Near-field optical imaging with a CdSe single nanocrystal-based active tip

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 10596-10602

  Sonnefraud, Y ^a   Chevalier, N ^a,b   Motte, J F ^a   Huant, S ^a   Reiss, P ^b   Bleuse, J ^b   Chandezon, F ^b   Burnett, M T ^c   Ding, W ^c   Maier, S A ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL TIP; RANDOM BLINKING; SEMICONDUCTOR PARTICLES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33750730935     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010596     Document Type: Article

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