Investigation of Graphene and Silicene-DNA nanostructures: DNA Sensing

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1 1Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

2 Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University Department of Physics 53714-161, Tabriz, Iran

3 Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, 45195-313, Zanjan, Iran

Abstract

In this paper, the electrical transport of graphene and silicene nanostructures connected to two semi-infinite graphene and silicene electrodes have been investigated. In these structures, we created nanopores and passed the DNA molecule through the nanopore. Using the Green's Function method and Tight binding approximation, two types of systems with zigzag edges in graphene and silicene have been investigated. By connecting the nanoribbons to the metal electrodes, the created current passes from the nanopore and DNA, from the left to the right. This electric current flow increases the system's sensitivity to the organic DNA bases. We have introduced a new scheme for DNA sequencing.

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  • Receive Date: 27 August 2019
  • Revise Date: 26 February 2020
  • Accept Date: 13 March 2020

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