Diploma Thesis: Electronic Transport Through Magnetic Nanocontacts

Ab initio calculations of the electronic structure and transport properties of magnetic nanocontacts consisting of cobalt (Co) and nickel (Ni) are presented.

The electronic structure of the nanocontacts was calculated self-consistently in the framework of the density functional theory by using the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker multiple scattering Greens function method. The transport properties in the linear response regime were described by means of the Landauer approach in the formulation of Baranger and Stone.

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