Abstract
The effects of spin-orbit (SO) scattering on discrete electronic energy levels were studied in copper, silver, and gold particles using tunneling spectroscopy. The g-factors within a given sample exhibited mesoscopic fluctuations with distributions in good accord with random-matrix-theory predictions. The strength of spin-orbit scattering was found to increase with atomic number and vary between nanoparticles made of the same metal. Spin-orbit scattering rates in the nanoparticles were compared to weak localization measurements on larger samples.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2668011-2668014 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 26 |
| State | Published - Dec 24 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)