Upper limit of spin relaxation in suspended graphene

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Main Authors: Cummings, Aron W., Dubois, Simon M. -M., Guerrero, Pedro Alcázar, Charlier, Jean-Christophe, Roche, Stephan
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Published: 2024
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author Cummings, Aron W.
Dubois, Simon M. -M.
Guerrero, Pedro Alcázar
Charlier, Jean-Christophe
Roche, Stephan
author_facet Cummings, Aron W.
Dubois, Simon M. -M.
Guerrero, Pedro Alcázar
Charlier, Jean-Christophe
Roche, Stephan
contents We use a combination of molecular dynamics and quantum transport simulations to investigate the upper limit of spin transport in suspended graphene. We find that thermally-induced atomic-scale corrugations are the dominant factor, limiting spin lifetimes to ~10 ns by inducing a strongly-varying local spin-orbit coupling. These extremely short-range corrugations appear even when the height profile appears to be smooth, suggesting they may be present in any graphene device. We discuss our results in the context of experiments, and briefly consider approaches to suppress these short-range corrugations and further enhance spin lifetimes in graphene-based spin devices.
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spellingShingle Upper limit of spin relaxation in suspended graphene
Cummings, Aron W.
Dubois, Simon M. -M.
Guerrero, Pedro Alcázar
Charlier, Jean-Christophe
Roche, Stephan
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We use a combination of molecular dynamics and quantum transport simulations to investigate the upper limit of spin transport in suspended graphene. We find that thermally-induced atomic-scale corrugations are the dominant factor, limiting spin lifetimes to ~10 ns by inducing a strongly-varying local spin-orbit coupling. These extremely short-range corrugations appear even when the height profile appears to be smooth, suggesting they may be present in any graphene device. We discuss our results in the context of experiments, and briefly consider approaches to suppress these short-range corrugations and further enhance spin lifetimes in graphene-based spin devices.
title Upper limit of spin relaxation in suspended graphene
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11000