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Spin relaxation times in disordered graphene

Authors :
Huertas-Hernando, D.
Guinea, F.
Brataas, A.
Huertas-Hernando, D.
Guinea, F.
Brataas, A.
Source :
European Physical Journal Special Topics; September 2007, Vol. 148 Issue: 1 p177-181, 5p
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

We consider two mechanisms of spin relaxation in disordered graphene. i) Spin relaxation due to curvature spin orbit coupling caused by ripples. ii) Spin relaxation due to the interaction of the electronic spin with localized magnetic moments at the edges. We obtain analytical expressions for the spin relaxation times τSOand τJdue to both mechanisms and estimate their values for realistic parameters of graphene samples. We obtain that spin relaxation originating from these mechanisms is very weak and spin coherence is expected in disordered graphene up to samples of length ${\L\sim 10\,\mu m}$.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19516355
Volume :
148
Issue :
1
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
European Physical Journal Special Topics
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs53423577
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2007-00238-0