Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
1996-03-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
LaTex, 9 pages, including two .eps-figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0304-8853(96)00646-4
First-principles calculations have been performed in order to determine effective exchange integrals between {\it strongly} and {\it weakly} exchange-coupled Co monolayers in certain modulated periodic $CoCu_2/CoCu_n$-type superlattices with three non-equivalent Co planes, which have not yet been studied hitherto. For $3\le n\le 6$ we find that the two non-equivalent exchange integrals have opposite signs, i.e.~the strong coupling is antiferromagnetic and the weak coupling ferromagnetic, and differ for $n\ne 4$ from each other by one order of magnitude. It is shown that the results depend on the system as a whole and could not be obtained from separate parts. Finally we suggest that ''spin valve'' systems of such kind should be considered when trying to obtain good magneto-resistance together with low switching-fields.
Krey U.
Krompiewski S.
Süss F.
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