@inproceedings{ec74161f97f64bb881a54c6831a0bc68,
title = "Design tools for the fabrication of a photonic crystal based on DNA junctions",
abstract = "SEQUIN is a sequence design program used to create stable immobile DNA junctions. Several modifications to this program have been introduced that allow for the design of molecules containing multiple cross-overs on a single strand (ie. PX molecule) and molecules containing sticky-ends. There is also an inclusion of single mismatch pairing thermodynamics in the energy calculations and the addition of a graphical interface based on a two-dimensional grid with run time allocatable parameters. Using this program, a 2D photonic crystal can be designed. The structure of the crystal was modeled as cylindrical rods of water cut into a solid material with a dielectric constant equal to that of bulk DNA. The band gap for several variations of this crystal were calculated, all of which exist in the far UV to soft X-ray region. Current investigations include the possiblility of tiling together a superstructure for this 2D crystal in order to create a band gap at longer wavelengths.",
keywords = "Crystalline materials, DNA, Dielectric materials, Fabrication, Photonic band gap, Photonic crystals, Sequences, Solid modeling, Structural rods, Thermodynamics",
author = "P. Sauer and Cui, {Hong Liang} and Seeman, {N. C.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2003 IEEE.; 2003 3rd IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2003 ; Conference date: 12-08-2003 Through 14-08-2003",
year = "2003",
doi = "10.1109/NANO.2003.1231810",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "428--431",
booktitle = "2003 3rd IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2003 - Proceedings",
}