Theoretical Measurements of Conductance in an (AT)12 DNA Molecule

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1256-1260

  Tada, Tomofumi ^a   Kondo, Masakazu ^a   Yoshizawa, Kazunari ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA; Electron transfer; Extended H ckel theory; Molecular conductance; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

DNA MOLECULES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; LANDAUER; MEASUREMENTS OF; METALLIC LEADS; MOLECULAR CONDUCTANCE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

DNA;

DNA; GOLD COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0344845102     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200300811     Document Type: Article

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