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Control of light, spin and charge with chiral metal halide semiconductors

Journal Article · · Nature Reviews Chemistry
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (Hong Kong)
  2. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
  3. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
We report the relationship between the structural asymmetry and optoelectronic properties of functional materials is an active area of research. The movement of charges through an oriented chiral medium depends on the spin configuration of the charges, and such systems can be used to control spin populations without magnetic components - termed the chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect. CISS has mainly been studied in chiral organic molecules and their assemblies. Semiconductors are non-magnetic extended systems that allow for the control of charge transport, as well as the absorption and emission of light. Therefore, introducing chirality into semiconductors would enable control over charge, spin and light without magnetic components. Chiral metal halide semiconductors (MHSs) are hybrid organic-inorganic materials that combine the properties of small chiral organic molecules with those of extended inorganic semiconductors. Reports of CISS in chiral MHSs have resulted in breakthroughs in our understanding of CISS and in the realization of spin-dependent optoelectronic properties. This Review examines the fundamentals and applications of CISS in chiral MHSs. The structural diversity and key structure-property relationships, such as chiral transfer from the organic to the inorganic components, are summarized. With a focus on the underlying chemistry and physics, the control of spin, light and charge in these semiconductors is explored.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC); Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308; SC0014579
OSTI ID:
1876559
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5900-80542; MainId:43744; UUID:2dcd17f1-f3f0-402d-a339-ec7588aa7a3b; MainAdminID:64653
Journal Information:
Nature Reviews Chemistry, Journal Name: Nature Reviews Chemistry Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 6; ISSN 2397-3358
Publisher:
Springer NatureCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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