Coupling of spin and orbital motion of electrons in carbon nanotubes

F. Kuemmeth, S. Ilani, D. C. Ralph and P. L. McEuen ()
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F. Kuemmeth: Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
S. Ilani: Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
D. C. Ralph: Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
P. L. McEuen: Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA

Nature, 2008, vol. 452, issue 7186, 448-452

Abstract: Spinning into control Carbon-based materials are seen as promising candidates for applications such as spintronics and as spin qubits, as their electron spins are thought to be exceptionally stable. In particular, it was assumed that the effect of electron spin coupling to its orbital motion — a source for spin decoherence — is negligible. Kuemmeth et al. have now disproved this assumption. Based on a detailed set of electronic transport measurements on high-quality, clean, single-walled carbon nanotubes, they observe direct signatures of electron spin–orbit coupling. The findings may lead to new design principles for the realization of qubits in nanotubes. And the observed spin–orbit coupling may prove to be a valuable tool as a mechanism for all-electrical control of spins in carbon nanotubes.

Date: 2008
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