| The thermoelectric power of short oligonucleotides connected in between metallic contacts at different temperatures is theoretically studied. The obtained analytical expressions reveal the existence of important resonance effects leading to a significant enhancement of both the electrical conductance and thermoelectric power in the case of trimer codons. This result suggests the possible existence of a thermoelectric signature for different codons of biological interest. The potential of this class of junctions for thermoelectric applications is also discussed. |
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