Electron-electron interaction induced spin thermalization in quasi-low-dimensional spin valves
arXiv:1004.3656 · doi:10.1016/j.ssc.2009.12.015
Abstract
We study the spin thermalization, i.e., the inter-spin energy relaxation mediated by electron-electron scattering in small spin valves. When one or two of the dimensions of the spin valve spacer are smaller than the thermal coherence length, the direct spin energy exchange rate diverges and needs to be regularized by the sample dimensions. Here we consider two model systems: a long quasi-1D wire and a thin quasi-2D sheet.
Contribution to a Special Issue on Spin Caloritronics
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