Phenomenological theory of the giant magnetoresistance of superparamagnetic particles

被引:78
作者
Wiser, N [1 ]
机构
[1] BAR ILAN UNIV,DEPT PHYS,RAMAT GAN,ISRAEL
关键词
giant magnetoresistance; granular sample; superparamagnetism;
D O I
10.1016/0304-8853(95)00613-3
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A phenomenological theory is presented for the magnetic field dependence of the magnetoresistance (MR) of a granular sample containing very small superparamagnetic particles embedded in a nonmagnetic host. It is found that if the particles are present in a range of sizes, then MR varies almost linearly with the magnetization. The calculated magnetic field dependence of MR is in excellent agreement with recent data for a melt-spun granular sample of CuCo.
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页码:119 / 124
页数:6
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