Photoconductivity and current-voltage characteristics of thin DNA films: experiments and modeling

Ravindra Venkatramani; De Yu Zang; Choon Oh; James Grote; David Beratan

doi:10.1117/12.831024

20 August 2009 Photoconductivity and current-voltage characteristics of thin DNA films: experiments and modeling

Ravindra Venkatramani, De Yu Zang, Choon Oh, James Grote, David Beratan

Proceedings Volume 7403, Nanobiosystems: Processing, Characterization, and Applications II; 74030B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831024
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We report experimental observations and theoretical modeling of an unusual photoelectric effect in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) thin-film devices, under visible and near-infrared illumination. The devices also show diode-type rectifying current-voltage (I-V) characteristics. An equivalent circuit model was constructed that fits the experimental data, and physical processes likely to arise in the devices are discussed. We envisage the formation of a Schottky barrier at the DNA film-metal interface and infer that the photoresponse arises from photoinjection of electrons from the metal into the DNA film.

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Ravindra Venkatramani, De Yu Zang, Choon Oh, James Grote, and David Beratan "Photoconductivity and current-voltage characteristics of thin DNA films: experiments and modeling", Proc. SPIE 7403, Nanobiosystems: Processing, Characterization, and Applications II, 74030B (20 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831024

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