{
  "id": "1311.2344",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2013-11-11T03:41:16.000Z",
  "updated": "2014-05-14T16:17:02.000Z",
  "title": "Derivation of effective spin-orbit Hamiltonians and spin lifetimes, with application to SrTiO$_3$ heterostructures",
  "authors": [
    "Cüneyt Şahin",
    "Giovanni Vignale",
    "Michael E. Flatté"
  ],
  "comment": "Published 2 April 2014",
  "journal": "Phys. Rev. B 89, 155402 (2014)",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevB.89.155402",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall"
  ],
  "abstract": "A general approach is derived for constructing an effective spin-orbit Hamiltonian for nonmagnetic materials, which is useful for calculating spin-dependent properties near an arbitrary point in momentum space with pseudospin degeneracy. The formalism is verified through comparisons with other approaches for III-V semiconductors, and its general applicability is illustrated by deriving the spin-orbit interaction and predicting spin lifetimes for strained SrTiO$_3$ and a two-dimensional electron gas in SrTiO$_3$ (such as at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface). These results suggest robust spin coherence and spin transport properties in SrTiO$_3$-based materials at room temperature.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2014-05-14T16:17:02.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "75.70.Tj",
      "75.76.+j"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "effective spin-orbit hamiltonian",
      "spin lifetimes",
      "derivation",
      "heterostructures",
      "application"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Physical Review B",
      "year": 2014,
      "month": "Apr",
      "volume": 89,
      "number": 15,
      "pages": 155402
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2014PhRvB..89o5402S"
    }
  }
}