Electronic control of helical chirality

摘要

Chiral phenomena are common in living systems. Despite the fact that development of materials has often been inspired by chemistry from the biological world, materials that take advantage of inherent chirality have found relatively few applications. It is therefore probable that much remains to be gained from novel applications of molecular, macromolecular and supramolecular chirality. Among the most intriguing recent advances in studies of chiral materials is the development of mechanisms to control the shape and properties of chiral molecules.