Title :
Enhancement of GMR in Co/Cu multilayers above the Fermi level
Author :
Tsymbal, Evgueni Yu. ; Pettifor, David G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater., Oxford Univ., UK
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have calculated the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect in Co/Cu(100) multilayers for hot electrons. Calculations have been performed within the Kubo formalism assuming spin-independent disorder in the on-site atomic energies within a realistic spd tight-binding model. The results of calculations show the enhancement of GMR in Co/Cu multilayers for hot electrons and predict the existence of the GMR maximum in this system at electron energies about 1 eV above the Fermi level
Keywords :
Fermi level; cobalt; copper; ferromagnetic materials; giant magnetoresistance; hot carriers; magnetic multilayers; tight-binding calculations; Co-Cu; Co/Cu multilayers; Fermi level; Kubo formalism; giant magnetoresistance; hot electrons; on-site atomic energies; realistic spd tight-binding model; spin-independent disorder; Atomic layer deposition; Electrons; Giant magnetoresistance; Green´s function methods; Magnetic materials; Magnetic multilayers; Nonhomogeneous media; Scattering; Schottky barriers; Semiconductor films;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
