Dissociation of single-Strand DNA: Single-walled carbon nanotube hybrids by watson-crick base-pairing

Seungwon Jung, Misun Cha, Jiyong Park, Namjo Jeong, Gunn Kim, Changwon Park, Jisoon Ihm, Junghoon Lee

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Abstract

It has been known that single-strand DNA wraps around a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) by φ-stacking. In this paper it is demonstrated that such DNA is dissociated from the SWNT by Watson-Crick base-pairing with a complementary sequence. Measurement of field effect transistor characteristics indicates a shift of the electrical properties as a result of this unwrapping event. We further confirm the suggested process through Raman spectroscopy and gel electrophoresis. Experimental results are verified in view of atomistic mechanisms with molecular dynamics simulations and binding energy analyses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10964-10966
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume132
Issue number32
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Aug 2010

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