Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6776-6779 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Zhang, S., & Levy, P. M. (1993). Interpretation of the magnetoresistance in multilayered structures. Physical Review B, 47(11), 6776-6779. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.47.6776