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Anomalous magnetoresistance of magnetic multilayers

R Seviour et al 2000 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 12 L621-L626   doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/12/39/102  Help

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R Seviour1, S Sanvito2, C J Lambert1 and J H Jefferson3
1 School of Physics and Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK
2 Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050, USA
3 Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Electronics Sector, Malvern, Worcs WR14 3PS UK

Abstract. We examine transport properties of a magnetic superlattice with current perpendicular to the planes. In the limit that the phase-breaking and spin flip scattering lengths are greater than the system size, a multiple-scattering approach is used to calculate the 4-probe conductance. We show that by tuning the strength of tunnelling barriers placed between the current and voltage probes magnetoresistance ratios of arbitrary strength and sign are achievable.

Print publication: Issue 39 (2 October 2000)
Received 11 July 2000, in final form 6 September 2000

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