Effects of Fano resonances on the interlayer coupling in magnetic multilayers

被引:5
作者
Lee, B
Chang, YC
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT PHYS,URBANA,IL 61801
[2] UNIV ILLINOIS,MAT RES LAB,URBANA,IL 61801
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 54卷 / 18期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.13034
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Exchange couplings in (001) fee Co/Cu/Co multilayers with various thicknesses of the Co layer are examined in a realistic tight-binding model. Many sharp features (known as Fano resonances) id the reflection amplitude as a function of energy are found, which do not exist in a one-band model. With a simplified two-band tight-binding model, the effects of Fano resonances can be calculated accurately, and they are found to play an important role in determining the magnetic-layer thickness dependence of the interlayer coupling.
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页码:13034 / 13041
页数:8
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