Electrochirogenesis: The Possible Role of Low-Energy Spin-Polarized Electrons in Creating Homochirality
Abstract
Electrochirogenesis deals with the induction of chirality by polarized electrons of which those with low energy (<15 eV) are seen to be the most effective. Possible sources of such electrons in the prebiotic universe are discussed and several examples where chiral induction by these electrons have been demonstrated are given. Finally, some possible scenarios where electrochirogenesis could have played a role in forming a chiral imbalance in a prebiotic setting have been speculated on and some possible future areas of research proposed.
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1508382
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Symmetry
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2073-8994
- Publisher:
- MDPI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; homochirality; magnetism; prebiotic; spin polarized electrons
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Rosenberg, Richard A. Electrochirogenesis: The Possible Role of Low-Energy Spin-Polarized Electrons in Creating Homochirality. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.3390/sym11040528.
Rosenberg, Richard A. Electrochirogenesis: The Possible Role of Low-Energy Spin-Polarized Electrons in Creating Homochirality. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11040528
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"Electrochirogenesis: The Possible Role of Low-Energy Spin-Polarized Electrons in Creating Homochirality". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11040528. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1508382.
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title = {Electrochirogenesis: The Possible Role of Low-Energy Spin-Polarized Electrons in Creating Homochirality},
author = {Rosenberg, Richard A.},
abstractNote = {Electrochirogenesis deals with the induction of chirality by polarized electrons of which those with low energy (<15 eV) are seen to be the most effective. Possible sources of such electrons in the prebiotic universe are discussed and several examples where chiral induction by these electrons have been demonstrated are given. Finally, some possible scenarios where electrochirogenesis could have played a role in forming a chiral imbalance in a prebiotic setting have been speculated on and some possible future areas of research proposed.},
doi = {10.3390/sym11040528},
journal = {Symmetry},
number = 4,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {4}
}
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Figure 1: (a) Schematic illustration showing how spin polarization of secondary electrons in a ferromagnet is achieved. Preferential scattering of minority electrons (red) into empty states above the Fermi level leads to a decrease in those electrons and thus a net spin polarization of the majority electrons (blue). (b) Permalloymore »
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