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Xue-Xia Lu, Bo-Wen Dai , Liang-jin Xu*
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjsc.2026.100910
ABSTRACT
In summary, by engineering a redox-active chiral
Fe-Spiro MOF capable of sustaining SCSC confined polymerization, Cui and colleagues
achieve direct atomic-scale visualization of polymer helices via SCXRD—an
accomplishment previously impeded by orientational disorder. This work not only
overturns the empirical assumption of wide-pore polymer growth but also
establishes definitive crystallographic principles governing chirality transfer
under nanoconfinement. The record-high spin polarization further provides
compelling experimental validation of the intimate structure–function
relationship underlying CISS. Looking ahead, the use of single-crystalline MOFs
as deterministic nanoreactors offers a broadly applicable platform for studying
chirality induction in diverse polymer systems, including non-conjugated
backbones and alternative metal coordination environments. Given its exceptional
spin-filtering performance and structural precision, this hybrid architecture
holds significant promise for next-generation spintronic devices. More broadly,
this work sets a benchmark for correlating complex functional phenomena with
atomic-scale structure, redefining how confined polymer chemistry can be
understood and exploited.