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Main Authors: Kapon, Yael, Brann, Lilach, Yochelis, Shira, Fransson, Jonas, Sasselov, Dimitar D., Paltiel, Yossi, Ozturk, S. Furkan
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.05720
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author Kapon, Yael
Brann, Lilach
Yochelis, Shira
Fransson, Jonas
Sasselov, Dimitar D.
Paltiel, Yossi
Ozturk, S. Furkan
author_facet Kapon, Yael
Brann, Lilach
Yochelis, Shira
Fransson, Jonas
Sasselov, Dimitar D.
Paltiel, Yossi
Ozturk, S. Furkan
contents The chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect demonstrates a strong coupling between electron spin and molecular chirality, enabling spin-controlled interactions between chiral molecules and magnetic surfaces. While CISS experiments have revealed robust changes in the spin-polarization properties of magnetic materials upon chiral molecular adsorption, the temperature dependence of these effects remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate the temperature dependence of the chirality-induced increase in magnetic coercivity by ribose-aminooxazoline (RAO) crystals on ferromagnetic surfaces. RAO was selected as a conglomerate-forming, thermodynamically stable crystalline chiral organic molecule with prebiotic relevance that has previously been shown to induce strong spin-dependent changes in magnetic minerals. Contrary to classical expectations that magnetic coercivity weakens at elevated temperatures, we observe a significant increase in magnetic coercivity (1 mT over a 60 C temperature change) with increasing temperature. These results support a vibronic contribution to CISS arising from electron-phonon interactions and demonstrate that spin-dependent interactions between chiral molecules and magnetic surfaces can become more effective at higher temperatures, providing new insight into the microscopic origins of CISS and the environmental robustness of spin-controlled asymmetric processes.
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spellingShingle Temperature-Enhanced Coercive Field by Chiral Molecules
Kapon, Yael
Brann, Lilach
Yochelis, Shira
Fransson, Jonas
Sasselov, Dimitar D.
Paltiel, Yossi
Ozturk, S. Furkan
Chemical Physics
Biological Physics
The chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect demonstrates a strong coupling between electron spin and molecular chirality, enabling spin-controlled interactions between chiral molecules and magnetic surfaces. While CISS experiments have revealed robust changes in the spin-polarization properties of magnetic materials upon chiral molecular adsorption, the temperature dependence of these effects remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate the temperature dependence of the chirality-induced increase in magnetic coercivity by ribose-aminooxazoline (RAO) crystals on ferromagnetic surfaces. RAO was selected as a conglomerate-forming, thermodynamically stable crystalline chiral organic molecule with prebiotic relevance that has previously been shown to induce strong spin-dependent changes in magnetic minerals. Contrary to classical expectations that magnetic coercivity weakens at elevated temperatures, we observe a significant increase in magnetic coercivity (1 mT over a 60 C temperature change) with increasing temperature. These results support a vibronic contribution to CISS arising from electron-phonon interactions and demonstrate that spin-dependent interactions between chiral molecules and magnetic surfaces can become more effective at higher temperatures, providing new insight into the microscopic origins of CISS and the environmental robustness of spin-controlled asymmetric processes.
title Temperature-Enhanced Coercive Field by Chiral Molecules
topic Chemical Physics
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.05720