Band-structure effects in the spin relaxation of conduction electrons (invited)

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Fabian, J [1 ]
Das Sarma, S [1 ]
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[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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10.1063/1.370095
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Spin relaxation of conduction electrons in metals is significantly influenced by the Fermi surface topology. Electrons near Brillouin zone boundaries, special symmetry points, or accidental degeneracy lines have spin flip rates much higher than an average electron. A realistic calculation and analytical estimates show that these regions dominate the spin relaxation, explaining why polyvalent metals have much higher spin relaxation rates (up to three orders of magnitude) than similar monovalent metals. This suggests that spin relaxation in metals can be tailored by band-structure modifications like doping, alloying, reducing the dimensionality, etc. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-8979(99)64908-8].
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