QUANTUM-SIZE EFFECTS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY HALL-EFFECT IN THIN MAGNETIC-FILMS

Authors
CREPIEUX A LACROIX C RYZHANOVA N VEDYAYEV A
Citation
A. Crepieux et al., QUANTUM-SIZE EFFECTS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY HALL-EFFECT IN THIN MAGNETIC-FILMS, Physics letters. A, 229(6), 1997, pp. 401-405
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
229
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
401 - 405
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1997)229:6<401:QEFTEH>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A theory for the extraordinary Hall effect in thin films is derived us ing he Kubo formalism. We calculate the skew-scattering contribution t o the Hall resistivity. Oscillations of the resistivity with the thick ness of the magnetic layers are obtained similar to the diagonal resis tivity, but as the Hall current is due to d-electrons, the period of t hese oscillations is connected with the Fermi wave vector of the d-ele ctrons. (C) Elsevier Science B.V.