Band contribution to electronic transport in Co/Ag based multilayered granular alloys

Abstract The electronic conductivity of multilayered granular alloys of Co clusters embedded in Ag is calculated and analyzed around the topological percolation limit. The obtained results are in agreement with the main features of the available experimental data. In CIP geometry the conductivity increases when the percolated situation is reached as it does in the experiments, while in CPP we predict that it does not change.