R2: Chiral Phenomena Observation Group
Group Leader: Hiroshi Yamamoto
Group Leader: Hiroshi Yamamoto
This area focuses on observing, measuring, and applying the unique physical phenomena exhibited by the synthesized chiral materials.
R2-1 (Optical Properties): Focuses on observing and analyzing optical chiral characteristics, such as Circularly Polarized Luminescence (CPL) and absorption.
R2-2 (Spin Selectivity): Focuses on measuring and quantifying the Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) effect across diverse materials to experimentally quantify the "chiral degree" seen by electrons.
R2-3 (Light Interaction): Focuses on studying the interaction between chiral matter and optical vortices—a new type of chiral light—to explore applications like angular momentum transfer and novel chiral analysis.
R2-4 (Biomolecules): Focuses on quantifying the physiological significance of chirality by studying how chiral fields affect molecular chirality within cells and how this influences gene expression and metabolism.