Spin-Selective Transport of Electrons in DNA Double Helix

被引:285
作者
Guo, Ai-Min [1 ]
Sun, Qing-feng [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Phys, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
关键词
GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; CHARGE;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.218102
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The experiment that the high spin selectivity and the length-dependent spin polarization are observed in double-stranded DNA [Science 331, 894 (2011)], is elucidated by considering the combination of the spin-orbit coupling, the environment-induced dephasing, and the helical symmetry. We show that the spin polarization in double-stranded DNA is significant even in the case of weak spin-orbit coupling, while no spin polarization appears in single-stranded DNA. Furthermore, the underlying physical mechanism and the parameter dependence of the spin polarization are studied.
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