Spin relaxation in the impurity band of a semiconductor in the external magnetic field
I. S. Lyubinskiy
A.F.;Ioffe Physical Technical Institute RAS, 194021 St.;Petersburg, Russia
PACS: 71.55.Jv, 71.70.Ej, 72.25.Rb, 85.75.-d
Abstract
Spin relaxation in the impurity band of a 2D semiconductor with
spin-split spectrum and hyperfine interaction in the external magnetic
field is considered. Two contributions to the spin relaxation are shown
to be relevant: the one given by optimal impurity configurations with the
hop-waiting time inversely proportional to the external magnetic field and
another one related to electron motion over large distances. The average
spin relaxation rate is calculated.