Chinese Physics B, Volume. 29, Issue 10, (2020)

Covalent coupling of DNA bases with graphene nanoribbon electrodes: Negative differential resistance, rectifying, and thermoelectric performance

Peng-Peng Zhang1, Shi-Hua Tan1、†, Xiao-Fang Peng1, and Meng-Qiu Long2
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  • 1Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Surface or Interface Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 40004, China
  • 2School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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    By applying nonequilibrium Green’s functions in combination with the density-functional theory, we investigate the electronic, thermal, and thermoelectric properties of four kinds of bases in DNA perpendicularly coupling between two ZGNR electrodes. The results show that the electron transport is highly sensitive to different base-ZGNR coupling geometries, and the system can present large rectifying and negative differential resistance effects. Moreover, the fluctuations of electronic transmission and super-low thermal conductance result in significant enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT): the ZT will be over 1.4 at room temperature, and over 1.6 at 200 K. The results show that the base-ZGNR coupling devices can present large rectifying, negative differential resistance, and enhanced thermoelectric effects.

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    Peng-Peng Zhang, Shi-Hua Tan, Xiao-Fang Peng, Meng-Qiu Long. Covalent coupling of DNA bases with graphene nanoribbon electrodes: Negative differential resistance, rectifying, and thermoelectric performance[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(10):

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    Received: Jun. 16, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 21, 2021

    The Author Email: Tan Shi-Hua (xiaofangpeng11@163.com)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/aba9bf

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