Comparative Study on Polarization of DNA and CdSe Quantum Dots
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The polarizabilities of DNA in transverse direction and CdSe semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) deposited on mica surface are compared by means of electrostatic force microscopy (EFM). We observe clear EFM-phase shift over CdSe QDs, while no obvious signal on DNA is detected, suggesting that DNA molecules is an electrical insulator.
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ZHOU Xing-Fei, CUI Cheng-Yi, ZHANG Jin-Hai, LIU Jian-Hua, LIU Jing-Song. Comparative Study on Polarization of DNA and CdSe Quantum Dots[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2010, 27(3): 038703. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/3/038703
ZHOU Xing-Fei, CUI Cheng-Yi, ZHANG Jin-Hai, LIU Jian-Hua, LIU Jing-Song. Comparative Study on Polarization of DNA and CdSe Quantum Dots[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2010, 27(3): 038703. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/3/038703
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ZHOU Xing-Fei, CUI Cheng-Yi, ZHANG Jin-Hai, LIU Jian-Hua, LIU Jing-Song. Comparative Study on Polarization of DNA and CdSe Quantum Dots[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2010, 27(3): 038703. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/3/038703
ZHOU Xing-Fei, CUI Cheng-Yi, ZHANG Jin-Hai, LIU Jian-Hua, LIU Jing-Song. Comparative Study on Polarization of DNA and CdSe Quantum Dots[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2010, 27(3): 038703. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/3/038703
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