First-principles transversal DNA conductance deconstructed

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Zhang, X G ^a   Krstić, Predrag S ^b   Zikić, Radomir ^b   Wells, Jack C ^a   Fuentes Cabrera, Miguel ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE; DNA FRAGMENT; SUGAR PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DIRECT CURRENT; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONICS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 33745754496     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.085548     Document Type: Article

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