J. Phys.: Cond. Matter
12, L621 (2000)
Anomalous magnetoresistance of magnetic multilayers
R. Seviour, S. Sanvito, C.J. Lambert, and J.H. Jefferson
We examine transport properties of a magnetic superlattice with current
perpendicular to the planes. In the limit that the phase-breaking and spin
flip scattering lengths are greater than the system size, a multiple-scattering
approach is used to calculate the 4-probe conductance. We show that by tuning
the strength of tunnelling barriers placed between the current and voltage
probes magnetoresistance ratios of arbitrary strength and sign are achievable.