1995年11月
THE INFLUENCE OF THE BOUND D-STATE ON THE MAGNETORESISTANCE IN MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER
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- 巻
- 7
- 号
- 45
- 開始ページ
- 8497
- 終了ページ
- 8506
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1088/0953-8984/7/45/005
- 出版者・発行元
- IOP PUBLISHING LTD
We discuss the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in magnetic superlattices with an s-d scattering model on the assumption that d states are bound in magnetic layers. The GMR is calculated by using the quantum Boltzmann equation using Kronig-Penney-type potentials. Spin-dependent interfacial scattering depends on the number of scatterers, the height of the scattering potentials and the amplitude of the wave function of the d state at interfaces, while spin-dependent bulk scattering is attributed to the spin-dependent density of states (DOS) of d states. Our model agrees well with the measured GMR in Co/Cu superlattices with artificially mixed interfaces, when we assume that the minority-spin d states are strongly bound in Co layers. Therefore, the spin-dependent scattering in Co/Cu superlattices is attributed to the spin-dependent DOS of the d states in the Co layers.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1088/0953-8984/7/45/005
- ISSN : 0953-8984
- Web of Science ID : WOS:A1995TE30000005