SPECULAR VS DIFFUSE INTERFACE SCATTERING IN PERPENDICULAR TRANSPORT

被引:12
作者
BRATAAS, A
BAUER, GEW
机构
[1] DELFT UNIV TECHNOL,DIMES,2628 CJ DELFT,NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV TRONDHEIM,NORWEGIAN INST TECHNOL,FAC PHYS & MATH,DIV PHYS,N-7034 TRONDHEIM,NORWAY
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1994年 / 26卷 / 02期
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10.1209/0295-5075/26/2/007
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A scattering theory of perpendicular transport in metallic multilayers is Presented with emphasis on the effects of interface disorder. The diffuse and specular contributions to the interface roughness scattering are shown to be equally important. New predictions for the transport properties of interfaces with a low concentration of strongly scattering defects should be accessible to verification by experiments. The theory is applied to the spin-valve effect in magnetic multilayers.
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页码:117 / 122
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