Spintronics and chirality: Spin selectivity in electron transport through chiral molecules

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 263-281

  Naaman, Ron ^a   Waldeck, David H ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

electron transfer; memory devices; molecular electronics; spin injection

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTROSPINNING; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MOLECULES; SPIN DYNAMICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CHIRAL MOLECULE; ELECTRON SPINS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSMISSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ORGANIC MOLECULES; SELECTIVITY EFFECTS; SPIN ORIENTATIONS; SPIN-INJECTION; SPINTRONICS DEVICE;

SPINTRONICS;

EID: 84926504181     PISSN: 0066426X     EISSN: 15451593     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-040214-121554     Document Type: Review

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