Enhanced magnetoresistance in layered magnetic structures with antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange.
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The electrical resistivity of Fe-Cr-Fe layers with antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange increases when the magnetizations of the Fe layers are aligned antiparallel. The eA'ect is much stronger than the usual anisotropic magnetoresistance and further increases in structures with more than two Fe layers. It can be explained in terms of spin-Aip scattering of conduction electrons caused by the antiparallel alignment of the magnetization.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. B, Condensed matter
دوره 39 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989