Abstract:Giant magnetization of polyalanine monolayers on gold observed in recent years along with unusual large spin selectivity, the potential of the film, and its temperature dependence are all explained in the context of vacuum polarization at the gold-monolayer interface. The enhancement is directly related to the fine structure constant, a and involves a change in basic physical parameters including changes in the permeability of the vacuum and in the local zero point energy (ZPE) of the gold-monolayer interface.… Show more
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