Electron channels in biomolecular nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2509-2515

  Calzolari, Arrigo ^a   De Felice, Rosa ^a   Molinari, Elisa ^a   Garbesi, Anna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERMI LEVEL; IONIC CONDUCTION; IONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POTASSIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

BIOMOLECULAR NANOWIRES; ELECTRON CHANNELS; ENERGY MANIFOLDS; METAL NUCLEOBASE INTERACTIONS; P DOPED SYSTEM; QUADRUPLE HELIX GUANINE WIRE;

DNA;

EID: 1542544800     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp036689m     Document Type: Article

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