Gating of single layer graphene using DNA

Single strand DNA (ss-DNA) fragments act as negative potential gating agents that increase the hole density in graphene. Patterning of biomolecules on graphene could provide new avenues to modulate the electrical properties. Current-voltage characterization of this hybrid ss-DNA / graphene system indicates a shift of the Dirac point and "intrinsic" conductance after ss-DNA is deposited. The effect of the ss-DNA is to increase the hole density in the graphene. The increased hole density is calculated to be 2 × 1012 cm-2. This increase is consistent with the Raman frequency shifts in the G peak and 2D band positions and the corresponding changes in the G-peak full-width half maximum. Ab initio calculations using density functional theory rule out significant charge transfer or modification of the graphene bandstructure in the presence of the ss-DNA fragments.

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