Abstract
The present study is motivated by two considerations: to theoretically obtain a solution of magnetoresistance other than a simple layered structure, and to optimize the magnitude of the resistance and magnetoresistance through a geometrically controlled parameter. We have evaluated the resistance and magnetoresistance as a function of the size of a geometrically confined constriction by explicitly solving the macroscopic spindiffusion equations. If we use sets of transport parameters previously found in magnetic multilayered structures, we are able to make a quantitative prediction on the resistance and magnetoresistance in the confined structure.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 094404 |
| Pages (from-to) | 094404-1-094404-7 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics