Strain-dependence of the electronic properties in periodic quadruple helical G4-wires

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 47, 2005, Pages 22301-22307

  Di Felice, Rosa ^a   Calzolari, Arrigo ^a   Garbesi, Anna ^a,b   Alexandre, Simone S ^c   Soler, José M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DNA; ELECTRONS; MOLECULES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLUTIONS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY (DFT); QUADRUPLE HELICES; STACKING DISTANCES;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

DNA; GUANINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; ELECTRONS; GUANINE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 29144447300     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp054274q     Document Type: Article

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