Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2005-04-25
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
8 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.72.174425
Ab initio calculations for the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in Co/Cu, Fe/Cr, and Fe/Au multilayers are presented. The electronic structure of the multilayers and the scattering potentials of point defects therein are calculated self-consistently. Residual resistivities are obtained by solving the quasi-classical Boltzmann equation including the electronic structure of the layered system, the anisotropic scattering cross sections derived by a Green's function method and the vertex corrections. Furthermore, the influence of scattering centers at the interfaces and within the metallic layers is incorporated by averaging the scattering cross sections of different impurities at various sites. An excellent agreement of experimental and theoretical results concerning the general trend of GMR in Co/Cu systems depending on the type and the position of impurities is obtained. Due to the quantum confinement in magnetic multilayers GMR can be tailored as a function of the impurity position. In Co/Cu and Fe/Au systems impurities in the magnetic layer lead to high GMR values, whereas in Fe/Cr systems defects at the interfaces are most efficient to increase GMR.
Binder Jörg
Mertig Ingrid
Zahn Peter
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