| Literature DB >> 18173294 |
Alpan Bek1, Reiner Jansen, Moritz Ringler, Sergiy Mayilo, Thomas A Klar, Jochen Feldmann.
Abstract
We observe an enhancement of fluorescence from a single fluorescent sphere, which is sandwiched between two individual gold nanoparticles, forming a hot spot of strong field enhancement. The fluorescence enhancing hot spot is custom-designed by the deliberate assembly of gold nanoparticles with an atomic force microscope cantilever. The fluorescence intensity is monitored while the separation between the two gold nanoparticles is reduced by gradually pushing the gold nanoparticles closer to the fluorescent sphere. The fluorescence enhancement is maximal when the distance between the two gold nanoparticles is smallest, when the excitation polarization is parallel to the axis of the sandwich, and when the fluorescent sphere is positioned exactly on the axis connecting the two gold nanoparticles.Mesh：
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18173294 DOI： 10.1021/nl072602n
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nano Lett ISSN： 1530-6984 Impact factor: 11.189