Application of a near-field optical microscope to investigate the fluorescence energy transfer between chromophores embedded in Langmuir-Blodgett films

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 492-495

  Brunner, R ^a   Bietsch, A ^a   Hollricher, O ^a   Marti, O ^a   Lambacher, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy transfer; F rster theory; Langmuir Blodgett films; Scanning near field optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

DYES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FATTY ACIDS; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

FORSTER THEORY; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (SNOM);

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 0031153463     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9918(199706)25:7/8<492::aid-sia256>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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