Spin Control of Chemical Reactions
Group Members: Brian Bloom, Supriya Ghosh, Jimeng Wei
Collaborators: Ron Naaman (Weizmann Institute, Israel), Helmet Zacharias (Universitaet Muenster, Germany)
The chiral induced spin selectivity effect can also be exploited for facilitating chemical reactions. We demonstrate that chiral materials are accompanied by a spin polarization that can be used to discriminate between triplet and singlet reaction pathways. Additionally, these studies are guiding the development of new methods for enantiomeric separation and discrimination.
Collaborators: Ron Naaman (Weizmann Institute, Israel), Helmet Zacharias (Universitaet Muenster, Germany)
The chiral induced spin selectivity effect can also be exploited for facilitating chemical reactions. We demonstrate that chiral materials are accompanied by a spin polarization that can be used to discriminate between triplet and singlet reaction pathways. Additionally, these studies are guiding the development of new methods for enantiomeric separation and discrimination.