Lee, H.-I.; Vaidya, T.; Dwivedi, R.P. Thermal Effects on Optical Chirality, Mechanics, and Associated Symmetry Properties. Optics2023, 4, 402-432.
Lee, H.-I.; Vaidya, T.; Dwivedi, R.P. Thermal Effects on Optical Chirality, Mechanics, and Associated Symmetry Properties. Optics 2023, 4, 402-432.
Lee, H.-I.; Vaidya, T.; Dwivedi, R.P. Thermal Effects on Optical Chirality, Mechanics, and Associated Symmetry Properties. Optics2023, 4, 402-432.
Lee, H.-I.; Vaidya, T.; Dwivedi, R.P. Thermal Effects on Optical Chirality, Mechanics, and Associated Symmetry Properties. Optics 2023, 4, 402-432.
Abstract
A review is here provided about the thermal effects on the optical chirality. To this goal, chiral objects dispersed in an embedding fluid are examined for their magnetoelectric coupling. Thermal effects on several chiral meta-atoms and their ensembles are examined. To this goal, DNA-like helical structures are examined in detail. Mechanical aspect of thermo-elasticity is reviewed along with transverse deformations, while drawing analogies from condensed-matter physics. In this respect, chirality-induced spin selection is reviewed along with the temperature-mediated elec-tron-phonon interactions. A wide range of materials such as polymers and biological cells are also examined for temperature effects. A transition temperature delineating a sign flip in the chirality parameter is identified as well. Chirality-associated functionalities such as ratchet motions, switching, and modulations are investigated for their respective thermal effects. Issues of fabri-cating chiral meta-atoms are also discussed.
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