The emission properties of fluorescent molecules are strongly affected by proximal
plasmonic nanoparticles that act as optical nanoantennas. In particular, fluorescence …

Interactions between fluorophores and plasmonic nanoparticles modify the fluorescence
intensity, shape, and position of the observed emission pattern, thus inhibiting efforts to …

The greatly enhanced fields near metal nanoparticles have demonstrated remarkable
optical properties and are promising for applications from solar energy to biosensing …

Fluorescent molecules are highly susceptible to their local environment. Thus, a fluorescent
molecule near a plasmonic nanoparticle can experience changes in local electric field and …

Plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) enhance the radiative decay rate of adjacent dyes and can
significantly increase fluorescence intensity for improved spectroscopy. However, the NP …

Enhancing the fluorescence of a weak emitter is important to further extend the reach of
single-molecule fluorescence imaging to many unexplored systems. Here we study …

Plasmonic nano-objects have shown great potential in enhancing applications like
biological/chemical sensing, light harvesting and energy transfer, and optical/quantum …

Plasmonic metal nanoparticles have the ability to act as nanoscale antennas for visible and
near-IR (infrared) light, leading to increased electromagnetic fields at their surface. As a …

Noble metal nanoparticles act as visible-wavelength antennas that reshape the emission of
nearby dye molecules. Because single-molecule imaging overcomes ensemble averaging …

Coupling to metal nanoparticles can increase the fluorescence intensity and photostability of
fluorescent probes, and this plasmon-enhanced fluorescence is particularly promising for …