A chemical perspective on the chiral induced spin selectivity effect

Abstract

This review discusses opportunities in chemistry that are enabled by the chiral induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect. Firstly, the review begins with a brief overview of the seminal studies on CISS. Next, we discuss different chiral material systems whose properties can be tailored through chemical means, with a special emphasis on hybrid organic-inorganic layered materials that exhibit some of the largest spin filtering properties to date. Then, we discuss the promise of CISS for chemical reactions and enantioseparation before concluding in the end.