Room-temperature fluorescence characteristics of single dye molecules adsorbed on a glass surface

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 7474-7485

  Weston, Kenneth D ^a   Carson, Paul J ^a   Metiu, Horia ^a   Buratto, Steven K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000486572     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.477370     Document Type: Article

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