Electric transport in nanostructures: real space ab initio investigations

Abstract A real-space embedding technique based on the fully relativistic spin-polarized Korringa–Kohn–Rostoker method is combined with the real-space Kubo–Greenwood formula in order to describe electrical transport properties of magnetic nanostructures. Finite Fe and Co chains embedded into the surface layer of FCC Ag (1 0 0) are investigated.