Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1801966 | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Using a semi-classical approach, Hood, Falicov and Penn have studied the effects of interfacial roughness on the magnetoresistance (MR) of iron based trilayers (Fe/Cr/Fe and Fe/Cu/Fe). We extend their theory to magnetic metallic multilayers composed of N bilayers ferromagnetic-normal metal. The in plane MR of Co/Cu multilayers is calculated for correlated quasiperiodic interfaces. The averaged effects due to impurities, interdiffusion, band structure, etc. are included in a simple way using two phenomenological parameters S↑ and S↓ for two directions of spin. MR variation with S↑, S↓ and relaxation time is reported. We analyse also recent experimental data giving the influence of number of bilayers on the MR of Co/Cu multilayers for different temperatures.