title: Spin selective electron transmission through monolayers of chiral molecules.
abstract: Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of organic dipolar molecules have new electronic and magnetic properties that result from their organization, despite the relatively weak interaction among the molecules themselves. Here we review the origin of this cooperative effect and summarize results obtained on spin selective electron transmission through such monolayers that are made from chiral molecules. We show that SAMs containing chiral dipolar molecules behave like magnetic layers which may serve as spin filters, even without applying an external magnetic field to the layer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Physics, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, 76100, Israel. Ron.Naaman@weizmann.ac.il
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naaman
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vager
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D004583:Electrons; D008280:Magnetics; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; C019529:polyalanine; D004247:DNA