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Development of recurrent coastal plume in Lake Michigan observed for first time
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Electrons in a ferromagnetic metal with a domain wall
We present theoretical description of conduction electrons interacting with a
domain wall in ferromagnetic metals. The description takes into account
interaction between electrons. Within the semiclassical approximation we
calculate the spin and charge distributions, particularly their modification by
the domain wall. In the same approximation we calculate local transport
characteristics, including relaxation times and charge and spin conductivities.
It is shown that these parameters are significantly modified near the wall and
this modification depends on electron-electron interaction.Comment: 10 pages with 4 figure
Conductance Quantization and Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Point Contacts
We theoretically study the electron transport through a magnetic point
contact (PC) with special attention to the effect of an atomic scale domain
wall (DW). The spin precession of a conduction electron is forbidden in such an
atomic scale DW and the sequence of quantized conductances depends on the
relative orientation of magnetizations between left and right electrodes. The
magnetoresistance is strongly enhanced for the narrow PC and oscillates with
the conductance.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, revised version with new figure
Domain Wall Resistance based on Landauer's Formula
The scattering of the electron by a domain wall in a nano-wire is calculated
perturbatively to the lowest order. The resistance is calculated by use of
Landauer's formula. The result is shown to agree with the result of the linear
response theory if the equilibrium is assumed in the four-terminal case
First-principles scattering matrices for spin-transport
Details are presented of an efficient formalism for calculating transmission
and reflection matrices from first principles in layered materials. Within the
framework of spin density functional theory and using tight-binding muffin-tin
orbitals, scattering matrices are determined by matching the wave-functions at
the boundaries between leads which support well-defined scattering states and
the scattering region. The calculation scales linearly with the number of
principal layers N in the scattering region and as the cube of the number of
atoms H in the lateral supercell. For metallic systems for which the required
Brillouin zone sampling decreases as H increases, the final scaling goes as
H^2*N. In practice, the efficient basis set allows scattering regions for which
H^{2}*N ~ 10^6 to be handled. The method is illustrated for Co/Cu multilayers
and single interfaces using large lateral supercells (up to 20x20) to model
interface disorder. Because the scattering states are explicitly found,
``channel decomposition'' of the interface scattering for clean and disordered
interfaces can be performed.Comment: 22 pages, 13 figure
Ballistic versus diffusive magnetoresistance of a magnetic point contact
The quasiclassical theory of a nanosize point contacts (PC) between two
ferromagnets is developed. The maximum available magnetoresistance values in PC
are calculated for ballistic versus diffusive transport through the area of a
contact. In the ballistic regime the magnetoresistance in excess of few
hundreds percents is obtained for the iron-group ferromagnets. The necessary
conditions for realization of so large magnetoresistance in PC, and the
experimental results by Garcia et al are discussedComment: 4 pages, TEX, 1 Figur
Ballistic electron transport through magnetic domain walls
Electron transport limited by the rotating exchange-potential of domain walls
is calculated in the ballistic limit for the itinerant ferromagnets Fe, Co, and
Ni. When realistic band structures are used, the domain wall magnetoresistance
is enhanced by orders of magnitude compared to the results for previously
studied two-band models. Increasing the pitch of a domain wall by confinement
in a nano-structured point contact is predicted to give rise to a strongly
enhanced magnetoresistance.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures; to appear in PRB as a brief repor
An embedding scheme for the Dirac equation
An embedding scheme is developed for the Dirac Hamiltonian H. Dividing space
into regions I and II separated by surface S, an expression is derived for the
expectation value of H which makes explicit reference to a trial function
defined in I alone, with all details of region II replaced by an effective
potential acting on S and which is related to the Green function of region II.
Stationary solutions provide approximations to the eigenstates of H within I.
The Green function for the embedded Hamiltonian is equal to the Green function
for the entire system in region I. Application of the method is illustrated for
the problem of a hydrogen atom in a spherical cavity and an Au(001)/Ag/Au(001)
sandwich structure using basis sets that satisfy kinetic balance.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figure
Spin dependent scattering of a domain-wall of controlled size
Magnetoresistance measurements in the CPP geometry have been performed on
single electrodeposited Co nanowires exchange biased on one side by a sputtered
amorphous GdCo layer. This geometry allows the stabilization of a single domain
wall in the Co wire, the thickness of which can be controlled by an external
magnetic field. Comparing magnetization, resistivity, and magnetoresistance
studies of single Co nanowires, of GdCo layers, and of the coupled system,
gives evidence for an additional contribution to the magnetoresistance when the
domain wall is compressed by a magnetic field. This contribution is interpreted
as the spin dependent scattering within the domain wall when the wall thickness
becomes smaller than the spin diffusion length.Comment: 9 pages, 13 figure
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