Electron channels in biomolecular nanowires

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We report a first-principle study of the electronic and conduction properties of a quadruple-helix guanine wire (G4-wire), a DNA-derivative, with inner potassium ions. The analysis of the electronic structure highlights the presence of energy manifolds that are equivalent to the bands of (semi)conducting materials, and reveals the formation of extended electron channels available for charge transport along the wire. The specific metal-nucleobase interactions affect the electronic properties at the Fermi level, leading the wire to behave as an intrinsically p-doped system.
To be published in Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 8 pages (double column), 4 figures

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Soft Condensed Matter, Materials Science

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23038

Consulte el texto completo en el siguiente enlace:

https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401012
 http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401012
 Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108, 2509 (2004)

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