Abstract

The concept of the layer-resolved optical conductivity [Formula: see text] applied by means of a conventional band structure method is introduced. It is demonstrated that it allows a detailed discussion of the magneto-optical properties of magnetic multilayer systems. In particular it is found that the layer-projected optical conductivity [Formula: see text] of an atomic layer is influenced by only very few neighboring layers. This property can be exploited within the Baukasten principle, which aims to predict the magneto-optical properties of a complex layer system from the properties calculated for a closely related but simpler one.

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