Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2002-08-27
Phys. Rev. B 66, 184403 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
11 pages; replaced with revised version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.66.184403
Starting from a simple microscopic model, we have derived a kinetic equation for the matrix distribution function. We employed this equation to calculate the conductance $G$ in a mesoscopic F'/F/F' structure with a domain wall (DW). In the limit of a small exchange energy $J$ and an abrupt DW, the conductance of the structure is equal to $G_{2d}=4\sigma_{\uparrow}\sigma_{\downarrow }/(\sigma_{\uparrow}+\sigma_{\downarrow})L$. Assuming that the scattering times for electrons with up and down spins are close to each other we show that the account for a finite width of the DW leads to an increase in this conductance. We have also calculated the spatial distribution of the electric field in the F wire. In the opposite limit of large $J$ (adiabatic variation of the magnetization in the DW) the conductance coincides in the main approximation with the conductance of a single domain structure $% G_{1d}=(\sigma_{\uparrow}+\sigma_{\downarrow})/L$. The account for rotation of the magnetization in the DW leads to a negative correction to this conductance. Our results differ from the results in papers published earlier.
Bergeret Sebastián F.
Efetov Konstantin B.
Volkov A. F.
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