Spin relaxation time in low dimensional nanostructures and its application to spintronic devices

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The understanding of spin relaxation of conduction electrons is of particular interest for the development of spintronic devices. In this study, we investigated spin relaxation in low dimensional systems such as nanoparticles and ultrathin films by spin dependent transport measurements. While enhancement of spin relaxation time was observed in nanoparticles, such behavior was not obtained in ultrathin films. The difference possibly comes from the fact that electronic states in ultrathin films are not quantized in the in-plane directions. Simple model calculations were also performed for double-barrier magnetic tunnel junctions with enhanced spin relaxation time.