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DNA double helices for single molecule electronics

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2007

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American Physical Society
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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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© American Physical Society. The author is grateful to F. Domínguez-Adame, E. Maciá, R. Gutierrez, and V. Malyshev for fruitful discussions, V. M.’s constant encouragement throughout the study and comments on the manuscript are appreciated. This study was supported by MEC under projects Ramón y Cajal and MOSAICO.

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