CdSe-single-nanoparticle based active tips for near-field optical microscopy
Optics
2007-05-23 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We present a method to realize active optical tips for use in near-field optics that can operate at room temperature. A metal-coated optical tip is covered with a thin polymer layer stained with CdSe nanocrystals or nanorods at low density. The time analysis of the emission rate and emission spectra of the active tips reveal that a very small number of particles - possibly down to only one - can be made active at the tip apex. This opens the way to near-field optics with a single inorganic nanoparticle as a light source.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0612208,
title = {CdSe-single-nanoparticle based active tips for near-field optical microscopy},
author = {N. Chevalier and M. J. Nasse and J . C. Woehl and P. Reiss and J. Bleuse and F. Chandezon and S. Huant},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0612208},
year = {2007}
}