Intrinsic and extrinsic inhomogeneities in mixed-valence manganites

TL;DR

This paper emphasizes the importance of considering extrinsic inhomogeneities alongside phase separation in understanding the properties of mixed-valence manganites and other transition-metal oxides.

Contribution

It highlights the need to account for extrinsic inhomogeneities in experimental analysis and theoretical modeling of mixed-valence manganites.

Findings

Extrinsic inhomogeneities significantly influence material properties.

Both intrinsic and extrinsic inhomogeneities should be considered equally.

Current models often overlook extrinsic factors, affecting accuracy.

Abstract

It is suggested that extrinsic inhomogeneities in mixed-valence manganites deserve more attention and they should be taking into account on equal footing with hypothetical phase separation while examinating experimental data and developing the theoretical models of influence of stoichiometric and other types of inhomogeneities on properties of these and other transition-metal oxides.