Publications List William Hill Butler 1. W. H. Butler and W. Kohn, “Local Theory of Disordered Systems,” Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards 74A, 443 (1970). 2. W. H. Butler, “Time Dependent Green’s Function for the s-Dimensional Master Equation and Tight-Binding Schrödinger Equation,” Journal of Chemical Physics 56, 3723 (1972). 3. W. H. Butler, “Self-Consistent Cluster Theory of Disordered Alloys,” Physics Letters 39A, 203 (1972). 4. W. H. Butler, E. T. Kinzer, and A. T. Fromhold Jr., “Non-Steady State Diffusion Currents in Large Electric Fields for Discrete Lattices,” Physics Letters 40A, 57 (1972). 5. B. G. Nickel and W. H. Butler, “Problems in Strong-Scattering Binary-Alloys,” Physical Review Letters 30, 373 (1973). 6. W. H. Butler, “Self-Consistent Cluster Theory of Disordered Alloys,” Physical Review B 8, 4499 (1973). 7. W. H. Butler and A. T. Fromhold, “Charged Impurity Drift and Dispersion in Discrete Media,” Solid State Communications 12, 919 (1973). 8. W. H. Butler and A. T. Fromhold, “Difference Equation Solutions for Non-SteadyState Diffusion of Charged-Particles in Solids,” Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 35, 1099 (1974). 9. H. K. Peterson, L. M. Schwartz, and W. H. Butler, “Short-Range Order and Electronic-Structure of a One-Dimensional Liquid Metal,” Physical Review B 11, 3678 (1975). 10. M. H. Yoo, W. H. Butler, and L. K. Mansur, “Defect Annealing and Clustering in the Elastic Interaction Force Field,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Fundamental Aspects of Radiation Damage in Metals, CONF-751006 Vol. 2, p. 804 (1975). 11. W. H. Butler, “One-Dimensional Model for Transition Metals and their Alloys,” Physical Review B 14, 468 (1976). 12. M. H. Yoo and W. H. Butler, “Steady-State Diffusion of Point-Defects in Interaction Force-Field,” Physica Status Solidi B 77, 181 (1976). 13. W. H. Butler, J. J. Olson, J. S. Faulkner, and B. L. Gyorffy, “Electron-Phonon Interaction in Cubic Systems-Application to Niobium,” Physical Review B 14, 3823 (1976). 14. W. H. Butler and P. B. Allen, “Gap Anisotropy and Tc Enhancement: General Theory and Calculations for Nb using Fermi Surface Harmonics,” in Superconductivity in d- and f- Band Metals, D. H. Douglass, ed., Plenum, New York, p. 73 (1976). 15. W. H. Butler, “Electron-Phonon Coupling in Transition-Metals – Electronic Aspects,” Physical Review B 15, 5267 (1977). 16. W. H. Butler, H. G. Smith, and N. Wakabayashi, “Electron-Phonon Contribution to the Phonon Linewidth in Nb – Theory and Experiment,” Physical Review Letters 39, 1004 (1977). 17. F. J. Pinski, P. B. Allen, and W. H. Butler, “Electron-Phonon Contribution to Electrical Resistivity and Superconducting p-Wave Transition Temperature of Pd,” Physical Review Letters 41, 431 (1978). 18. P. B. Allen and W. H. Butler, “Electrical-Conduction in Metals,” Physics Today 31, 44 (1978). 19. W. H. Butler and R. K. Williams, “Electron-Phonon Interaction and Lattice Thermal Conductivity,” Physical Review B 18, 6483 (1978). 20. W. H. Butler, “Momentum Dependence of the Electron-Phonon Interaction,” in Transition Metals-1977, M. J. G. Lee, J. M. Perz, and E. Fawcett, eds., p. 687 Institute of Physics, London (1978). 21. F. J. Pinski, P. B. Allen, and W. H. Butler, “Calculated Electron-Phonon Coupling and Superconducting Critical Temperature of Transition Metals: Mo and Pd,” Journal de Physique 39, C6-472 (1978). 22. W. H. Butler, F. J. Pinski, and P. B. Allen, “Phonon Linewidths and ElectronPhonon Interaction in Nb,” Physical Review B 19, 3708 (1979). 23. W. H. Butler and F. J. Pinski, “Calculated Electron-Phonon Contributions to Phonon Linewidths and to the Electronic Mass Enhancement in Pd,” Physical Review B 19, 6010 (1979). 24. W. H. Butler, “Progress in Calculations of Superconducting Properties of Transition Metals,” in Superconductivity in d- and f- Band Metals, H. Suhl and M. B. Maple, eds., p. 443 (1980). 2 25. F. J. Pinski, P. B. Allen, and W. H. Butler, “Exotic Pairing in Metals: Formalism and Application to Nb and Pd,” in Superconductivity in d- and f- Band Metals, H. Suhl and M. B. Maple, eds., p. 215 (1980). 26. W. H. Butler, “Upper Critical-Field of Nb- Calculated Temperature Dependence and Anisotropy,” Physical Review Letters 44, 1516 (1980). 27. W. H. Butler, “The Search for Higher Temperature Superconductivity,” ORNL Review 13, No. 4, 17 (1980). 28. G. M. Stocks and W. H. Butler, “Residual Resistivities of AgcPd1-c Alloys,” Institute of Physics Conference Series No. 55, Chapter 8, p. 467 (1981). 29. W. H. Butler, “The Rigid Muffin-Tin Approximation for the Electron-Phonon Interaction in Transition Metals,” Institute of Physics Conference Series No. 55, Chapter 9, p. 505 (1981). 30. F. J. Pinski, P. B. Allen, and W. H. Butler, “Calculated Electrical and Thermal Resistivities of Nb and Pd,” Physical Review B 23, 5080 (1981). 31. F. S. Kahn, P. B. Allen, and W. H. Butler, “Phonon-Limited Lifetimes of Electrons in Pd,” Physica B&C 108, 893 (1981). 32. W. H. Butler, “Electronic Structure and the Electron-Phonon Interaction,” Chapter 3 in Electronic Structure and Properties, F. Y. Fradin, ed., Academic Press, New York (1981). 33. G. M. Stocks and W. H. Butler, “Mass and Lifetime Enhancement Due to Disorder in AgcPd1-c Alloys,” Physical Review Letters 48, 55 (1982). 34. W. H. Butler, “Ideal Transport in Transition Metals - The Rigid-Muffin-Tin Approximation and Beyond,” Canadian Journal of Physics 60, 735 (1982). 35. F. S. Kahn, P. B. Allen, W. H. Butler, and F. J. Pinski, “Electron-Phonon Effects in Copper – Electron-Scattering Rate and Mass Enhancement,” Physical Review B 26, 1538 (1982). 36. A. Gonis, W. H. Butler, and G. M. Stocks, “First-Principles Calculations of Cluster Densities of States and Short-Range Order in AgcPd1-c Alloys,” Physical Review Letters 50, 1482 (1983). 37. R. K. Williams, W. H. Butler, R. S. Graves, and J. P. Moore, “Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of the Phonon Thermal-Conductivity of Niobium at Intermediate Temperatures,” Physical Review B 28, 6316 (1983). 3 38. F. J. Pinski, W. H. Butler, and P. B. Allen, “Ideal Thermal Conductivity of Pd and Nb,” in Thermal Conductivity-16, p. 155, Plenum Publishing, New York (1983). 39. A. Gonis, G. M. Stocks, W. H. Butler, and H. Winter, “Local Environment Fluctuations and Densities of States in Substitutionally Disordered Alloys,” Physical Review B 29, 555 (1984). 40. W. H. Butler, “Calculated Low-Field Hall-Coefficient of AgcPd1-c Alloys,” Physical Review B 29, 4224 (1984). 41. W. H. Butler, “First-Principles Design of Transport Properties of High Temperature Alloys,” p. 215 in High Temperature Alloys: Theory and Design, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Warrendale, PA (1984). 42. W. H. Butler and G. M. Stocks, “Calculated Electrical-Conductivity and Thermopower of Silver-Palladium Alloys,” Physical Review B 29, 4217 (1984). 43. W. H. Butler, “Theory of Electronic Transport in Random Alloys: Korringa-KohnRostoker Coherent-Potential-Approximation,” Physical Review B 31, 3260 (1985). 44. J. C. Swihart, W. H. Butler, G. M. Stocks, D. M. Nicholson, and R. C. Ward, “First-Principles Calculation of the Residual Resistivity of Random Alloys,” Physical Review Letters 57, 1181 (1986). 45. P. B. Allen, T. P. Beaulac, F. S. Kahn, W. H. Butler, F. J. Pinski, and J. C. Swihart, “dc transport in metals,” Physical Review B 34, 4331 (1986). 46. R. C. Ward, G. A. Geist, and W. H. Butler, “Density Functional Theory and Parallel Processing,” p. 473 in Hypercube Multiprocessors 1987, M. T. Heath, ed., Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia (1987). 47. J. C. Swihart and W. H. Butler, “Transport in Metal Alloys and Resistivity Saturation,” p. 285 in Condensed Matter Theories, P. Vashista, R. K. Kalia, and R. F. Bishop, eds., Plenum, New York (1987). 48. Al-Lehaibi, J. C. Swihart, W. H. Butler, and F. J. Pinski, “Electron-Phonon Interaction Effects in Tantalum,” Physical Review B 36, 4103 (1987). 49. P. E. A. Turchi, G. M. Stocks, W. H. Butler, D. M. Nicholson, and A. Gonis, “First-Principles Study of Ordering Properties of Substitutional Alloys using the Generalized Perturbation Method,” Physical Review B 37, 5982 (1988). 50. D. W. Capone II, W. H. Butler, B. Batlogg, and C. W. Chu, (eds.) HighTemperature Superconductors-II, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1988). 4 51. R. H. Brown, P. B. Allen, D. M. Nicholson, and W. H. Butler, “Resistivity of Strong-Scattering Alloys – Absence of Localization and Success of CoherentPotential Approximation Confirmed by Exact Supercell Calculations in V1-xAlx,” Physical Review Letters 62, 661 (1989). 52. W. H. Butler, R. G. Brown, and R. K. Nesbet, “Multiple Scattering Theory for Space-Filling Potentials,” Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 193, 27 (1990). 53. W. H. Butler, “Validity and Accuracy of Multiple-Scattering Theory,” Physical Review B 41, 2684 (1990). 54. W. H. Butler and R. K. Nesbet, “Validity, Accuracy, and Efficiency of Multiple Scattering Theory for Space-Filling Scatterers,” Physical Review B 42, 1518 (1990). 55. N. F. Wright and W. H. Butler, “Ionic Model for the Stability of the Y-Ba-Cu High-Temperature Superconductors,” Physical Review B 42, 4219 (1990). 56. Y. Yeh, A. B. Chen, D. M. Nicholson, and W. H. Butler, “Full-Potential Korringa Kohn Rostoker Band Theory Applied to the Mathieu Potential,” Physical Review B 42, 10976 (1990). 57. W. H. Butler and X.-G. Zhang, “Accuracy and Convergence Properties of Multiple Scattering Theory for Three Dimensions,” Physical Review B 45, 11527 (1991). 58. W. H. Butler, “Transport Properties,” p. 1297 in Encyclopedia of Physics, Second Edition, VCH Inc., New York (1991). 59. W. H. Butler and X.-G. Zhang, “The Wave Function in Multiple Scattering Theory,” p. 89 in Application of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 60. W. H. Butler, “Multiple Scattering Theory with Space Filling Potentials,” p. 149 in Application of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 61. A. Gonis, W. H. Butler, and X.-G. Zhang, “Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Electronic Structure Method for Space-Filling Cell Potentials,” p. 159 in Application of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 62. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang and A. Gonis, “The Green Function Cellular Method and Its Relation to Multiple Scattering Theory,” p. 205 in Application of Multiple 5 Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 63. X.-D. Wang, X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler, B. N. Harmon, and G. M. Stocks, “Relativistic Multiple Scattering Theory for Space Filling Potentials,” p. 211 in Application of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 64. D. M. Nicholson, R. H. Brown, W. H. Butler, H. Yang, J. W. Swihart, P. B. Allen, A. Mehta, and L. M. Schwartz, “First-Principles Calculation of Residual Resistivity,” p. 269 in Application of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 65. R. L. Weaver and W. H. Butler, “Scattering and Multiple Scattering in Disordered Materials, An Overview,” p. 419 in Application of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 66. X.–G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “Simple cellular method for the exact solution of the one-electron Schrödinger equation,” Physical Review Letters 68, 3753 (1992). 67. W. H. Butler, A. Gonis, and X.-G. Zhang, “Multiple Scattering Theory for SpaceFilling Cell Potentials,” Physical Review B 45, 11527 (1992). 68. X.-D. Wang, X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler, G. M. Stocks, and B. N. Harmon, “Relativistic Multiple Scattering Theory for Space-Filling Potentials,” Physical Review B 46, 9352 (1992). 69. X.-G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “Multiple Scattering Theory with a Truncated Basis Set,” Physical Review B 46, 7433 (1992). 70. J. C. Swihart, W. H. Butler, F. M. Mueller, and G. B. Arnold, “Boson Linewidth in High-Temperature Superconductors,” Physical Review B 46, 5861 (1992). 71. X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler, D. M. Nicholson, and R. K. Nesbet, “Green Function Cellular Method for the Electronic Structure of Molecules and Solids,” Physical Review B 46, 15031 (1992). 72. W. H. Butler, A. Gonis, and X.-G. Zhang, “Multiple Scattering Theory for SpaceFilling Cell Potentials,” Physical Review B 45, 11527 (1992). 73. W. H. Butler, P. H. Dederichs, A. Gonis, R. L. Weaver (eds.), Applications of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh (1992). 6 74. W. H. Butler, A. Gonis, and X.-G. Zhang, “Basis Functions for Arbitrary Cells in Multiple Scattering Theory,” Physical Review B 48, 2118 (1993). 75. W. H. Butler, J. M. MacLaren, and X.-G. Zhang, “Giant Magnetoresistance Calculated From First Principles,” Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 313, 59 (1993). 76. X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler, J. M. MacLaren, and J. van Ek, “Cellular Solutions to the Poisson Equation in Extended Systems,” Physical Review B 49, 13383 (1994). 77. D. M. C. Nicholson, W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, J. M. MacLaren, B. A. Gurney, and V. S. Speriosu, “Magnetic Structure of the Spin Valve Interface,” Journal of Applied Physics 76, 6805 (1994). 78. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, D. M. C. Nicholson, and J. M. MacLaren, “Theory of Transport in Inhomogeneous Systems and Application to Magnetic Multilayers,” Journal of Applied Physics 76, 6808 (1994). 79. X.-G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “Conductivity of Metallic Films and Multilayers,” Physical Review B 51, 10085 (1995). 80. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, D. M. C. Nicholson, and J. M. MacLaren, “First Principles Calculation of Electrical Conductivity and Giant Magnetoresistance of Co|Cu Multilayers,” Proceedings of the Materials Research Society 384, Magnetic Ultrathin Films, Multilayers, and Surfaces, p. 291 (1995). 81. X.-G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “Calculation of Electrical Conductivity and Giant Magnetoresistance within the Free Electron Model,” Proceedings of the Materials Research Society 384, Magnetic Ultrathin Films, Multilayers, and Surfaces, p. 323 (1995). 82. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, and J. M. MacLaren, “Calculated Electronic Structure and Transport Properties of La.67Ca.33MnO3,” Proceedings of the Materials Research Society 384, Magnetic Ultrathin Films, Multilayers, and Surfaces, p. 439 (1995). 83. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, D. M. C. Nicholson, and J. M. MacLaren, “Spin Dependent Scattering and Giant Magnetoresistance,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 151, 354 (1995). 84. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, and D. M. C. Nicholson, “First-Principles Calculations of Electrical Conductivity and Giant Magnetoresistance of Co|Cu|Co Spin Valves,” Physical Review B 52, 13399 (1995). 7 85. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, D. M. C. Nicholson, T. C. Schulthess, and J. M. MacLaren, “First Principles Calculations of Electrical Conductivity and Giant Magnetoresistance of Periodic Multilayers and Spin Valves,” Journal of Applied Physics 79, 5282 (1996). 86. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, D. M. C. Nicholson, T. C. Schulthess, and J. M. MacLaren, “Giant Magnetoresistance form an Electron Wave Guide Effect in Cobalt-Copper Multilayers,” Physical Review Letters 76, 3216 (1996). 87. X.-G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “Landauer Conductance in the Diffusive Regime,” Physical Review B 55, 10308-10318 (1997). 88. D. M. C. Nicholson, W. A. Shelton, Y. Wang, X.-G. Zhang, G. M. Stocks, W. H. Butler, and J. M. MacLaren, “Magnetic structure and electronic transport in permalloy,” Journal of Applied Physics 81, 4023 (1997). 89. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, X. Wang, J. van Ek, and J. M. MacLaren, “Electronic structure of FM|Semiconductor|FM spin-tunneling structures,” Journal of Applied Physics 81, 5518 (1997). 90. X.-G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “Local field and quantum effects for current perpendicular to the planes in multilayers,” Journal of Applied Physics 81, 4576 (1997). 91. R. H. Brown, D. M. C. Nicholson, W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, W. A. Shelton, T. C. Schulthess, and J. M. MacLaren, “Calculation of the Canting Angle Dependence of the Conductivity in Cu|Co Spin Valves,” Journal of Applied Physics 81, 4008 (1997). 92. J. M. MacLaren, X.-G. Zhang, and W. H. Butler, “Validity of the Julliere Model of Spin Dependent Tunneling,” Physical Review B 56, 11287 (1997). 93. T. C. Schulthess, W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, D. M. C. Nicholson, and J. M. MacLaren, “Calculation of Conductivity in the Presence of Structural Defects: Application to Spin Dependence of Conductivity in Cobalt,” Physical Review B 56, 8970 (1997). 94. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, T. C. Schulthess, D. M. C. Nicholson, J. M. MacLaren, V. S. Speriosu, and B. A. Gurney, “Conductance and Giant Magnetoresistance of Co|Cu|Co Spin Valves: Theory and Experiment,” Physical Review B 56, 14574 (1997). 95. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, D. M. C. Nicholson, T. C. Schulthess, and J. M. MacLaren, “Electrical Conductivity of Inhomogeneous Systems: Application to Magnetic Multilayers and Giant Magnetoresistance” in Properties of Complex 8 Inorganic Solids: Proceedings of the First International Alloy Conference, A. Gonis, A. Mike, and P. Turchi, eds., Plenum Press (1997). 96. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, and J. M. MacLaren, “First-Principles Based Model for Semi-classical Transport in Magnetic Multilayers,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 34, 927 (1998). 97. J. M. MacLaren, W. H. Butler, and X.-G. Zhang, “Spin-Dependent Tunneling in Epitaxial Systems: Band Dependence of Conductance,” Journal of Applied Physics 83, 6521 (1998). 98. T. C. Schulthess and W. H. Butler, “First-Principles exchange interactions between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic films: Co on NiMn, a case study,” Journal of Applied Physics 83, 7225 (1998). 99. M. Kowalewski, B. Heinrich, T. C. Schulthess, and W. H. Butler, “First-Principles Calculations of Interlayer Exchange Coupling in bcc Fe/Cu/Fe Structures,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 34, 1225 (1998). 100. Bill Butler, Xiaoguang Zhang, and Don Nicholson, “Giant Magnetoresistance in Layered Materials,” ORNL Review 30, 83 (1998). 101. R. H. Brown, D. M. Nicholson, W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, T. C. Schulthess, and J. M. MacLaren, “Giant Magnetoresistance Calculation for {111} Co|Cu|Co Spin Valves,” Physical Review B 58, 11146 (1998). 102. T. C. Schulthess and W. H. Butler, “Consequences of Spin-Flop Coupling in Exchange Biased Films,” Physical Review Letters 81, 4516 (1998). 103. T. C. Schulthess and W. H. Butler, “Exchange coupling and coercivity in ferroantiferromagnetic bilayers,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 198, 321 (1999). 104. J. M. MacLaren, X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler, and X.-D. Wang, “Layer KKR Approach to Bloch-wave transmission and reflection: Application to spindependent tunneling,” Physical Review B 59, 5470 (1999). 105. D. Orgassa, H. Fujiwara, T. C. Schulthess, and W. H. Butler, “First-principles calculation of the effect of atomic disorder on the electronic structure of the halfmetallic ferromagnet, NiMnSb,” Physical Review B 60, 13237 (1999). 106. T. C. Schulthess, W. H. Butler, G. M. Stocks, S. Maat, and G. J. Mankey, “Noncollinear magnetism in substitutionally disordered face-centered-cubic FeMn,” Journal of Applied Physics 85, 4842 (1999). 9 107. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, T. C. Schulthess, D. M. C. Nicholson, A. B. Oparin, and J. M. MacLaren, “First principles modeling of magnetic random access memory devices,” Journal of Applied Physics 85, 5834 (1999) 108. T. C. Schulthess and W. H. Butler, “Coupling mechanisms in exchange biased films,” Journal of Applied Physics 85, 5510 (1999). 109. T. C. Schulthess, W. H. Butler, and G. M. Stocks, “Noncollinear magnetism in substitutionally disordered face-centered-cubic FeMn,” Journal of Applied Physics 85, 4842-4844 (1999). 110. J. M. MacLaren, T. C. Schulthess, W. H. Butler, R. Sutton and M. McHenry, “Electronic structure, exchange interactions, and Curie temperature of FeCo,” Journal of Applied Physics 85, 4833-4835 (1999). 111. A. B. Oparin, D. M. C. Nicholson, X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler, W. A. Shelton, G. M. Stocks, and Y. Wang, “Magnetic structure at copper–permalloy interfaces,” Journal of Applied Physics 85, 4548-4550 (1999). 112. A. Gonis and W. H. Butler, (Monograph) Multiple Scattering Theory in Solids, Springer-Verlag, New York (2000). 113. T. C. Schulthess and W. H. Butler, “Magnetostatic coupling in spin valves: Revisiting Neel’s formula,” Journal of Applied Physics 87, 5759 (2000). 114. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, and J. M. MacLaren, (Invited Review Article) “Semiclassical theory of spin-dependent transport in magnetic multilayers,” Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 13, 13221 (2000). 115. X.-G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “A simple treatment of the ‘scattering-in’ term of the Boltzmann equation for multilayers,” Journal of Applied Physics 87, 5176 (2000). 116. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, and J. M. MacLaren, “Solution to the Boltzmann equation for layered systems for current perpendicular to the planes,” Journal of Applied Physics 87, 5173 (2000). 117. D. Orgassa, H. Fujiwara, T. C. Schulthess, and W. H. Butler, “Disorder dependence of the magnetic moment of the half-metallic ferromagnet NiMnSb from first principles,” Journal of Applied Physics 87, 5870 (2000). 118. M. Kowalewski, W. H. Butler, N. Moghadam, G. M. Stocks, T. C. Schulthess, K. J. Song, J. R. Thompson, A. S. Arrott, T. Zhu, and J. Drewes, “The effect of Ta on the magnetic thickness of permalloy (Ni 81Fe19) films,” Journal of Applied Physics 87, 5732 (2000). 10 119. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, T. C. Schulthess, and J. M. MacLaren, “Spin Dependent Tunneling Conductance of Fe|MgO|Fe Sandwiches,” Physical Review B 63, 092409 (2001). 120. W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang, T. C. Schulthess, and J. M. MacLaren, “Reduction of Electron Tunneling Current Due to Lateral Variation of the Wave Function,” Physical Review B 63, 054416 (2001). 121. W. H. Butler and X.-G. Zhang, (Book Chapter) “Spin-Dependent Transport in Magnetic Multilayers,” in Magnetic Interactions and Spin Transport, A. Chtchelkanova, S. A. Wolf, and I. Idzerda, eds., Kluwer, New York (2003)]. 122. W. H. Butler, O. Heinonen, and X.-G. Zhang, (Book Chapter) “Transport for Magnetic Recording,” Physics of High Density Magnetic Recording, J. van Ek and M. L. Plummer, eds., Springer-Verlag (2001) p.277-313]. 123. T. Kai, H. Fujiwara, T. C. Schulthess, and W. H. Butler, “First principles study of direct exchange coupling between the grains in NiMn antiferromagnets”, Journal of Applied Physics, 89, 7940 (2001). 124. T. C. Schulthess and W. H. Butler, “Electronic Structure and Magnetic Interactions in Mn Doped Semiconductors”, Journal of Applied Physics, 89 7021 (2001). 125. T. C. Schulthess, M. Benakli, P. B. Visscher, K. D. Sorge, J. R. Thompson, F. A. Modine, T. E. Haynes, L. A. Boatner G. M. Stocks and W. H. Butler, “Role of magnetostatic interactions in assemblies of Fe nanoparticles”, Journal of Applied Physics, 89 7594 (2001). 126. A. Enders, T.L. Monchesky, K. Myrtle, R. Urban, B. Heinrich, J. Kirschner, X-G Zhang and W.H. Butler, “The role of interfaces in the magnetoresistance of Au/Fe/Au/Fe/GaAs(001)”, Journal of Applied Physics, 89, 7110 (2001). 127. N.Y. Moghadam, G.M. Stocks, M. Kowalewski and W.H. Butler, “Effects of Ta on the magnetic structure of permalloy”, Journal of Applied Physics, 89. 6886 (2001). 128. G. Brown, H.K. Lee, T.C. Schulthess, B. Ujfalussy, G.M. Stocks, W.H. Butler, D.P. Landau, J.P. Pierce, J. Shen and J. Kirschner, “Model of Fe nanostrips on Cu(111)”, Journal of Applied Physics, 91, 7056 (2002). 129. G.M. Stocks, W.A. Shelton, T.C. Schulthess, B. Ujfalussy, W.H. Butler and A. Canning, “On the magnetic structure of gamma-FeMn alloys”, Journal of Applied Physics, 91, 7355 (2002). 11 130. W. H. Butler and X.- G. Zhang, (Book Chapter) “Electron Transport in Magnetic Multilayers” to appear in “Magnetic Ultra-thin Films”, B. Heinrich and A. C. Bland, eds. (2002) 131. P. S. Krstic, X.G. Zhang, and W. H. Butler, “Generalized conductance formula for the multiband tight-binding model”, Physical Review B 66 205319, (2002). 132. W. H. Butler, A. Bandyopadhyay, and R. Srinivasan, “Electronic and Magnetic Structure of a 1000K Magnetic Semiconductor: -Hematite(Ti)”, Journal of Applied Physics. 93, 7882 (2003) 133. D. A. Stewart, W. H. Butler, X.-G. Zhang and V. F. Los “ Interfacial scattering in magnetic multilayers and spin valves” Phys. Rev. B 68, 014433 (2003) 134. X.-G. Zhang, P. Krstić, and W. H. Butler, “A Generalized Tight-Binding Approach for Molecular Electronics Modeling”, Int. J. Q. Chem. 95, 394 (2003). 135. X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler and A. Bandyopadhyay,” Effects of the iron-oxide layer in Fe-FeO-MgO-Fe tunneling junctions” Phys. Rev. B 68, 092402 (2003) 136. Julian Velev and W. H. Butler, “Domain wall resistance in nanocontacts” Physical Review B (submitted to PRB) 137. Julian Velev and W. H. Butler, Effects of interface disorder on transmission probability in magnetic multilayer films, Phys. Rev. B 69, 024404 (2004) 138. Amrit Bandyopadhyay, Sanjoy Sarker, Julian Velev and W. H. Butler, “Effect of electron correlations on the electronic and magnetic structure of -Hematite(Ti)”, (Submitted to PRB) 139. X.-G. Zhang and W. H. Butler, “Band structure, evanescent states and transport in spin tunnel junctions”, J. Phys. Condens. Mater. 15 (2003) R1-R37. 140. Chun, X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler – finite bias paper, PRB (to be published) 12