JOURNAL ARTICLE

The chiral nano-world: chiroptically active quantum nanostructures

Finn Purcell‐MiltonJoseph GovanMaria MukhinaYurii K. Gun’ko

Year: 2015 Journal:   Nanoscale Horizons Vol: 1 (1)Pages: 14-26   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

This review presents recent advances in the development of various chiroptically active quantum nanostructures.

Keywords:
Chirality (physics) Nanotechnology Nanomaterials Nanostructure Quantum dot Spintronics Materials science Physics Quantum mechanics Chiral symmetry breaking Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model

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Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
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Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
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Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Biomaterials
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