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Variable range hopping and electrical conductivity along the DNA double helix.

Z G Yu1, X Song

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|June 21, 2001
PubMed
Summary

We developed a model for electrical conductivity in DNA, treating it as a disordered system. This model explains how temperature affects conductivity in DNA by considering electron hopping and thermal fluctuations.

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Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Molecular Electronics

Background:

  • Understanding electrical conductivity in biological molecules like DNA is crucial for molecular electronics and biosensing.
  • Previous models have not fully captured the complex interplay of structural dynamics and charge transport in DNA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a theoretical model describing electrical conductivity along the DNA double helix.
  • To elucidate the role of thermal structural fluctuations in DNA's electronic properties.

Main Methods:

  • Modeling DNA as a one-dimensional disordered system.
  • Applying variable range hopping theory for electron transport between localized states.
  • Incorporating thermal structural fluctuations to determine temperature-dependent localization length.

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Main Results:

  • The model quantitatively explains the temperature dependence of conductivity in lambda phage DNA.
  • Demonstrated that thermal fluctuations enhance the localization of electronic wave functions.
  • Established a correlation between localization length and temperature.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed model provides a robust framework for understanding DNA electrical conductivity.
  • Thermal fluctuations are a key factor influencing charge transport in DNA.
  • This work has implications for the design of DNA-based electronic devices.