Anisotropic magnetoresistance in atomic chains of iridium and platinum from first principles

Garcia-Suarez, Victor M. and Manrique, David and Lambert, Colin J. and Ferrer, Jaime (2009) Anisotropic magnetoresistance in atomic chains of iridium and platinum from first principles. Physical review B, 79 (6): 060408. -. ISSN 1098-0121

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Abstract

We analyze the magnetoresistance ratio of finite and infinite iridium and platinum chains. Our calculations, which are based on a combination of the nonequilibrium Green's function techniques and density-functional theory, include a fully self-consistent treatment of noncollinear magnetism and of the spin-orbit interaction. They indicate that, in addition to having an extremely large magnetic anisotropy, infinite and also realistic finite-length iridium chains show sizeable anisotropic magnetoresistance ratios. We therefore propose iridium nanostructures as promising candidates for nanospintronics logic devices.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Physical review B
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
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ID Code:
57878
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Deposited On:
28 Aug 2012 14:28
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Yes
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Published
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