Metallic Multilayers and their Applications

Thin Metallic multilayer films have become an important part of today's computer technology. The giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect, which plays a central role in the late 1980s. This can be essentially described as a result of a magnetic field. Other aspects of multilayer systems, such as stability, growth, confinement are also addressed. Theoretical and experimental methods. Magnetic anisotropy in thin films is also described in exchange-bias experiments.

* Discusses the GMR effect
* What makes multilayers interesting and useful?
* What are the latest discoveries in this field?
* Simple insights in the physics behind multilayers
* Novel concepts at small length scales
* Theoretical and experimental background

Chapter 1. GMR in Metallic Multilayers - a Simple Picture
Chapter 2. Overview of First Principles Theory: Metallic Films
Chapter 3. Thin Epitaxial Films: Insights from Theory and Experiment
Chapter 4. Magnetic Anisotropy in Transition Metal Systems
Chapter 5. Probing Layered Systems: a Brief Guide to Experimental Techniques
Chapter 6. Generalized Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory via Effective Action Formalism
Chapter 7. MAgnetic Tunnel Jusctions and Spin Torques
Chapter 8. Confined Electronic States in Metallic Multilayers
Chapter 9. Half-Metallic Systems: Complete Asymmetry in Spin Transport
Chapter 10. Exact Theoretical Studies of Small Hubbard Clusters