Publications [#373968] of Michael J. Therien

Papers Published

1. Ko, C-H; Zhu, Q; Bullard, G; Tassinari, F; Morisue, M; Naaman, R; Therien, MJ, Electron Spin Polarization and Rectification Driven by Chiral Perylene Diimide-Based Nanodonuts., The journal of physical chemistry letters, vol. 14 no. 45 (November, 2023), pp. 10271-10277 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/15)

   Abstract:
   The chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect allows thin-film layers of chiral conjugated molecules to function as spin filters at ambient temperature. Through solvent-modulated dropcasting of chiral l- and d-perylene diimide (PDI) monomeric building blocks, two types of aggregate morphologies, nanofibers and nanodonuts, may be realized. Spin-diode behavior is evidenced in the nanodonut structures. Stacked PDI units, which form the conjugated core of these nanostructures, dominate the nanodonut-Au electrode contact; in contrast, the AFM tip contacts largely the high-resistance solubilizing alkyl chains of the chiral monomers that form these nanodonuts. Current-voltage responses of the nanodonuts, measured by magnetic conductive AFM (mC-AFM), demonstrate substantial spin polarizations as well as spin current rectification ratios (>10) that exceed the magnitudes of those determined to date for other chiral nanoscale systems. These results underscore the potential for chiral nanostructures, featuring asymmetric molecular junctions, to enable CISS-based nanoscale spin current rectifiers.