Photophysical behaviors of single fluorophores localized on zinc oxide nanostructures

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 12100-12112

  Fu, Yi ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Lakowicz, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interfacial electron transfer; Radiative decay rate; Single molecule spectroscopy; Zinc oxide nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CYANINE DYE 5; NANOMATERIAL; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84866893052     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms130912100     Document Type: Article

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