Electronic transport through short dsDNA measured with mechanically controlled break junctions: New thiol–gold binding protocol improves conductance
Electronic transport through short dsDNA measured with mechanically controlled break junctions: New thiol–gold binding protocol improves conductance
Liu, S. P.; Artois, J.; Schmid, D.; Wieser, M.; Bornemann, B.; Weisbrod, S.; Marx, A.; Scheer, E.; Erbe, A.
It is shown that double-stranded DNA which is directly coupled to gold via a modified thymidine base exhibits a higher conductance than reported for DNA coupled to metal electrodes using different binding schemes. The measurements of electrical conductance are performed in a mechanically controlled break junction setup in aqueous solution and in high vacuum at room temperature. The current–voltage characteristics obtained in vacuum can be understood if a single molecular energy level determines the transport.
Keywords: molecular electronics; DNA; charge transport; nanoelectronics
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Physica Status Solidi (B) 250(2013)11, 2342-2348
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201349158
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