0000000000012377

AUTHOR

Teemu Parviainen

Metal-nanoparticle-G4-DNA conjugates and their DC conductivity measurements

Due to superior self-assembly properties, DNA is a very promising candidate for the basis of future bottom-up solutions for molecular electronics and therefore the conductivity of DNA is a very crucial question. In this work DC conductivity measurements on conjugates consisting of G-quadruplex DNA and metal nanoparticles were carried out. The fabrication and results obtained from the electrical measurements of three types of conjugates (20nm G4-AgNP chains, 20nm G4-AuNP flowers and 60nm G4-AuNPs) are reported. Additionally, 20nm AuNP chains coated with G4 were fabricated but not measured electrically. Results reported here indicate that in ambient conditions G4-DNA exhibits insulating behav…

research product

Carbon Dioxide Activation and Reaction Induced by Electron Transfer at an Oxide-Metal Interface

A model system has been created to shuttle electrons through a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure to induce the formation of a CO2 anion radical from adsorbed gas-phase carbon dioxide that subsequently reacts to form an oxalate species. The process is completely reversible, and thus allows the elementary steps involved to be studied at the atomic level. The oxalate species at the MIM interface have been identified locally by scanning tunneling microscopy, chemically by IR spectroscopy, and their formation verified by density functional calculations.

research product

Computational studies of chemical looping combustion materials and CO₂ activating surfaces

research product

Aktivierung und Elektronentransfer-induzierte Reaktion von Kohlendioxid an einer Oxid-Metall-Grenzfläche

Es wurde ein Modellsystem realisiert, das mittels Elektronentransfer durch eine Metall-Isolator-Metall(MIM)-Struktur die Bildung eines CO2-Radikalanions von aus der Gasphase adsorbiertem Kohlendioxid induziert, welches anschliesend zu Oxalat weiterreagiert. Dieser reversible Prozess gestattet eine Studie der involvierten Elementarschritte auf atomarer Ebene. Die Oxalatspezies an der MIM-Grenzflache wurden mithilfe der Rastertunnelmikroskopie untersucht, chemisch mittels Infrarotspektroskopie identifiziert und ihre Bildung durch Dichtefunktionalrechnungen verifiziert.

research product

Optimal portfolio allocation with real assets : a Finnish perspective

Alternative market assets, i.e. those which are not part of the ''traditional'' financial assets, have become increasingly popular globally during the last decade. The purpose of this study is to examine the potential benefits of including real investment assets, specifically timberland and real estate holdings, for a investor investing to either domestic or international markets. Specifically the questions to be asked are: Do Finnish real investment assets offer diversification benefits in respect of increased risk-adjusted returns? What are the optimal asset allocations? The analyzed time-series for alternative investments represent quarterly total returns of average Finnish timberland an…

research product

DNA-molekyylin sähkönjohtavuusmittaukset

DNA-molekyylien sähkönjohtavuus on askarruttanut tutkijoita jo usean vuosikymmenen ajan. Periaatteessa DNA-molekyylin sähköiset mittaukset eivät eroa mitenkään minkä tahansa sähkökomponenttien mittauksesta. Useat tutkimukset ovat kuitenkin osoittaneet, että hyvin monet parametrit mittausjärjestelyissä vaikuttavat saatuihin tuloksiin merkittävästi, joten mitään yksiselitteistä vastausta DNA:n sähkönjohtavuuteen ei ole saatu. Tämä opinnäyte keskittyykin näissä erityyppisissä mittauksissa käytettyjen mittausjärjestelyjen tarkasteluun ja saatuihin tuloksiin. Tutkimukset jaotellaan epäsuoriin ja suoriin mittauksiin, joiden erityispiirteet pyritään selvittämään. Lisäksi mittausten tuloksia pyritä…

research product