Alterations of single molecule fluorescence lifetimes in near-field optical microscopy
Journal Article
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· Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Fluorescence lifetimes of single Rhodamine 6G molecules on silica surfaces were measured with pulsed laser excitation, time-correlated single photon counting, and near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM). The fluorescence lifetime varies with the position of a molecule relative to a near-field probe. Qualitative features of lifetime decreases are consistent with molecular excited state quenching effects near metal surfaces. The technique of NSOM provides a means of altering the environment of a single fluorescent molecule and its decay kinetics in a repeatable fashion.
- OSTI ID:
- 6768949
- Journal Information:
- Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 265:5170; ISSN 0036-8075
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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