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Paper   IPM / Nano-Sciences / 8143
School of Nano Science
  Title:   Theoretical approach on spin-dependent conductance in a magnetic-quantum wire
  Author(s): 
1.  Mohammad Mardaani
2.  Ali Asghar Shokri
  Status:   Published
  Journal: J. Chem. Phys.
  No.:  2-3
  Vol.:  324
  Year:  2006
  Pages:   541-546
  Publisher(s):   Elsevier B.V.
  Supported by:  IPM
  Abstract:
The ballistic conductance of a magnetic-quantum wire (M-QW) sandwiched betweenmtwo semi-infinite paramagnetic leads has been studied fully analytically. Inmthis work, we extract a new general formula which relates the electrical conductance to transfer matrix (TM) for an isolated cell in the system. This formula describes exactly the dependence of conductance on Fermi energy, wire hopping terms, and magnetic wire-length for a sandwiched M-QW. Also, we calculat the conductance for a uniform and periodic M-QW system, analytically. Our calculations can be generalized to any type of M-QW within one electron approximation, and also can be applied to magnetic superlattices and multilayers, where these results may be useful in designing of spintoronic devices.

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