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Title: Role of electron-electron scattering on spin transport in single layer graphene

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862674· OSTI ID:22251674
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Microelectronics Research Center, 10100, Burnet Road, Bldg. 160, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78758 (United States)
  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208016 (India)

In this work, the effect of electron-electron scattering on spin transport in single layer graphene is studied using semi-classical Monte Carlo simulation. The D’yakonov-P’erel mechanism is considered for spin relaxation. It is found that electron-electron scattering causes spin relaxation length to decrease by 35% at 300 K. The reason for this decrease in spin relaxation length is that the ensemble spin is modified upon an e-e collision and also e-e scattering rate is greater than phonon scattering rate at room temperature, which causes change in spin relaxation profile due to electron-electron scattering.

OSTI ID:
22251674
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English