Chirality-Based Electronics:
A new study published in Nature has demonstrated a device that can separate electrons based on their chirality (handedness) without using powerful magnetic fields, marking progress towards low-power devices.Chirality in electrons: Similar to how the left and right hands are mirror images, electrons in topological semimetals possess left- or right-handed chirality.Chirality represents a specific quantum state of electrons moving inside a crystal lattice.Semimetals, or Metalloids, are brittle solids with a metallic appearance but nonmetal chemical properties. They are neither good electrical nor thermal conductors, yet they make excellent semiconductors and form amphoteric oxides.
