Enhancing the sensitivity of single-particle photothermal imaging with thermotropic liquid crystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1393-1399

  Chang, Wei Shun ^a   Link, Stephan ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; NEMATIC DIRECTOR; PHOTOTHERMAL IMAGING; PHOTOTHERMAL MICROSCOPY; SINGLE-MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE-PARTICLE; THERMO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

MOLECULES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84862097748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300342p     Document Type: Article

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