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Condensed Matter > Strongly Correlated Electrons

Title: Enhancement of Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity by Strong Electron Correlations

Authors: Meng Xu, Yan Chen
Abstract: Chirality-induced spin selectivity is a spin-splitting phenomenon from a helical structure with a considerably effective spin-orbit coupling. This unexpectedly large spin-splitting phenomenon has been experimentally observed in chiral organic molecules, which typically show a weak spin-orbit coupling. To understand this, we use the renormalized mean-field theory and Landauer-B\"{u}ttiker formulas to study the transport properties of single-stranded DNA in the presence of strong electron correlation. It shows a significant spin polarization of 46.5% near the Coulomb repulsion limit, which explains the extremely high spin polarization observed in experiments. Compared to systems without electron correlation, the averaged spin polarization in this case is 2 to 4 times greater across various system sizes. Furthermore, the parameter dependence of the spin polarization and the underlying Metal-Insulator transition are studied.
Subjects: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el); Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall); Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:2405.04316 [cond-mat.str-el]
  (or arXiv:2405.04316v1 [cond-mat.str-el] for this version)

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From: Meng Xu [view email]
[v1] Tue, 7 May 2024 13:37:43 GMT (1097kb,D)

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