Theory of transport in inhomogeneous systems and application to magnetic multilayer systems : The 6th joint magnetism and magnetic materials (MMM)−intermag conferenc
Butler, W. H. ; Zhang, X.-G. ; Nicholson, D. M. C. ; MacLaren, J. M.
[S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1994
[S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1994
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1089-7550
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AIP Digital Archive
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Physics
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A theory of the electrical conductivity of homogeneous random alloys based on the Korringa—Kohn—Rostoker coherent potential approximation (KKR-CPA) is generalized to treat an inhomogeneous alloy in which the concentrations of the constituent atoms can vary from site to site. A special case of such a system is an epitaxial multilayer system. We develop the theory for such systems and show how it can be implemented by using the layer Korringa—Kohn—Rostoker technique to calculate the electronic structure. Applications to magnetic multilayers and to the calculation of the giant magnetoresistance are discussed.
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Electronic Resource
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