Theory of interlayer exchange interactions in magnetic multilayers

17 November 1999

journal article
Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

Vol. 11 (48) , 9403-9419
https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/11/48/305

Abstract

This paper presents a review of the phenomenon of interlayer exchange coupling in magnetic multilayers. The emphasis is put on a pedagogical presentation of the mechanism of the phenomenon, which has been successfully explained in terms of a spin-dependent quantum confinement effect. The theoretical predictions are discussed in connection with corresponding experimental investigations.

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