Ay. Zavidonov et al., Theory of the plane copper nuclear spin-lattice relaxation in La2-xSrxCuO4and YBa2Cu3O7-y, PHYS REV B, 61(22), 2000, pp. 15462-15467
Within the framework of the t-J model, a microscopical theory of the copper
spin-lattice relaxation in the normal state of the superconductors La2-xSr
xCuO4 and YBa2Cu3O7-y compounds is presented. The main contribution to the
relaxation rate arises from strong short-range antiferromognetic correlatio
ns between copper spins. The theory is able to reproduce the main features
of both the doping and the temperature dependence of the copper relaxation
rate as observed experimentally. The results for the doping dependence of b
oth the spin-spin correlation function and the width of the conducting band
are in agreement with Monte Carlo and exact diagonalization calculations w
ithin the t-J model.