Single-molecule study for a graphene-based nano-position sensor

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 16, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Mazzamuto, G ^a,b   Tabani, A ^a   Pazzagli, S ^b   Rizvi, S ^a   Reserbat Plantey, A ^e   Schadler K ^e   Navickaite, G ^e   Gaudreau, L ^e   Cataliotti, F S ^a,b,c   Koppens, F ^e   Toninelli, C ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Fisica   (Italy)

^c QSTAR   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^e ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

energy transfer; grapheme; lifetime measurements; nano sensor; single molecule; spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; GRAPHENE; MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EFFICIENT ENERGY TRANSFER; GRAPHEME; LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS; POSITION SENSORS; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE QUANTUM EMITTER; SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDIES;

NANOSENSORS;

EID: 84910112851     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/113007     Document Type: Article

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