Polaron Hopping in Nano-scale Poly(dA)–Poly(dT) DNA
<p>Abstract</p> <p>We investigate the current–voltage relationship and the temperature-dependent conductance of nano-scale samples of poly(dA)–poly(dT) DNA molecules. A polaron hopping model has been used to calculate the I–V characteristic of nano-sca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Nanoscale Research Letters |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-010-9548-7 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>We investigate the current–voltage relationship and the temperature-dependent conductance of nano-scale samples of poly(dA)–poly(dT) DNA molecules. A polaron hopping model has been used to calculate the I–V characteristic of nano-scale samples of DNA. This model agrees with the data for current versus voltage at temperatures greater than 100 K. The quantities <it>G</it> <sub> <it>0</it> </sub>, <it>i</it> <sub> <it>0</it> </sub>, and <it>T</it> <sub> <it>1d</it> </sub> are determined empirically, and the conductivity is estimated for samples of poly(dA)–poly(dT).</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7573 1556-276X |