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Light Sensor Platform Based On The Integration Of Bacteriorhodopsin With A Single Electron Transistor, Karl A. Walczak, Paul L. Bergstrom, Craig Richard Freidrich
Light Sensor Platform Based On The Integration Of Bacteriorhodopsin With A Single Electron Transistor, Karl A. Walczak, Paul L. Bergstrom, Craig Richard Freidrich
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This paper reports on the integration of an optical protein with single electron transistors to form a nano-bio-hybrid device for sensing. Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is an optoelectric protein that translocates a proton across a distance of several nanometers in response to an absorbed photon of incident light. This charge gradient results in a measurable voltage in the dried state. Single electron transistors (SETs) have active regions consisting of one or more quantum islands with a size typically 10 nanometers or less. Integrating bacteriorhodopsin with the gate of a SET provides a device capable of a modulated electrical output in response to …