resistivity model as a function of temperature and ionization energy (doping) is derived with further confinements from spin-disorder scattering in ferromagnetic phase. Magnetization and polaronic effects capture the mechanism of both spin independent and spin-assisted charge transport of ferromagnets, including the newly reported Mn${}_x$Ge${}_{1-x}$ ferromagnetic semiconductor. The computed $T_{crossover}$ below $T_C$ and carrier density in Ga${}_{1-x}$Mn${}_x$As system are 8-12 K and 10${}^{19}$ cm${}^{-3}$, remarkably identical with the experimental values of 10-12 K and 10${}^{18}-10^{20}$ cm${}^{-3}$ respectively. The calculated charge carriers density for Mn${}_x$Ge${}_{1-x}$ is 10${}^{19}$ cm${}^{-3}$, which is also in the same order with the experimental values.

Additional section on iFDS (cond-mat/0410443)