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Influence of Superlattice Potentials on Transport in magnetic multilayers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

Shufeng Zhang  and
Peter M. Levy
Shufeng Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, New York University, 4 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003
Peter M. Levy
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, New York University, 4 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003
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Abstract

We discuss the effect of the superlattice potential on the magnetotransport properties of magnetic multilayers for current parallel and perpendicular to the plane of the layers. While quantum well states affect the Magnetotransport, they are not the primary origin of the giant Magnetoresistance observed in these materials for currents in the plane of the layers. In general, it is necessary to include both spin-dependent scattering and the effects of superlattice potentials in order to explain the magnetoresistance of multilayered structures.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 313: Symposium Q1 – Magnetic Ultrathin Films, Multilayers and Surfaces/Magnetic Interfaces-Physics and Characterizations , 1993 , 53
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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