We calculate electronic transport properties of multilayered granular alloys, composed of discontinuous Co layers embedded in Ag alternated with complete Ag layers. We focus our attention on the conductivity dependance on the shape and size of the clusters. The electronic structure is self-consistently calculated using a tight binding hamiltonian which includes a Hubbard term within the unrestricted Hartree-Fock approximation. We obtain different transport regimes depending on the growth conditions and transport direction. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Documento: | Artículo |
Título: | Calculation of transport properties of Co-Ag-based multilayered granular alloys |
Autor: | Milano, J.; Llois, A.M.; Steren, L.B. |
Filiación: | Lab. TANDAR, CAC, CNEA, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, 1650 Gral. San Martín, Argentina Departamento De Física, UBA, Ciudad Universitaria, 1429 Buenos Aires, Argentina Centro Atómico Bariloche, Instituto Balseiro, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina |
Palabras clave: | Band structure calculations; Granular alloys; Magnetic multilayers; Transport properties; Approximation theory; Band structure; Cobalt alloys; Electronic structure; Multilayers; Transport properties; Granular alloys; Magnetic multilayers; Granular materials |
Año: | 2002 |
Volumen: | 320 |
Número: | 1-4 |
Página de inicio: | 146 |
Página de fin: | 148 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4526(02)00661-0 |
Título revista: | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Título revista abreviado: | Phys B Condens Matter |
ISSN: | 09214526 |
CODEN: | PHYBE |
Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09214526_v320_n1-4_p146_Milano |