Abstract
In a heavily doped semiconductor with weak spin-orbital interaction the Dyakonov-Perel spin relaxation rate is known to be proportional to the Drude conductivity. We argue that in the case of weak spin-orbital interaction this proportionality goes beyond the Drude mechanism: At low temperatures it stays valid through the metal-insulator transition and in the range of exponentially small hopping conductivity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 193201 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 19 |
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State | Published - 2006 |