Photothermal heterodyne imaging and spectroscopy of individual metal nanoparticles

Authors :: Laurent Cognet
Gerhard A. Blab
Brahim Lounis
Stéphane Berciaud
Source :: Scopus-Elsevier
Publication Year :: 2005
Publisher :: IEEE, 2005.
Abstract: We introduce a highly sensitive far-field optical method for imaging individual non-fluorescent nano-objects. This allows for the unprecedented detection of individual gold clusters of only 67 atoms. The spectroscopy of individual nanoclusters is demonstrated.

Subjects :: Heterodyne
Materials science
Microscopy
Nanoparticle
Nanotechnology
Photothermal microspectroscopy
Heterodyne detection
Photothermal therapy
Spectroscopy
Nanoclusters

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