Role of spin-dependent interface scattering in generating current-induced torques in magnetic multilayers
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- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 62 (18) , 12317-12327
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.62.12317
Abstract
We present a calculation of current-induced torques in metallic magnetic multilayers derived from the spin-dependent transmission and reflection properties of the magnetic layers. A scattering formalism is employed to calculate the torques in a magnetic-nonmagnetic-magnetic trilayer, for currents perpendicular to the layers, in both the ballistic and diffusive regimes.Keywords
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