Strongly anisotropic spin relaxation observed in graphene
(PHYSorg.com Nanotechnology)

Researchers of the ICN2 Physics and Engineering of Nanodevices Group, led by ICREA Prof. Sergio O. Valenzuela, have unambiguously demonstrated the anisotropic nature of spin relaxation in graphene when interfaced with transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC). The paper, titled `Strongly anisotropic spin relaxation in graphene-transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures at room temperature,` was published this week in Nature Physics with lead author L. Antonio Benítez.