Ballistic versus diffusive magnetoresistance of a magnetic point contact

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作者
Tagirov, LR [1 ]
Vodopyanov, BP
Efetov, KB
机构
[1] Kazan State Univ, Kazan 420008, Russia
[2] RAS, Kazan Physicotech Inst, Kazan 420029, Russia
[3] Ruhr Univ Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
[4] LD Landau Theoret Phys Inst, Moscow 117940, Russia
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2001年 / 63卷 / 10期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.63.104428
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The quasiclassical theory of a nanosize point contacts (PC's) between two ferromagnets is developed. The maximum available magnetoresistance values in PC's are calculated for ballistic Versus diffusive transport through the area of a contact. Ln the ballistic regime the magnetoresistance in excess of a few hundred percent is obtained for the iron-group ferromagnets. The necessary conditions for realization of so large a magnetoresistance in PC's, and the experimental results by Garcia et nl. are discussed.
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页码:1044281 / 1044284
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