Abstract
We discuss effects of in-plane magnetic domains on the magnetoresistance of magnetic multilayers. We find that the role of domains is similar to spin-flip processes. If one does not know the domain structure, nor the amount of spin-flip scattering, both mechanisms are equally plausible for producing spin diffusion which suppresses the magnetoresistance for the current perpendicular to the plane of the layers.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6089-6093 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics