Journal
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 503, Issue 4-6, Pages 256-261Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.01.005
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [10821062, 90921008, 61008026]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB307001]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [20100470140]
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Dynamic behavior of fluorescent molecules near an individual gold nanoparticle is investigated experimentally by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy method. The gold particle that acts as an optical nano-antenna presents significant near-field volume reduction. The single molecule diffusion behavior is clearly observed within a reduced near-field volume due to a highly localized field enhancement. The near-field volume and fluorescence enhancement are polarization and concentration dependent and strongly depend on the properties of the gold nanoparticle. A simple approximated model is developed to fit the FCS autocorrelation curves. In principle, the single molecule analysis within the near-field volume of nanostructures could be applied to the analysis of biological membranes and intracellular processes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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