Single-molecule near-field optical energy transfer microscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2118-2120

  Trabesinger, W ^a   Kramer, A ^a   Kreiter, M ^a   Hecht, B ^a   Wild, U P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITED STATE LIFETIMES; GOLD-COATED; MOLECULAR FLUORESCENCE; NEAR-FIELD; NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL ENERGY TRANSFER; SHARP TIP; SINGLE MOLECULE; STRATIFIED MEDIA;

ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; FLUORESCENCE; GOLD COATINGS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 79956031601     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1506952     Document Type: Article

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