Spin relaxation of conduction electrons in polyvalent metals: A realistic calculation

Details Spin relaxation of conduction electrons in polyvalent metals: A realistic calculation Spin relaxation of conduction electrons in polyvalent metals: A realistic calculation

1998-10-27

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9810375v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

12 pages, 3 figures; to appear in PRL

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.5624

Relaxation of electronic spins in metals is significantly enhanced whenever a Fermi surface crosses Brillouin zone boundaries, special symmetry points, or lines of accidental degeneracy. A realistic calculation shows that if aluminum had one valence electron, its spin relaxation would be slower by nearly two orders of magnitude. This not only solves a longstanding experimental puzzle, but also provides a way of tailoring spin dynamics of electrons in a conduction band.

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