Abstract
We consider a ladder model of DNA for addressing the relation between the transport properties and electronic structure and the interbase coupling in poly(G)–poly(C). Based on the negative eigenvalue theorem and transfer matrix method, the density of states and current–voltage characteristics are evaluated, and an expression for the dependence of the band gap on intra- and inter-strand nucleobase couplings is proposed. There exists a semiconducting-metallic transition in poly(G)–poly(C) by modulating the interbase coupling, and the physical nature is traced back to dimensionality-induced effects. Our results provide possibility for interpreting a variety of transport behaviors observed in DNA molecules.
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