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Enantiospecific spin polarization of electrons photoemitted through layers of homochiral organic molecules.

Authors :
Niño MÁ
Kowalik IA
Luque FJ
Arvanitis D
Miranda R
de Miguel JJ
Source :
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2014 Nov 26; Vol. 26 (44), pp. 7474-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Sep 02.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Electrons photoemitted through layers of purely organic chiral molecules become strongly spin-polarized even at room temperature and for double-monolayer thicknesses. The substitution of one enantiomer for its mirror image does not revert the sign of the spin polarization, rather its direction in space. These findings might lead to the obtention of highly efficient spin filters for spintronic applications.<br /> (© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1521-4095
Volume :
26
Issue :
44
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25183637
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201402810