A numerical method to solve the Boltzmann equation for a spin valve
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Publication:978741
DOI10.1140/EPJB/E2007-00004-0zbMATH Open1189.82062arXivcond-mat/0701385OpenAlexW3106498530MaRDI QIDQ978741FDOQ978741
Authors: J. Martínez 
Publication date: 25 June 2010
Published in: The European Physical Journal B. Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We present a numerical algorithm to solve the Boltzmann equation for the electron distribution function in magnetic multilayer heterostructures with non-collinear magnetizations. The solution is based on a scattering matrix formalism for layers that are translationally invariant in plane so that properties only vary perpendicular to the planes. Physical quantities like spin density, spin current, and spin-transfer torque are calculated directly from the distribution function. We illustrate our solution method with a systematic study of the spin-transfer torque in a spin valve as a function of its geometry. The results agree with a hybrid circuit theory developed by Slonczewski for geometries typical of those measured experimentally.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701385
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