Functionalized Nanogap for DNA Read‐Out: Nucleotide Rotation and Current‐Voltage Curves
Abstract: Functionalized nanogaps embedded in nanopores show a strong potential for enhancing the detection of biomolecules, their length, type, and sequence. This detection is strongly dependent on the features of the target biomolecules, as well as the characteristics of the sensing device. In this work, through quantum‐mechanical calculations, we elaborate on representative such aspects for the specific case of DNA detection and read‐out. These aspects include the influence of single DNA nucleotide rotation within the nanogap and the current‐voltage (I‐V) characteristics of the nanogap. The results unveil a distinct variation in the electronic current across the functionalized device for the four natural DNA nucleotides with the applied voltage. These also underline the asymmetric response of the rotating nucleotides on this applied voltage and the respective variation in the rectification ratio of the device. The electronic tunneling current across the nanogap can be further enhanced through the proper choice of an applied bias voltage. We were able to correlate the enhancement of this current to the nucleotide rotation dynamics and a shift of the electronic transmission peaks towards the Fermi level. This nucleotide specific shift further reveals the sensitivity of the device in reading‐out the identity of the DNA nucleotides for all different configurations in the nanogap. We underline the important information that can be obtained from both the I‐V curves and the rectification characteristics of the nanogap device in view of accurately reading‐out the DNA information. We show that tuning the applied bias can enhance this detection and discuss the implications in view of novel functionalized nanopore sequencers.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Functionalized Nanogap for DNA Read‐Out: Nucleotide Rotation and Current‐Voltage Curves ; volume:21 ; number:18 ; year:2020 ; pages:2068-2074 ; extent:7
ChemPhysChem ; 21, Heft 18 (2020), 2068-2074 (gesamt 7)
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10.1002/cphc.202000391
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022061709031220124841
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Maier, Frank C.
- Fyta, Maria
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