A comprehensive review of giant magnetoresistance in spin-valve sandwiches and
multilayers is presented, highlighting the experimental and theoretical results which are of …

One hundred and one years after JJ Thomson was awarded the Nobel Prize for the
discovery of the electron, the 2007 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Professors Peter …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the physics of giant magneto resistance (GMR).
The chapter emphasizes the role of the spin-polarized electronic band structure that is …

The authors discuss some of the fundamental properties unique to magnetic multilayers.
Complex spin configurations are examined for many different systems and are shown to …

The theoretical and experimental studies of the giant magnetoresistance effect in metallic
magnetic multilayers with measuring current perpendicular to the interface planes are …

We have systematically investigated the magnetotransport properties of five binary metallic
systems (Co-Ag, Fe-Ag, Fe-Cu, Fe-Au, and Fe-Pt). Except for Fe-Pt, which forms a solid …

Publisher Summary Magnetoresistance (MR) is the change in electrical resistance of a
material in response to a magnetic field. All metals have an inherent, albeit small, MR owing …

We examine the quantum and semiclassical approaches to the calculation of the electrical
conductivity using a model of free electrons with a finite lifetime. We evaluate the Kubo …

Measurements at 4.2 K of the magnetoresistance of Co/AgMn, Co/CuMn, Co/AgPt, and
Co/CuPt multilayers with the current perpendicular to the layer planes (CPP-MR) show …

We have investigated the giant magnetoresistance of artificial structures containing metallic
Co/Cu/Co and Ni 80 Fe 20/Cu/Ni 80 Fe 20 spin-valves confined within insulating …