title: Field dependence of the electron spin relaxation in quantum dots.
abstract: The interaction of the electron spin with local elastic twists due to transverse phonons is studied. The universal dependence of the spin-relaxation rate on the strength and direction of the magnetic field is obtained in terms of the electron gyromagnetic tensor and macroscopic elastic constants of the solid. The theory contains no unknown parameters and it can be easily tested in experiment. At high magnetic field it provides a parameter-free lower bound on the electron spin relaxation in quantum dots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, 10468-1589, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calero
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Chudnovsky
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Garanin