Proteins as Solid-State Electronic Conductors

摘要

Protein structures can facilitate long-range electron trans-nfer in solution. But a fundamental question remains: cannthese structures also serve as solid-state electronic conduc-ntors? Answering this question requires methods for study-ning conductivity of the “dry” protein (which only containsntightly bound structured water molecules) sandwichednbetween two electronic conductors in a solid-state type con-nfiguration. If successful, such systems could serve as the basisnfor future, bioinspired electronic device technology.