Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111)

We provide complex capacitance studies which show that the tethering of negatively-charged DNA molecules to p-doped silicon (111), without intervening oxide layer, leads to changes of the electric field in the underlying silicon. We proposed, that the tethering of the DNA leads to the formation of s...

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Main Authors: Gebala, M., LaMantia, F., Michaels, P., Ciampi, Simone, Gupta, B., Parker, S., Tavallaie, R., Gooding, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12373
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author Gebala, M.
LaMantia, F.
Michaels, P.
Ciampi, Simone
Gupta, B.
Parker, S.
Tavallaie, R.
Gooding, J.
author_facet Gebala, M.
LaMantia, F.
Michaels, P.
Ciampi, Simone
Gupta, B.
Parker, S.
Tavallaie, R.
Gooding, J.
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description We provide complex capacitance studies which show that the tethering of negatively-charged DNA molecules to p-doped silicon (111), without intervening oxide layer, leads to changes of the electric field in the underlying silicon. We proposed, that the tethering of the DNA leads to the formation of surface states that, from the electronic point of view, resemble the major carriers of p-type silicon, i.e. holes. This effect is enhanced by the formation of double-stranded (ds)DNA molecules and hence is the premise to label-free detection of the DNA hybridization. Overall, our studies provide a promising alternative to design a biosensor to detect the hybridization of DNA molecules on the silicon surface.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-123732017-09-13T14:56:52Z Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111) Gebala, M. LaMantia, F. Michaels, P. Ciampi, Simone Gupta, B. Parker, S. Tavallaie, R. Gooding, J. We provide complex capacitance studies which show that the tethering of negatively-charged DNA molecules to p-doped silicon (111), without intervening oxide layer, leads to changes of the electric field in the underlying silicon. We proposed, that the tethering of the DNA leads to the formation of surface states that, from the electronic point of view, resemble the major carriers of p-type silicon, i.e. holes. This effect is enhanced by the formation of double-stranded (ds)DNA molecules and hence is the premise to label-free detection of the DNA hybridization. Overall, our studies provide a promising alternative to design a biosensor to detect the hybridization of DNA molecules on the silicon surface. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12373 10.1002/elan.201600285 Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA restricted
spellingShingle Gebala, M.
LaMantia, F.
Michaels, P.
Ciampi, Simone
Gupta, B.
Parker, S.
Tavallaie, R.
Gooding, J.
Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111)
title Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111)
title_full Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111)
title_fullStr Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111)
title_full_unstemmed Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111)
title_short Electric Field Modulation of Silicon upon Tethering of Highly Charged Nucleic Acids. Capacitive Studies on DNA-modified Silicon (111)
title_sort electric field modulation of silicon upon tethering of highly charged nucleic acids. capacitive studies on dna-modified silicon (111)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12373