Silicene nanoribbon as a new DNA sequencing device

The importance of applying DNA sequencing in different fields, results in looking for fast and cheap methods. Nanotechnology helps this development by introducing nanostructures used for DNA sequencing. In this work we study the interaction between zigzag silicene nanoribbon and DNA nucleobases usin...

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Published in:Physics letters. A 2018-02, Vol.382 (8), p.595-600
Main Authors: Alesheikh, Sara, Shahtahmassebi, Nasser, Roknabadi, Mahmood Rezaee, Pilevar Shahri, Raheleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Density functional approach
DNA sequencing
Nonequilibrium green's function
Nucleobase
Silicene nanoribbon
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Summary:The importance of applying DNA sequencing in different fields, results in looking for fast and cheap methods. Nanotechnology helps this development by introducing nanostructures used for DNA sequencing. In this work we study the interaction between zigzag silicene nanoribbon and DNA nucleobases using DFT and non equilibrium Green's function approach, to investigate the possibility of using zigzag silicene nanoribbons as a biosensor for DNA sequencing. •The possibility of DNA sequencing is investigated for silicene nanoribbon.•Changes in the transmission caused by adsorption of each nucleobase.•Calculations done within the DFT method using the non-equilibrium Green's function approach.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2017.12.010