III International Conference Physics -- Life Sciences Biopolymers dynamics
Charge transfer by polarons in a homogeneous $Poly\,G$/$Poly\,C$-chain subjected to a constant electric field in terms of the Peyrard–Bishop–Holstein model
Abstract:
Numerical experiments based on the Peyrard–Bishop–Holstein model have been conducted to demonstrate the possibility of charge transfer by polarons in the homogeneous $Poly\,G$/$Poly\,C$-chain of DNA subjected to a constant electric field. It has been shown that a polaron in this model can travel large distances along the chain with a constant velocity if the electric field is weak. The charge motion ceases to be uniform with an increase in field strength: the charge starts executing Bloch oscillations.