Dynamic breaking of mirror symmetry in spin-dependent electron transport through chiral media causes enantiomeric excesses
. We show by direct measurements, theory, and ab initio calculations that dynamic spin processes in chiral molecules could result in different efficiencies of spin-related phenomena, including the interaction of chiral molecules with magnetic surfaces. The findings may provide an explanation for the specific homochirality in nature.
Authors
- Jürgen Gauß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6432-9345)
- Anna I. Krylov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-5016)
- Ron Naaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1910-366X)
- Shira Yochelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9180-4669)
- Yossi Paltiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8739-9952)
- Christopher Seibel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-1364)
- Jia Hao Soh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8742-9972)
- Shmuel Zilberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1227-7539)
- Jonas Fransson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9217-2218)
- S. Furkan Ozturk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-3619)
- Nir Yuran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2933-4721)
- Daniel Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8664-246X)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (IL)
- Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (DE)
- Ariel University (IL)
- Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Science Advances
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9325
- Primary Topic
- Origins and Evolution of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- California Institute of Technology
- United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research