EXCHANGE MODES IN FERROMAGNETIC SUPERLATTICES

被引:68
作者
BARNAS, J
机构
[1] Institute of Physics, Technical University, 60-965 Poznań
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 45卷 / 18期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.45.10427
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The spin-wave spectrum of infinite, semi-infinite, and finite ferromagnetic superlattices with arbitrary elementary units is analyzed theoretically in the exchange-dominated region. The general dispersion equations for spin-wave modes are derived in the framework of the transfer-matrix formalism. Infinite structures with layered defects are also analyzed. Some numerical results are presented for structures with N = 1, 2, and 6 atomic planes in the elementary unit. The considerations are restricted to simple cubic structures with the exchange coupling between nearest neighbors.
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页码:10427 / 10437
页数:11
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