Malyshev, Andrey2023-06-202023-06-202007-03-020031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.98.096801https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52165© 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.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.engjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.096801https://journals.aps.orgopen access538.9Double-strandElectrical-transportQuantum transportLocalization propertiesDeoxyribonucleic-acidCharge-transportModelPoly(Dg)-poly(Dc)ConductionPoly(Da)-poly(Dt)Física de materialesFísica del estado sólido2211 Física del Estado Sólido