Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity

Since the initial landmark study on the chiral induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect in 1999, considerable experimental and theoretical efforts have been made to understand the physical underpinnings and mechanistic features of this interesting phenomenon. As first formulated, the CISS effect refers to the innate ability of chiral materials to act as spin filters for electron transport; however, more recent experiments demonstrate that displacement currents arising from charge polarization of chiral molecules lead to spin polarization without the need for net charge flow. With its identification of a fundamental connection between chiral symmetry and electron spin in molecules and materials, CISS promises…

• DO
  Division of Chemistry

  Award: CHE-2140249
• BE
  Basic Energy Sciences

  Award: ER46430
• AF
  Air Force Office of Scientific Research

  Awards: FA9550-23-1-0368, FA9550-21-1-0418