摘要
A molecular device fabricated from metallic deoxyribonucleic acid (M-DNA) exhibits a negative differential resistance (NDR) behavior. When two gold electrodes were connected by Ni2+ -chelated DNA, which was converted from λ-DNA, not only was the conductivity of DNA improved, but a NDR device was formed as a full cyclic voltage sweep was applied to measure its current versus voltage characteristics at room temperature and in an ambient environment. Such electronic characteristics of a M-DNA device may have been caused by the redox reactions of Ni ions. This finding provides a simple way to construct electrical nanodevices from biological molecules.
原文 | English |
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文章編號 | 043105 |
期刊 | Applied Physics Letters |
卷 | 94 |
發行號 | 4 |
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出版狀態 | Published - 9 2月 2009 |