New contactless method reveals how mirror-image materials respond differently to light

Phys · Aug 11, 2026 · 945 words · By Hebrew University

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Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a contactless method called CP-TRSPV to measure how mirror-image chiral 2D perovskites respond to circularly polarized light. This technique allows scientists to observe intrinsic electronic properties and spin-related effects without the interference caused by traditional electrical contacts.

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New contactless method reveals how mirror-image materials respond differently to light Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor New research introduces a contactless way to see how mirror-image materials respond differently to circularly…

Why it matters

The researchers developed a novel method based on light-induced charge separation that allows researchers to directly probe how the material's structure acts like a microscopic filter, influencing how electrons separate and move.

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The advance is important because it gives scientists a faster, cleaner way to test promising materials without metal contacts and other parts of a finished device affecting the results.

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Claim 1: “That is the story behind a new study by researchers at the Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, published in Small.”

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While the existence of the Hebrew University's Institute of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is verified via Wikipedia and web search, the specific claim that this particular study was published in the journal 'Small' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, although the research context matches.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; Hebrew: הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הָעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם, romanized: HaUniversita HaIvrit b'Yerushalayim) is an Israeli public research university based in Jerus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (Hebrew: הַמָכוֹן לְלִימוּדִים מִתְקַדְמִים; IIAS, or IAS in Israel) is a research institute in Jerusalem, devoted to academic research in physics, mathematic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni includes notable graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Four of Israel's prime ministers gradua…
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Claim 2: “Led by Dr. Joanna Dehnel and Dr. Igal Levine, the team investigated chiral 2D perovskites”

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Web search results explicitly name Dr. Joanna Dehnel and Dr. Igal Levine as leaders of the team investigating chiral 2D perovskites.

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web search NEUTRAL — Inducing chirality in perovskites image. The development is the latest in a series of advancements made by the team involving the introduction and control of chirality.
https://www.spintronics-info.com/tags/perovskites

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web search NEUTRAL — igal.levine@mail.huji.ac.il. Homepage. Research Focus: In our lab, we dedicate our research efforts to advancing the frontiers of semiconductor materials science through the investigation of defects a…
https://chemistry.huji.ac.il/people/igal-levine

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web search NEUTRAL — Led by Dr. Joanna Dehnel and Dr. Igal Levine, the team investigated chiral 2D perovskites, materials that come in two mirror-image forms—much like a left and right hand.
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-contactless-method-reveals-mir…

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Claim 3: “The results are consistent with an effect known as chiral-induced spin selectivity, or CISS.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the link between these results and the CISS effect.

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Claim 4: “a racemic sample, a mixture without an overall mirror-image preference, showed no significant difference between the two kinds of light.”

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The evidence explains what circular polarization and racemic mixtures are generally, but does not specifically corroborate the result that a racemic sample of this material showed no significant difference.

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web search NEUTRAL — Circularly polarized light displayed with use of components - showing points of maximum magnitude of vertical component correspond to points of zero magnitude of the horizontal component, and vice ver…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_polarization

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web search NEUTRAL — Potential applications include circularly-polarized light detectors, spin-based electronics and other devices that respond differently to different forms of polarized light. The new measurement method…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1139615

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web search NEUTRAL — Light can also be ‘circularly’ polarized, such that the axis of polarization rotates either clockwise (right circularly light) or counterclockwise (left circularly light) as the light travels.
https://www.opli.net/opli_magazine/eo/2024/how-a-material-di…

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Claim 5: “Joanna Dehnel et al, Contactless Detection of Giant Helicity‐Dependent Photovoltage in Chiral 2D Perovskites, Small (2026). DOI: 10.1002/smll.74908”

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Claim 6: “They introduced a technique called circularly polarized time-resolved surface photovoltage, or CP-TRSPV.”

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The evidence confirms the existence of 'time-resolved surface photovoltage' (TRSPV) as a technique, but the specific 'circularly polarized' (CP-TRSPV) variant is mentioned in the context of the study but not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Highlights• Charge reaction analyzed by the time-resolved surface photovoltage technique• Fourth-order water oxidation is observed on hematite surface
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8661549/

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web search NEUTRAL — The time-resolved change in the surface potential upon photoexcitation has been measured in two n-type photovoltaics, Si (111) 7×7 and ZnO (10-10), using two different laser pump-synchrotron x-ray pro…
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/time-resol…

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web search NEUTRAL — The time-resolved change in surface potential upon photoexcitation has been measured in the m-plane ZnO (101[combining macron]0) using a laser pump-synchrotron X-ray probe methodology.
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Claim 7: “The electrical difference was roughly 1,000 times larger than the difference seen simply in how the materials absorbed the two types of circularly polarized light.”

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The provided evidence snippets for this claim contain irrelevant Wikipedia entries about the word 'The' and a movie, providing no factual data regarding the 1,000-fold difference in electrical response vs absorption.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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Claim 8: “New research introduces a contactless way to see how mirror-image materials respond differently to circularly polarized light, without first building them into a complete electronic device.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the development of a contactless method to measure the response of mirror-image materials to circularly polarized light without needing to build a complete electronic device.

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web search NEUTRAL — Potential applications include circularly polarized light detectors, spin-based electronics and other devices that respond differently to different forms of polarized light. The new measurement method…
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-contactless-method-reveals-mir…

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web search NEUTRAL — Studying that coupling has traditionally meant fabricating a full device with metal contacts, a step that can introduce defects and other artifacts that obscure the material's intrinsic electronic res…
https://www.spintronics-info.com/hebrew-university-team-deve…

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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers have introduced a contactless method to observe how mirror-image materials respond differently to circularly polarized light. This approach allows for such analysis without the need to fir…
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Claim 9: “It can also follow what happens over an unusually wide range of time, from nanoseconds to milliseconds.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that the method can follow signals over a time range from nanoseconds to milliseconds.

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web search NEUTRAL — Instead of requiring a complete device, the method allows researchers to observe how electrical charges separate inside the material without adding a top electrical contact. It can also follow what ha…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1139615

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web search NEUTRAL — The method can follow the resulting signal over an unusually wide time window, from nanoseconds to milliseconds. Applying CP-TRSPV to R- and S-form chiral 2D perovskites, the researchers found that ea…
https://www.spintronics-info.com/hebrew-university-team-deve…

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web search NEUTRAL — Milliseconds to seconds conversion calculator helps you to find how many seconds in a millisecond, converts the unit of time milliseconds to seconds.Millisecond is a time measurement unit with the sym…
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Claim 10: “The researchers measured a photovoltage anisotropy factor, called gSPV, as large as −0.7 in the R material and 0.17 in the S material.”

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The specific values for gSPV (-0.7 for R and 0.17 for S) are mentioned in one web search result, but not corroborated by a second independent source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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Claim 11: “The R form responded more strongly to right-circularly polarized light, while the S form responded more strongly to left-circularly polarized light.”

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The provided evidence mentions that chiral perovskites respond to circularly polarized light, but the specific R-form/right-polarized and S-form/left-polarized mapping is not explicitly detailed in the evidence snippets provided, despite the general context of the study.

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