Photo-initiated energy transfer in nanostructured complexes observed by near-field optical microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 340-343

  Wurtz, G A ^a   Hranisavljevic, J ^a   Wiederrecht, G P ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apertureless near field optics; Fluorescence; Metal J aggregate complex; Metallic nanoparticle; Plasmon resonance; Radiative non radiative relaxation channel

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASMONICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

APERTURELESS NEAR-FIELD OPTIC; J AGGREGATES; METAL/J-AGGREGATE COMPLEX; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NEAR FIELD OPTICS; NEAR FIELDS; NON-RADIATIVE RELAXATION; PLASMON RESONANCES; RADIATIVE/NON-RADIATIVE RELAXATION CHANNEL; RELAXATION CHANNELS;

PROBES;

METAL; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0038343542     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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