Electronic properties of DNA
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics World
- Vol. 14 (8) , 29-33
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/14/8/33
Abstract
DNA plays a pivotal role in biology as the carrier of genetic information in all living species. Recently, however, physicists and chemists have become increasingly interested in the electronic properties of the "molecule of life". According to some, DNA is a molecular wire that can conduct charge carriers with virtually no resistance. Others, however, find that DNA behaves as an insulator. Experiments are now starting to provide the first clues about the mechanisms that underlie charge transport in DNA.Keywords
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