Fernando G.W. Metallic Multilayers and their Applications. Theory, Experiments, and Applications related to Thin Metallic Multilayers

Elsevier, 2008, 266 pages
Thin Metallic multilayer films have become an important part in today's computer technology. The giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect, which plays a central role here, was discovered in the late 1980s. This can be essentially described as the effect of a magnetic field on the electron transport leading to significant changes in the resistance. Other aspects of multilayers systems, such as stability, growth, confinement are also addressed. Theoretical and experimental methods used in such work are described in some detail, with special emphasis on density functional and spin density functional theories. Magnetic anisotropy in thin films is also discussed while addressing unresolved issues and new results from exchange-bias experiments.GMR in Metallic Multilayers – A Simple Picture
Overview of First Principles Theory: Metallic Films
Thin Epitaxial Films: Insights from Theory and Experiment
Magnetic Anisotropy in Transition Metal Systems
Probing Layered Systems: A Brief Guide to Experimental Techniques
Generalized Kohn–Sham Density Functional Theory via Effective
Action Formalism
Magnetic Tunnel Junctions and Spin Torques
Confined Electronic States in Metallic Multilayers
Half-Metallic Systems: Complete Asymmetry in Spin Transport
Exact Theoretical Studies of Small Hubbard Clusters