Abstract
The transport properties of sharp antiferromagnetic boundaries between Gd and Fe have been studied. The measurements were carried out with the current perpendicular to the plane at 20 K and up to 8 T in multilayer Gd/Fe of different thicknesses. We have extended the Valet and Fert model for giant magnetoresistive multilayers to explain the results in terms of spin-dependent scattering at the interface that changes its magnitude when the external field decreases the angle of the interface.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 054436 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2004 |
Keywords
- PERPENDICULAR MAGNETORESISTANCE
- MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS
- TRANSITION
- SCATTERING
- SURFACE