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Main Authors: Xu, Meng, Chen, Yan
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04316
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author Xu, Meng
Chen, Yan
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Chen, Yan
contents Chirality-induced spin selectivity is a spin-splitting phenomenon from a helical structure with a considerably effective spin-orbit coupling. This unexpectedly large spin-splitting phenomenon has been experimentally observed in chiral organic molecules, which typically show a weak spin-orbit coupling. To understand this, we use the renormalized mean-field theory and Landauer-Büttiker formulas to study the transport properties of single-stranded DNA in the presence of strong electron correlation. It shows a significant spin polarization of 46.5% near the Coulomb repulsion limit, which explains the extremely high spin polarization observed in experiments. Compared to systems without electron correlation, the averaged spin polarization in this case is 2 to 4 times greater across various system sizes. Furthermore, the parameter dependence of the spin polarization and the underlying Metal-Insulator transition are studied.
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spellingShingle Enhancement of Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity by Strong Electron Correlations
Xu, Meng
Chen, Yan
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Biological Physics
Chirality-induced spin selectivity is a spin-splitting phenomenon from a helical structure with a considerably effective spin-orbit coupling. This unexpectedly large spin-splitting phenomenon has been experimentally observed in chiral organic molecules, which typically show a weak spin-orbit coupling. To understand this, we use the renormalized mean-field theory and Landauer-Büttiker formulas to study the transport properties of single-stranded DNA in the presence of strong electron correlation. It shows a significant spin polarization of 46.5% near the Coulomb repulsion limit, which explains the extremely high spin polarization observed in experiments. Compared to systems without electron correlation, the averaged spin polarization in this case is 2 to 4 times greater across various system sizes. Furthermore, the parameter dependence of the spin polarization and the underlying Metal-Insulator transition are studied.
title Enhancement of Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity by Strong Electron Correlations
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04316