Spin Selective Charge Transport through Cysteine Capped CdSe Quantum Dots
- 27 June 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Nano Letters
- Vol. 16 (7), 4583-4589
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01880
Abstract
This work demonstrates that chiral imprinted CdSe quantum dots (QDs) can act as spin selective filters for charge transport. The spin filtering properties of chiral nanoparticles were investigated by magnetic conducting-probe atomic force microscopy (mCP-AFM) measurements and magnetoresistance measurements. The mCP-AFM measurements show that the chirality of the quantum dots and the magnetic orientation of the tip affect the current-voltage curves. Similarly, magnetoresistance measurements demonstrate that the electrical transport through films of chiral quantum dots correlates with the chiroptical properties of the QD. The spin filtering properties of chiral quantum dots may prove useful in future applications; e.g., photovoltaics, spintronics, and other spin-driven devices.Keywords
Funding Information
- European Research Council (338720)
- Richard King Mellon Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy (ER46430)
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