Chakraborty T. (Ed.). Charge Migration in DNA: Perspectives from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology

Springer, 2007. - 301 p. - Charge migration through DNA has been the focus of considerable interest in recent years. A deeper understanding of the nature of charge transfer and transport along the double helix is important in fields as diverse as physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. It has also important implications in biology, in particular in DNA damage and repair. This book presents contributions from an international team of researchers active in this field. It contains a wide range of topics that includes the mathematical background of the quantum processes involved, the role of charge transfer in DNA radiation damage, a new approach to DNA sequencing, DNA photonics, and many others. This book should be of value to researchers in condensed matter physics, chemical physics, physical chemistry, and nanoscale sciences.Tight-binding models of charge migration in DNA
Mechanism and absolute rates of charge transfer
Variable-range charge hopping in DNA
Atomistic models of DNA charge transfer
Physics aspects of charge migration through DNA
Vibronic mechanisms for charge transport and migration through DNA and single molecules
The role of charge and spin migration in DNA radiation damage
DNA based thermoelectric nanodevices: A theoretical prospect
Transverse electronic signature of DNA for electronic sequencing.
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Vibrons in DNA: Their inuence on transport
DNA based assembly of metal nanoparticles: Structures and functionality.