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TY - JOUR
T1 - Spin-orbit coupling assisted by flexural phonons in graphene
AU - Ochoa, H.
AU - Neto, A. H. Castro
AU - Falko, Vladimir
AU - Guinea, F.
N1 - ©2012 American Physical Society
PY - 2012/12/13
Y1 - 2012/12/13
N2 - We analyze the couplings between spins and phonons in graphene. We present a complete analysis of the possible couplings between spins and flexural, out-of-plane, vibrations. From tight-binding models, we obtain analytical and numerical estimates of their strength. We show that dynamical effects, induced by quantum and thermal fluctuations, significantly enhance the spin-orbit gap.
AB - We analyze the couplings between spins and phonons in graphene. We present a complete analysis of the possible couplings between spins and flexural, out-of-plane, vibrations. From tight-binding models, we obtain analytical and numerical estimates of their strength. We show that dynamical effects, induced by quantum and thermal fluctuations, significantly enhance the spin-orbit gap.
KW - STATES
KW - GRAPHITE
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.245411
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.245411
M3 - Journal article
VL - 86
JO - Physical review B
JF - Physical review B
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 24
M1 - 245411
ER -