INTERFACIAL SCATTERING AND INTERFACE RESISTANCE FOR PERPENDICULAR TRANSPORT IN MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS

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BARNAS, J [1 ]
FERT, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PARIS 11,PHYS SOLIDES LAB,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1016/0304-8853(94)00322-X
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T [工业技术];
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The spin-dependent interface resistance due to specular electron reflections from potential steps and to diffuse scattering by the defects of the interfaces is calculated within the Landauer approach. The appropriate transmission matrix is calculated in the approximation in which the vertex corrections are included. Numerical data show that both potential steps and defects should contribute to the interface resistance.
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