TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced and Localized Multiphoton Excited Fluorescence Near Metallic Silver Islands
T2 - Metallic Islands Can Increase Probe Photostability
AU - Lakowicz, Joseph R.
AU - Gryczynski, Ignacy
AU - Malicka, Joanna
AU - Gryczynski, Zygmunt
AU - Geddes, Chris D.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The enhanced and localized multiphoton excitation of rhodamine B (RhB) fluorescence near metallic silver islands is studied. The close-proximity metallic silver islands alter the radiative decay rate and excitation rate of fluorophores. The increase in fluorescence emission intensity for RhB molecules adjacent to metallic silver islands is accompanied by a reduction in lifetime. In addition to modifying a fluorophore's radiative decay, the metallic particles or colloids also increase the excitation rates by concentrating the incident light.
AB - The enhanced and localized multiphoton excitation of rhodamine B (RhB) fluorescence near metallic silver islands is studied. The close-proximity metallic silver islands alter the radiative decay rate and excitation rate of fluorophores. The increase in fluorescence emission intensity for RhB molecules adjacent to metallic silver islands is accompanied by a reduction in lifetime. In addition to modifying a fluorophore's radiative decay, the metallic particles or colloids also increase the excitation rates by concentrating the incident light.
KW - Enhanced fluorescence
KW - Enhanced photostability
KW - Metal-enhanced fluorescence, localized excitation
KW - Radiative decay engineering
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1021341305229
DO - 10.1023/A:1021341305229
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0141792208
SN - 1053-0509
VL - 12
SP - 299
EP - 302
JO - Journal of Fluorescence
JF - Journal of Fluorescence
IS - 3-4
M1 - 453838
ER -