Spin-Phonon coupling parameters from maximally localized Wannier functions and first principles electronic structure: the case of durene single crystal

Abstract

Spin-orbit interaction is an important vehicle for spin relaxation. At finite temperature lattice vibrations modulate the spin-orbit interaction and thus generate a mechanism for spin-phonon coupling, which needs to be incorporated in any quantitative analysis of spin transport. Starting from a density functional theory \textit{ab initio} electronic structure, we calculate spin-phonon matrix elements over the basis of maximally localized Wannier functions. Such coupling terms form an effective Hamiltonian to be used to extract thermodynamic quantities, within a multiscale approach particularly suitable for organic crystals. The symmetry of the various matrix elements are analyzed by using the $\Gamma$-point phonon modes of a one-dimensional chain of Pb atoms. Then the method is employed to extract the spin-phonon coupling of solid durene, a high-mobility crystal organic semiconducting. Owing to the small masses of carbon and hydrogen spin-orbit is weak in durene and so is the spin-phonon coupling. Most importantly we demonstrate that the largest contribution to the spin-phonon interaction originates from Holstein-like phonons, namely from internal molecular vibrations.

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