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Electrochemical Control of the Photocurrent Direction in Intercalated DNA/CdS Nanoparticle Systems
Author(s) -
Gill Ron,
Patolsky Fernando,
Katz Eugenii,
Willner Itamar
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200500830
Subject(s) - photocurrent , methylene blue , linker , electrode , intercalation (chemistry) , electrochemistry , nanoparticle , materials science , anode , colloidal gold , dna , cathodic protection , redox , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , chemistry , photocatalysis , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , biochemistry , computer science , operating system , catalysis
A change in direction : The photocurrent generated by CdS nanoparticles attached by means of a double‐stranded DNA linker to a gold electrode is reversibly switched between the anodic or cathodic direction (see graphic) depending on the redox state of the methylene blue intercalator.