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Various experiments and phenomena in magneto-electronics, including the stern-gerlach experiment, magnetic materials, magnetoresistance, magnetic tunnel junctions, and rkky coupling. Relevant research articles and authors are cited.
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Magnetoresistance (GMR)
Junctions
With B Field
Without B Field
SPIN
SPIN
Johnson and Silsbee, PRL 55 1790 (1985)
and PRB 37 5326 (1988)
UNBIASED BIASED
Anisotropic Magneto-Resistance ~2%
Baibich et al., PRL 612472 (1988)
Giant
Magneto-Resistance
c
a
b^
H
Spin“defect”
FermiSphere
Interlayerspacing
ρ /2 ρ /
ρ /2 ρ /
ρ /2 ρ /
ρ /2 ρ /
Two-Current Model
ρ < ρ
parallel
anti-parallel
-
0
100
35 30 25 20 15 Collector Current [nA]
Magnetic Field [gauss] −ο− ⇒−•− ⇐
Scan Direction
FM1=CoFM2= NiFe
P^
AP
Magnetoresistance =
AP-
P R
P
1
1
1
2
2 (^
2
2 (^
2
2
2
2