Contribution of defects to the spin relaxation in copper nanowires
Contribution of defects to the spin relaxation in copper nanowires
The contributions to the spin relaxation in copper (Cu) nanowires are quantified by carefully analyzing measurements of both charge and spin transport in lateral spin valves as a function of temperature and thickness. The temperature dependence of the spin-flip scattering solely arises from the scattering with phonons, as in bulk …