title: Chiral control of current transfer in molecules.
abstract: Electron transmission through chiral molecules induced by circularly polarized light can be very different for mirror image structures. This behavior is described in terms of current transfer: the transfer of both charge and momentum. We review recent theoretical developments on the theory of current transfer and discuss related experimental studies of electron transmission through chiral molecular structures adsorbed on surfaces.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
authors.forename: Vered
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ben-Moshe
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Beratan
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nitzan
authors.forename: Spiros S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Skourtis
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons; D009038:Motion; D013237:Stereoisomerism