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Spin Selectivity in Photoinduced Charge-Transfer Mediated by Chiral Molecules

Journal Article · · ACS Nano

Optical control and readout of electron spin and spin currents in thin films andnanostructures haveremained attractive yet challenging goalsfor emerging technologiesdesigned forapplications ininformation processing and storage. Current advances in room-temperature spin polarization using chiral molecular assemblies suggest that chemically modified surfaces or interfaces canbe used for optical spin conversion by exploiting photoinduced charge separation and injection fromwell-coupled organic chromophores or quantum dots. Using light to drive photoexcited charge-transfer processes mediated by chiral molecule linkers enables indirect measurements of spin polarization attributed to the chiral-induced spin selectivity effect, and of the efficiency of spin-dependent electron transfer relative to competitive radiative relaxation pathways. Herein, we highlightrecent approaches used to detect and to analyze spin selectivity in photoinduced charge transfer including spin-transfer torque for local magnetization, nanoscale charge separation and polarization, and substrate magnetization-and chirality-dependentphotoluminescence. Building upon these techniques through systematic investigation of molecular and environmental parameters that influence spin filtering shouldelucidate means to manipulate electron spins and photoexcited states for room-temperature optoelectronic and photospintronic applications.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-07ER46430
OSTI ID:
1604944
Journal Information:
ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 13; ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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