COLL 540 |
| Rasmita Raval, Surface Science Research Centre, Surface Science Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, United Kingdom |
| The manifestation of chirality at metal surfaces has important implications in asymmetric catalysis, molecular recognition, and optoelectronics. True and perfect chirality may be introduced at achiral metal surfaces via adsorption of optically active molecules. Chirality in these systems is expressed in a number of ways, ranging from the creation of local chiral motifs to organised supramolecular chiral assemblies. On certain surfaces, chirality is bestowed at an even deeper level via reconstruction of the surface atoms to create chiral metal footprints. It will be shown that in all its various guises, there are general principles and molecular factors that enable chirality to be progressed beyond the local level to a global level, enabling true surface handedness to be expressed.
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Chiral Surfaces
Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry |