Journal Article

FZJ-2016-07419

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Long, N. H. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Mavropoulos, P.FZJ* ; Bauer, D. ; Zimmermann, B.FZJ* ; Mokrousov, Y.FZJ* ; Blügel, S.FZJ*

2016
Inst. Woodbury, NY

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/13188  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.180406

Abstract: Spin dephasing by the Dyakonov-Perel mechanism in metallic films deposited on insulating substrates is revealed, and quantitatively examined by means of density functional calculations combined with a kinetic equation. The surface-to-substrate asymmetry, probed by the metal wave functions in thin films, is found to produce strong spin-orbit fields and a fast Larmor precession, giving a dominant contribution to spin decay over the Elliott-Yafet spin relaxation up to a thickness of 70 nm. The spin dephasing is oscillatory in time with a rapid (subpicosecond) initial decay. However, parts of the Fermi surface act as spin traps, causing a persistent tail signal lasting 1000 times longer than the initial decay time. It is also found that the decay depends on the direction of the initial spin polarization, resulting in a spin-dephasing anisotropy of 200% in the examined cases.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Quanten-Theorie der Materialien (IAS-1)
2. Quanten-Theorie der Materialien (PGI-1)
3. JARA-FIT (JARA-FIT)
4. JARA - HPC (JARA-HPC)

Research Program(s):

1. 142 - Controlling Spin-Based Phenomena (POF3-142) (POF3-142)
2. 143 - Controlling Configuration-Based Phenomena (POF3-143) (POF3-143)
3. Topological transport in real materials from ab initio (jias12_20121101) (jias12_20121101)

Appears in the scientific report 2016

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