TY - JOUR
T1 - Interpretation of the magnetoresistance in multilayered structures
AU - Zhang, S.
AU - Levy, Peter M.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Large ratios of the magnetoresistances for currents perpendicular to currents in the layer planes have been found in Co/Ag multilayered structures. We explain these by taking the zero-magnetization state, Hcoercive, in structures where the magnetic layers are nominally uncoupled, to be a superposition of statistically uncorrelated magnetic configurations. Also, we provide an interpretation for the magnetoresistance of Co/Cu and Fe/Cr by considering these multilayered structures to consist of, not only ferromagnetically and antiferromagnetically aligned layers, but also mixtures of the two that have zero magnetization.
AB - Large ratios of the magnetoresistances for currents perpendicular to currents in the layer planes have been found in Co/Ag multilayered structures. We explain these by taking the zero-magnetization state, Hcoercive, in structures where the magnetic layers are nominally uncoupled, to be a superposition of statistically uncorrelated magnetic configurations. Also, we provide an interpretation for the magnetoresistance of Co/Cu and Fe/Cr by considering these multilayered structures to consist of, not only ferromagnetically and antiferromagnetically aligned layers, but also mixtures of the two that have zero magnetization.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.47.6776
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.47.6776
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041639612
SN - 0163-1829
VL - 47
SP - 6776
EP - 6779
JO - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
JF - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
IS - 11
ER -