The Origin of Homochirality by Rotational Magnetoelectrochemistry
The origin of homochirality by rotational magnetoelectrochemistry was theoretically examined. Electrochemical reductions in a rotating solution under a static vertical magnetic field were concluded to yield microscopic vortices with L-activity for enantiomeric reagents, whereas D-active vortices arise from electrochemical oxidation. The reduction case was experimentally verified by rotational magnetoelectrodeposition (RMED) of copper films using an electrolysis cell rotating in a magnetic field, where L-active screw dislocations were created by L-active microscopic vortices. In all the cases of the directions of magnetic polarity and system rotation, the RMED films exhibited L-activity for the enantiomeric reactions of amino acids.
Authors
- Iwao Mogi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7710-0777)
- Makoto Miura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0313-1308)
- Yusuke Yamauchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-927X)
- Yoshinobu Oshikiri
- Kohki Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8444-5538)
- Atsushi Sugiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4861-7259)
- Ryoichi Aogaki
- Ryoichi Morimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-0138)
- Miki Miura
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Tokyo Polytechnic University (JP)
- Saitama Prefectural Industrial Technology Center (JP)
- Denka (Japan) (JP)
- Yamagata Research Institute Of Technology (JP)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Magnetochemistry
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11060051
- Primary Topic
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science