A microscopic model for the fluctuations of local field and spontaneous emission of single molecules in disordered media

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-91

  Vallée, Renaud A L ^a   Van Der Auweraer, Mark ^a   De Schryver, Frans C ^a   Beljonne, David ^b   Orrit, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Local field; Luminescence; Polymers; Single molecule studies

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUORESCENCE; LUMINESCENCE; POLYMERS; PROBES;

FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; LOCAL FIELDS; LOCAL-FIELD EFFECTS; MACROMOLECULAR MATRIX; MICROSCOPIC MODELING; SINGLE-MOLECULE OBSERVATION; SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDIES; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATION;

MOLECULES;

ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; POLARIZATION;

EID: 13444265936     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200400439     Document Type: Article

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