• 文献标题:   Defect-Mediated Spin Relaxation and Dephasing in Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LUNDEBERG MB, YANG R, RENARD J, FOLK JA
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ British Columbia
  • 被引频次:   64
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.156601
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

A principal motivation to develop graphene for future devices has been its promise for quantum spintronics. Hyperfine and spin-orbit interactions are expected to be negligible in single-layer graphene. Spin transport experiments, on the other hand, show that graphene's spin relaxation is orders of magnitude faster than predicted. We present a quantum interference measurement that disentangles sources of magnetic and nonmagnetic decoherence in graphene. Magnetic defects are shown to be the primary cause of spin relaxation, masking any potential effects of spin-orbit interaction. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.156601