Electromagnetic Enantiomer: Chiral Nanophotonic Cavities for Inducing Chemical Asymmetry

• Published in: ACS Nano Vol. 18; no. 33; pp. 22220 - 22232
• Main Authors: Kumar, Rahul, Trodden, Ben, Klimash, Anastasia, Bousquet, Manon, Chaubey, Shailendra K., Fairbairn, Nicola J., Russell, Ben A., Wynne, Klaas, Karimullah, Affar S., Gadegaard, Nikolaj, Skabara, Peter J., Hedley, Gordon J., Hashiyada, Shun, Movsesyan, Artur, Govorov, Alexander O., Kadodwala, Malcolm
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 20.08.2024; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: nanophotonics; chiral induction; asymmetric chemistry; polaritonic chemistry; strong coupling; superchirality

Chiral molecules, a cornerstone of chemical sciences with applications ranging from pharmaceuticals to molecular electronics, come in mirror-image pairs called enantiomers. However, their synthesis often requires complex control of their molecular geometry. We propose a strategy called “electromagne...