Electrical Conductivity of Self-Assembled Metallic DNA Nanowires
Materials Science Laboratories, ATCS, Sony International (Europe) GmbH,
Stuttgart 70327 GERMANY
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for a presentation given at the
Ninth
Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology.
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We report on successful measurements of the electrical conductivity of metallised deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules forming nanowires for applications in future nanoelectronics. The DNA metallisation was performed using gold nanoparticles and a novel self-assembly approach. Linear ohmic behaviour and resistance values in the range 2 to 5 kOhm for single wires have been measured at 300 K. At high bias currents, clear effects of structural changes due to electromigration and overheating have been obtained.
The experimental results will be compared with the predictions based on numerical model simulations, which take into account special structural and electronic features of the nanowires.
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*Corresponding Address:
Oliver Harnack
Materials Science Laboratories, ATCS, Sony International (Europe) GmbH
Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 1, Stuttgart 70327 GERMANY
Phone: +49-711-5858-212
Fax: +49-711-5858-484
Email: [email protected]
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