The ability to probe individual atoms and molecules have made it possible to reveal
properties which otherwise would be hidden in the study of an ensemble of atoms and …

Abstract 'Blinking', or 'fluorescence intermittency', refers to a random switching between
'ON'(bright) and 'OFF'(dark) states of an emitter; it has been studied widely in zero …

Fluorescence super-resolution microscopy showed correlated fluctuations of
photoluminescence intensity and spatial localization of individual perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) …

The tremendous progress in the synthesis of different inorganic nanoparticles with
pretailored size, shape, structural, compositional, and surface properties has significantly …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering is capable of providing rich vibrational information at
the level of single molecules and single nanoparticles, but the practical applications of this …

Single molecule confocal microscopy is used to investigate the detailed kinetics of
fluorescence intermittency in colloidal II–VI (CdSe) semiconductor quantum dots. Two …

We present a method for the analysis of optical single molecule emission data that exhibit
discrete intensity jumps. This new method uses a generalized likelihood ratio test that …

The optical, electronic and mechanical properties of synthetic and biological materials
consisting of polymer chains depend sensitively on the conformation adopted by these …

▪ Abstract Recent developments in optical studies of single molecules at room temperature
are reviewed, with an emphasis on the underlying principles and the potential of single …

We performed a visualization of membrane proteins labeled with 10-nm gold nanoparticles
in cells, using an all-optical method based on photothermal interference contrast. The high …