Bringing order to electron spins for improved devices and reactions

Our technology

Chiral has developed a range of spin-aligning layers and coatings based on the CISS Effect.

Chiral's technology replace chaos with order
Chiral's technology replace chaos with order

Chiral reduces overpotential waste caused by random spin of electrons

The Problem:

Resistivity & Overpotential Waste are Expensive

Overpotential waste reduces the efficiency and capacity of electrochemical devices. This drives significant costs.

Inefficiencies have a high cost
The Science behind Chiral

Electron spin and the role of aligned spin in nature

Electrons have spin. Typically, electrons flow with random spin orientation.
Over billions of years, nature has evolved the ability to control and align spin through the CISS Effect (explanation following).
In living organisms, the transition from 'random' to 'aligned' spin plays a crucial role in optimizing processes such as cellular respiration and photosynthesis.

Several studies even suggest that the CISS effect played a fundamental role in the emergence of life on Earth.

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One can think of an electron’s spin as being similar to a spinning top rotating around its own axis

What is Chirality?

Chirality refers to a property of objects, molecules, or structures that exist in two non-superimposable mirror-image forms, like left and right hands.
Biological systems widely utilize homochiral molecules: only left or only right structures. Natural sugars, proteins, amino acids, and DNA are all such examples.

Chiral mirror structures can never overlap

What is the CISS Effect?

Chiral's founders identified that the direction of electron spin is influenced by chiral molecules which act as spin filters.
Electrons with one spin direction pass through left-handed chiral molecules while electrons with the opposite spin pass through right-handed molecules.
This is known as the CISS Effect (Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity).

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Electron spin direction is affected by the chirality of molecules

We use the CISS Effect to enhance device performance. Our nanoscale coatings and layers achieve remarkable efficiency and capacity gains while remaining thin and easy to apply

The Benefits of Spin Alignment

Aligned electron spin facilitates smoother electron transfer, allowing more electrons to move with less energy.

Higher Efficiency: More electrons transferred with less energy leading to reduced energy loss.

Improved Capacity: Faster and greater outputs and performance.

Lower Costs: Both upfront and operational costs are reduced due to improved efficiency and capacity

Compact Design: Decreases footprint and weight, enabling more flexible setups.

Smooth application: Chiral's layers are just a few nanometers thick, allowing them to be applied to existing systems without the need for significant redesigns.