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Spin-flip hot spots in ultrathin films of monovalent metals: Enhancement and anisotropy of the Elliott-Yafet parameter
Nguyen H. Long, Phivos Mavropoulos, Swantje Heers +3
In contrast to the long-known fact that spin-flip hot spots, i.e., special \vc{k}-points on the Fermi surface showing a high spin-mixing parameter, do not occur in the bulk of mono…
Spin relaxation and the Elliott-Yafet parameter in W(001) ultrathin films: surface states, anisotropy and oscillation effects
Nguyen H. Long, Phivos Mavropoulos, Bernd Zimmermann +4
Using first-principles methods based on density-functional theory we investigate the spin relaxation in W(001) ultrathin films. Within the framework of the Elliott-Yafet theory we…
Anisotropy of spin relaxation in metals
Bernd Zimmermann, Phivos Mavropoulos, Swantje Heers +3
The concept of anisotropy of spin relaxation in non-magnetic metals with respect to the spin direction of the injected electrons relative to the crystal orientation is introduced.…
Lifetime reduction of surface states at Cu, Ag and Au(111) caused by impurity scattering
Swantje Heers, Phivos Mavropoulos, Samir Lounis +2
We present density-functional results on the lifetime of the (111) surface state of the noble metals. We consider scattering on the Fermi surface caused by impurity atoms belonging…
Spin-polarization of platinum (111) induced by the proximity to cobalt nanostripes
Focko Meier, Samir Lounis, Jens Wiebe +6
We measured a spin polarization above a Pt (111) surface in the vicinity of a Co nanostripe by spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopy. The spin polarization is exponentiall…