Research Director: Hiroshi Yamamoto
(Professor, Research Center of Integrative Molecular Systems, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences)
Research Term: Oct 2025 - Mar 2031
Grant Number: JPMJER2503

 

 

“Chirality” refers to an attribute of a shape that has mirror-image pairs, like right and left hands. Recently, a phenomenon called Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS)—in which electrons passing through chiral materials exhibit highly efficient spin polarization—has attracted considerable attention in condensed matter science. However, its fundamental mechanism and potential applications remain elusive.

This research area aims to elucidate CISS at the quantum mechanical level through collaboration between solid-state physics and synthetic chemistry. We will establish fundamental principles to control chirality conversion among electron spins, phonons, and photons, and develop materials that enable such interconversion. In parallel, we will test these principles in spintronics, electrochemistry, quantum computing, and sensing, thereby pioneering new materials science and chemical processes.

 

Research Groups

- Molecular Chirality Group
- Inorganic Chirality Group
- Optical Chirality Group
- Electrochemical Chirality Group

 

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