Synthesis of Palladium Conductive DNA-based Nanowires.

We present here a simple method to metallize DNA by Electroless Plating of palladium, a trusty metal for contacting SWNT devices. Indeed, DNA is a promising scaffolding candidate for molecular electronic bottom-up self-assembly approaches of SWNT devices. We report in this work the synthesis and characterization of individual Pd nanowires as thin as 30 nm showing ohmic behavior at room temperature. © 2006 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]