Abstract
A theory of the perpendicular transport of electrons through metallic multilayers based on the Landauer-B̈ttiker formalism is presented and applied to the magnetoresistance of antiferromagnetically coupled magnetic multilayers. The contributions of contact potential, interface roughness, and bulk impurity scattering to the spin-selective transmission or spin-valve effect are described by a simple closed formula which, in the absence of spin-flip scattering, unites previous approaches.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1676-1679 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)