Physics of Manganites (Fundamental Materials Research)

This book contains articles, both experimental and theoretical, by leading researchers on various aspects of doped manganites. They cover structural, optical, magnetic, and transport properties. Doped manganites are not only important for potential applications because of their `colossal' magnetoresistance, but are extremely fascinating systems to study because of strong coupling between charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom associated with Mn ions.