Spin+Chirality: Controlling interfacial spin functionalities with chiral molecules (B14)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 268565370

Project B14 aims to explore spin functionalities in chiral molecules on surfaces by the chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect. We exploit adsorption-induced modifications in chiral molecule-magnetic thin film hybrid structures to tune the spin order and spin transport of magnetic thin films. Complementarily, we focus on the tunability of chiral-induced spin functionalities in non-magnetic molecule-metal heterostructures. Combining multidimensional photoemission spectroscopy with magneto-transport will allow us to gain a comprehensive understanding of chiral induced interfacial spin functionalities and the potential of chirality for novel spintronic applications.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 173: Spin+X: Spin in its collective environment
• Applicant Institution: Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Benjamin Stadtmüller; Professorin Dr. Angela Wittmann