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Article
Variable Range Hopping and Electrical Conductivity along the DNA Double Helix
Physical Review Letters
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
6-1-2001
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.6018
Abstract
We present a model to describe electrical conductivity along the DNA double helix. In this model, DNA is considered as a one-dimensional disordered system, and electrons are transported via variable range hopping between localized states. Thermal structural fluctuations in DNA further localize electronic wave functions, giving rise to a temperature-dependent localization length. The model quantitatively explains the temperature dependence of the conductivity observed in the lambda phage DNA ( λ-DNA).
Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Copyright Date
2001
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Z. G. Yu and Xueyu Song. "Variable Range Hopping and Electrical Conductivity along the DNA Double Helix" Physical Review Letters Vol. 86 Iss. 26 (2001) p. 6018 - 6021 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/xueyu-song/44/
This article is from Physical Review Letters 86 (2001): 6018, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.6018. Posted with permission.