Electron tunneling in ferritin and associated biosystems

• Main Authors: Perez, Ismael Diez, Lim, Sierin, Nijhuis, Christian A., Pluchery, Olivier, Rourk, Christopher J.
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Ferritin; Electron tunneling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174271
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ferritin is a 12 nanometer (nm) diameter iron storage protein complex that is found in most plants and animals. A substantial body of evidence has established that electrons can tunnel through and between ferritin protein nanoparticles and that it exhibits Coulomb blockade behavior, which is also se...