THE NATURE AND VALIDITY OF THE RKKY LIMIT OF EXCHANGE COUPLING IN MAGNETIC TRILAYERS

被引:9
作者
FERREIRA, MS
MUNIZ, RB
CASTRO, JDE
EDWARDS, DM
机构
[1] UNIV FED FLUMINENSE, INST FIS, BR-24001970 NITEROI, RJ, BRAZIL
[2] CITY UNIV LONDON, LONDON EC1V 0HB, ENGLAND
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10.1088/0953-8984/6/40/003
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
The effects on the exchange coupling in magnetic trilayers due to the presence of a spin-independent potential well are investigated. It is shown that within the RKKY theory no bias or extra periods of oscillation associated with the depth of the well are found, contrary to what has been claimed in recent works. The range of validity of the RKKY theory is also discussed.
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页码:L619 / L623
页数:5
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