• 文献标题:   Electron spin relaxation in graphene: The role of the substrate
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ERTLER C, KONSCHUH S, GMITRA M, FABIAN J
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Regensburg
  • 被引频次:   166
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.80.041405
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

Theory of the electron-spin relaxation ingraphene on the SiO2 substrate is developed. Charged impurities and polar-optical surface phonons in the substrate induce an effective random Bychkov-Rashba-like spin-orbit coupling field, which leads to spin relaxation by the D'yakonov-Perel' mechanism. Analytical estimates and Monte Carlo simulations show that the corresponding spin relaxation times are between micro- to milliseconds, being only weakly temperature dependent. It is also argued that the presence of adatoms on graphene can lead to spin lifetimes shorter than nanoseconds.