Schematic illustration of electrosynthesized chiral ferromagnetic nanohelix (IMAGE)

Korea University

Schematic illustration of electrosynthesized chiral ferromagnetic nanohelix

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The twisting direction of metal nanoparticles is controlled to be right- or left-handed by adding chiral molecules, which are adsorbed onto the particle surface, during the electrochemical reduction of metal ions.

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Korea University and Seoul National University

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