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Spin-orbit coupling is a crucial parameter controlling the spin relaxation rate in solids. Here we review recent theoretical results on the randomness of spin-orbit coupling in two-dimensional structures and show that it exists in a form of random nanodomains. The spin relaxation rate arising due the randomness is analyzed. The random spin-orbit coupling leads to a measurable intensity of electric dipole spin resonance, that is to spin-flip transitions caused by the electric field of an electromagnetic wave.
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Sherman, E.Y., Sharma, S., Ambrosch-Draxl, C. (2004). Nanoscale Random Spin-Orbit Coupling in Low-Dimensional Structures. In: Faulques, E.C., Perry, D.L., Yeremenko, A.V. (eds) Spectroscopy of Emerging Materials. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 165. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2396-0_9
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