Room-temperature detection of a single molecule's absorption by photothermal contrast

Science

Volumn 330, Issue 6002, 2010, Pages 353-356

  Gaiduk, A ^a   Yorulmaz, M ^a   Ruijgrok, P V ^a   Orrit, M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ABSORBANCE; ABSORPTION; BLEACHING; DETECTION METHOD; DYE; FLUORESCENCE; OXYGEN; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; FLUORESCENCE; ILLUMINATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 77957952605     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1195475     Document Type: Article

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