Charge migration through DNA has been the focus of considerable interest in recent years. A deeper understanding of the nature of charge transfer and transport along the double helix is important in fields as diverse as physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. It has also important implications in biology, in particular in DNA damage and repair. This book presents contributions from an international team of researchers active in this field. It contains a wide range of topics that includes the mathematical background of the quantum processes involved, the role of charge transfer in DNA radiation damage, a new approach to DNA sequencing, DNA photonics, and many others. This book should be of value to researchers in condensed matter physics, chemical physics, physical chemistry, and nanoscale sciences.

Inhalt
Tight-Binding Modeling of Charge Migration in DNA Devices.- Mechanism and Absolute Rates of Charge Transfer Through DNA.- Variable-Range Charge Hopping in DNA.- Atomistic Models of DNA Charge Transfer.- Physics Aspects of Charge Migration Through DNA.- Vibronic Mechanisms for Charge Transport and Migration Through DNA and Single Molecules.- The Role of Charge and Spin Migration in DNA Radiation Damage.- DNA-Based Thermoelectric Nanodevices: A Theoretical Perspective.- Transverse Electronic Signature of DNA for Electronic Sequencing.- DNA Photonics Probing Light-Induced Dynamics in DNA on the Femtosecond Timescale.- Vibrons in DNA: Their Influence on Transport.- DNA-Based Assembly of Metal Nanoparticles: Structure and Functionality.