First-principles calculations of spin relaxation times of conduction electrons in Cu with nonmagnetic impurities

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Fedorov, D V ^a   Zahn, P ^a   Gradhand, M ^b   Mertig, I ^a,b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

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EID: 41149126638     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.092406     Document Type: Article

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