Dye fluorescence enhancement and quenching by gold nanoparticles: Direct near-field microscopic observation of shape dependence

Noriko Nishizawa Horimoto; Kohei Imura; Hiromi Okamoto

doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2008.10.067

Dye fluorescence enhancement and quenching by gold nanoparticles: Direct near-field microscopic observation of shape dependence

Noriko Nishizawa Horimoto, Kohei Imura, Hiromi Okamoto

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Abstract

We investigated the enhancement and quenching of dye fluorescence by single gold nanoparticles using an aperture-type scanning near-field optical microscope to evaluate the shape dependence. Enhancement or reduction of fluorescence was found to be strongly dependent on the shape of the particle. Gold nanoplates showed significant fluorescence enhancement, as did aggregated nanoparticles for the most part. On the other hand, gold nanorods with high aspect ratios showed quenching effects. The results suggest that the electromagnetic near-field in the vicinity of the surface of nanoparticles, not just near the apex or the tip but the whole surface, is important for understanding fluorescence enhancement and quenching.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-109
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	467
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2008.10.067
Publication status	Published - 2008 Dec 15
Externally published	Yes

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Physics and Astronomy(all)
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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