Spin-orbit coupling and beyond in Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity
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| author | Sala, Ruggero Behera, Sushant Kumar Karmakar, Abhirup Roy Moioli, Matteo Martinazzo, Rocco Cococcioni, Matteo |
| author_facet | Sala, Ruggero Behera, Sushant Kumar Karmakar, Abhirup Roy Moioli, Matteo Martinazzo, Rocco Cococcioni, Matteo |
| contents | Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) describes the emergence of spin-polarized electron transport in chiral systems without magnetic fields, a remarkable effect in light-element materials with weak intrinsic spin-orbit coupling (SOC). This mini-review analyzes the microscopic origins of CISS, highlighting how molecular chirality, local electric fields, and dynamic distortions enhance effective SOC and drive spin-dependent transport. We critically assess existing models in terms of their symmetry constraints, phenomenological assumptions, and compliance with Onsager reciprocity. Recent developments combining relativistic quantum mechanics and complete multipole representations reveal a direct link between chirality density and spin current pseudoscalars, suggesting a field-theoretic foundation for CISS. These insights could help position light-element chiral nanomaterials as tunable platforms for probing and engineering spin-selective phenomena at the nanoscale. |
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| spellingShingle | Spin-orbit coupling and beyond in Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity Sala, Ruggero Behera, Sushant Kumar Karmakar, Abhirup Roy Moioli, Matteo Martinazzo, Rocco Cococcioni, Matteo Other Condensed Matter Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) describes the emergence of spin-polarized electron transport in chiral systems without magnetic fields, a remarkable effect in light-element materials with weak intrinsic spin-orbit coupling (SOC). This mini-review analyzes the microscopic origins of CISS, highlighting how molecular chirality, local electric fields, and dynamic distortions enhance effective SOC and drive spin-dependent transport. We critically assess existing models in terms of their symmetry constraints, phenomenological assumptions, and compliance with Onsager reciprocity. Recent developments combining relativistic quantum mechanics and complete multipole representations reveal a direct link between chirality density and spin current pseudoscalars, suggesting a field-theoretic foundation for CISS. These insights could help position light-element chiral nanomaterials as tunable platforms for probing and engineering spin-selective phenomena at the nanoscale. |
| title | Spin-orbit coupling and beyond in Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity |
| topic | Other Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20475 |