Nowadays, the possible origins of the biological chirality on Earth are an important fundamental question and topic of various areas in modern science. Moreover, the chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect attracts scientific interest because this effect can help to switch the spintronics technology from its micro to molecular level. Our group conducts research on chirality as a universal marker of life. In the presence of a strong static magnetic field, enantiomeric excess of chiral molecules can be formed and spin-selective electron transport through these chiral molecules can be observed. The stereochemistry of these materials has been determined using electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This CISS effect in chiral semiconducting materials and biomolecules is investigated using electrochemical methods in the presence of the magnetic field.
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Figure. Radical cationic and paramagnetic materials during their synthesis and electrochemical investigation under a magnetic field using electromagnet.