Nuclear Angular Momentum Generation in Thermally Driven Chiral Systems
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| author | Feng, Jichen Abraham, Ethan Subotnik, Joseph Nitzan, Abraham |
| author_facet | Feng, Jichen Abraham, Ethan Subotnik, Joseph Nitzan, Abraham |
| contents | The appearance of angular momentum in the nuclear motion of molecular systems lacking inversion symmetry under imposed thermal gradients presents a novel mechanism with potential implications for spintronics, magnetic response, and energy transport in such systems. Here we explore this phenomenon, using theoretical analysis and numerical simulations to study angular momentum generation in several driven chiral molecular models. We demonstrate that significant vibrational angular momentum can be induced under both mechanical and thermal driving, with magnitude comparable to that induced in optically driven chiral phonons. We find that generation of angular momentum is a common and general phenomenon in driven chiral structures, highlighting the role of symmetry-breaking in the (non-equilibrium) internal atomic motion of such systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Nuclear Angular Momentum Generation in Thermally Driven Chiral Systems Feng, Jichen Abraham, Ethan Subotnik, Joseph Nitzan, Abraham Chemical Physics Other Condensed Matter The appearance of angular momentum in the nuclear motion of molecular systems lacking inversion symmetry under imposed thermal gradients presents a novel mechanism with potential implications for spintronics, magnetic response, and energy transport in such systems. Here we explore this phenomenon, using theoretical analysis and numerical simulations to study angular momentum generation in several driven chiral molecular models. We demonstrate that significant vibrational angular momentum can be induced under both mechanical and thermal driving, with magnitude comparable to that induced in optically driven chiral phonons. We find that generation of angular momentum is a common and general phenomenon in driven chiral structures, highlighting the role of symmetry-breaking in the (non-equilibrium) internal atomic motion of such systems. |
| title | Nuclear Angular Momentum Generation in Thermally Driven Chiral Systems |
| topic | Chemical Physics Other Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06738 |