Noncollinear spin transfer in Co/Cu/Co multilayers (invited)

被引：118

作者：

Stiles, MD ^{[1
]}

Zangwill, A

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA

[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2002年 / 91卷 / 10期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

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D O I：

10.1063/1.1446123

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This article has two parts. The first part uses a single point of view to discuss the reflection and averaging mechanisms of spin transfer between current-carrying electrons and the ferromagnetic layers of magnetic/nonmagnetic heterostructures. The second part incorporates both effects into a matrix Boltzmann equation and reports numerical results for current polarization, spin accumulation, magnetoresistance, and spin-transfer torques for Co/Cu/Co multilayers. When possible, the results are compared quantitatively with relevant experiments. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.

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页码：6812 / 6817

页数：6

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