Graphite consists of individual layers of graphene stacked vertically and held together via van der Waals forces. Here, Markus et al studied the spin relaxation in graphite, and find a giant anisotropy between spin-relaxation time in graphite, with magnetic field aligned perpendicular to the graphene planes exhibiting a factor of 10 longer spin-relaxation time.
- B. G. Márkus
- M. Gmitra
- F. Simon
