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Unusual hyperfine interaction of Dirac electrons and NMR spectroscopy in graphene

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2009-05-19 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

Theory of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in graphene is presented. The canonical form of the electron-nucleus hyperfine interaction is strongly modified by the linear electronic dispersion. The NMR shift and spin-lattice relaxation time are calculated as function of temperature, chemical potential, and magnetic field and three distinct regimes are identified: Fermi-, Dirac-gas, and extreme quantum limit behaviors. A critical spectrometer assessment shows that NMR is within reach for fully 13C enriched graphene of reasonable size.

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@article{arxiv.0904.0116,
  title  = {Unusual hyperfine interaction of Dirac electrons and NMR spectroscopy in graphene},
  author = {Balázs Dóra and Ferenc Simon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.0116},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures