Abstract
Optical spectra and their temperature dependence have been investigated for a prototypical double-exchange ferromagnet ( ). The optical conductivity spectrum above is characterized by interband transitions between the exchange-split bands and gradually changes into intraband excitations with decrease of temperature, accompanied by conspicuous transfer of spectral weight over a wide energy region of 0–3 eV. The results indicate a large variation of the electronic structure with the spin polarization of the conduction carriers.
- Received 23 January 1995
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.109
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