DNA double helices for single molecule electronics
材料科学
2007-05-23 v1 介观与纳米尺度物理
摘要
The combination of self-assembly and electronic properties as well as its true nanoscale dimensions make DNA a promising candidate for a building block of single molecule electronics. We argue that the intrinsic double helix conformation of the DNA strands provides a possibility to drive the electric current through the DNA by the perpendicular electric (gating) field. The transistor effect in the poly(G)-poly(C) synthetic DNA is demonstrated within a simple model approach. We put forward experimental setups to observe the predicted effect and discuss possible device applications of DNA. In particular, we propose a design of the single molecule analog of the Esaki diode.
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引用
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0703247,
title = {DNA double helices for single molecule electronics},
author = {A. V. Malyshev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0703247},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 4 figure