Spin relaxation in organic materials is expected to be slow because of weak spin–orbit coupling. The effects of deuteration and coherent spin excitation show that the spin-relaxation time is actually limited by hyperfine fields.
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Bobbert, P. What makes the spin relax?. Nature Mater 9, 288–290 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2718
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