Quasiclassical Theory of Spin-Valve Magnetoresistance: Role of Spin-Flip Scattering
O.M. Baksalary and J. Barnaś
Magnetism Theory Division, Institute of Physics, A. Mickiewicz University, Matejki 48/49, 60-769 Poznań, Poland
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The Boltzmann kinetic equation is used to analyse the in-plane electronic transport in magnetic multilayers. Both diffuse and electron-momentum-conserving spin-flip scattering processes are included. Numerical results show that the momentum-conserving scattering processes reduce the spin-valve magnetoresistance.
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.91.261
PACS numbers: 72.15.Gd, 73.40.Jn