AI 中文总结
该研究打破手性光-物质相互作用需依赖结构手性材料的传统认知，揭示非手性各向异性系统可产生手性光学效应，拓展了手性光学应用的技术路径。
AI 中文摘要
传统观点认为，强手性光-物质相互作用必须依赖结构手性材料，但新出现的证据对这一假设提出了挑战，引发了一个根本性问题：在手性偏振光（CPL）响应中，手性物质真的重要吗？手性结构虽利于各向同性介质中产生圆二色性，但具有各向异性的非手性系统也可产生圆二色性，且无需结构手性时，CPL即可驱动定向电荷输运和自旋选择性过程。通过利用基本光-物质相互作用原理统一这些现象，认识到光同时具有手性和非手性分量，而物质则展现出电荷、矩、角动量等多种自由度，我们揭示了更广阔的手性光学图景。这一视角调和了看似不同的发现，为高性能CPL器件、超高灵敏度手性传感器、自旋选择性光催化剂等先进技术开辟了路径，从根本上拓展了超越传统结构约束的手性光学。
英文摘要
Strong chiral light-matter interactions are conventionally believed to require structurally chiral materials. However, emerging evidence challenges this assumption, prompting a fundamental question: do chiral matters really matter in circularly polarized light (CPL) responses? While chiral structures favor circular dichroism generation in isotropic media, non-chiral systems with anisotropy can generate circular dichroism, and CPL can drive directional charge transport and spin-selective processes without structural chirality. By unifying these phenomena through fundamental light-matter interaction principles, recognizing that light carries both chiral and achiral components while matter exhibits diverse degrees of freedom such as charge, moment and angular momentum, we reveal a broader landscape of chiral optics. This perspective reconciles seemingly disparate findings and opens pathways to advanced technologies including high-performance CPL devices, ultrasensitive chiral sensors, and spin-selective photocatalysts, fundamentally expanding chiral optics beyond traditional structural constraints.
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