scholarly journals One-dimensional confinement of electric field and humidity dependent DNA conductivity

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (24) ◽  
pp. 245102 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Leveritt ◽  
Carmen Dibaya ◽  
Sarah Tesar ◽  
Rajesh Shrestha ◽  
Alexander L. Burin
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dna Conductivity

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND ONE-DIMENSIONAL PHONONIC CRYSTAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850144 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARAFA H. ALY ◽  
AHMED NAGATY ◽  
Z. KHALIFA
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Phononic Crystal ◽  
Defect Layer ◽  
Phononic Crystals ◽  
Localized Modes ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Relative Change

We have theoretically obtained the transmittance properties of one-dimensional phononic crystals incorporating a piezoelectric material as a defect layer. We have used the transfer matrix method in our analysis with/without defect materials. By increasing the thickness of the defect layer, we obtained a sharp peak created within the bandgap, that indicates to the significance of defect layer thickness on the band structure. The localized modes and a particular intensity estimated within the bandgap depend on the piezoelectric material properties. By applying different quantities of an external electric field, the position of the peak shifts to different frequencies. The electric field induces a relative change in the piezoelectric thickness. Our structure may be very useful in some applications such as sensors, acoustic switches, and energy applications.

scholarly journals Two Types of Oscillations of the Holstein Polaron Uniformly Moving Along a Polynucleotide Chain in a Constant Electric Field

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-487
Author(s):  
A.N. Korshunova ◽  
V.D. Lakhno
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Field Intensity ◽  
Electric Field Intensity ◽  
Constant Electric Field ◽  
Weak Electric Field ◽  
Uniform Motion ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Charge Motion ◽  
Bloch Oscillations ◽  
One Dimensional

In connection with the development of molecular nanobioelectronics, the main task of which is the construction of electronic devices based on biological molecules, the problems of charge transfer in such extended molecules as DNA are of increasing interest. The relevance of studying the charges motion in one-dimensional molecular chains is primarily associated with the possibility of using these chains as wires in nanoelectronic devices. Current carriers in one-dimensional chains are self-trapped electronic states, which have the form of polaron formations. In this paper we investigate the motion of the Holstein polaron in the process of its uniform motion along the chain in a constant electric field. It is known that during uniform motion along the chain in a weak electric field, the polaron experiences small oscillations of its shape. These oscillations are associated with the discreteness of the chain and are due to the presence of the Peierls-Nabarro potential in the discrete chain. Previous investigations have shown that for certain parameters of the chain, there is the possibility of uniform charge motion in a constant electric field over very large distances. The charge motion with a constant velocity is possible for small values of the electric field intensity. With an increase in the electric field intensity, the charge goes into an oscillatory regime of motion with Bloch oscillations. The calculations performed in this work showed that the elements of Bloch oscillations also appear during stationary motion of the polaron along the chain. Thus, it is shown that the Holstein polaron, uniformly moving along the chain in a constant electric field, experiences not only Peierls-Nabarro oscillations, but also low-amplitude oscillations with a Bloch period.

scholarly journals The nonlinear electromigration of analytes into confined spaces

2012 ◽  
Vol 468 (2146) ◽  
pp. 3139-3152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Chen ◽  
Sandip Ghosal
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Background Electrolyte ◽  
Ionic Transport ◽  
Wave Shape ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Sample Concentration ◽  
Confined Spaces ◽  
Electrokinetic Injection ◽  
Sudden Contraction ◽  
Uniform Background

We consider the problem of electromigration of a sample ion (analyte) within a uniform background electrolyte when the confining channel undergoes a sudden contraction. One example of such a situation arises in microfluidics in the electrokinetic injection of the analyte into a micro-capillary from a reservoir of much larger size. Here, the sample concentration propagates as a wave driven by the electric field. The dynamics is governed by the Nerst–Planck–Poisson system of equations for ionic transport. A reduced one-dimensional nonlinear equation, describing the evolution of the sample concentration, is derived. We integrate this equation numerically to obtain the evolution of the wave shape and determine how the injected mass depends on the sample concentration in the reservoir. It is shown that due to the nonlinear coupling of the ionic concentrations and the electric field, the concentration of the injected sample could be substantially less than the concentration of the sample in the reservoir.

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