Nano-imaging

In 1994, we proposed that a metallic needle having a nano-tip at its apex be employed as a nano-light-source for microscopy attaining nanometric spatial resolution [2]. Later, we expanded the technique to Raman spectroscopy for molecular nano-identification, nano-analysis and nano-imaging. In this chapter, we give a brief introduction to local plasmons and microscopy using a metallic nano-needle to produce the local plasmons. Then, we describe the microscope that we built and... 

Ichimura, T, Hayazawa, N., Hashimoto, M., Inouye, Y. and Kawata, S. (2004) Tip-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering for vibrational nano-imaging. Phys. Rev. Lett., 92, 220801. 

Rasmussen, A. and Deckert, V. (2005) New dimension in nano-imaging breaking through the diffraction limit with scanning near-held optical microscopy. Anal Bioanal Chem, 381 (1), 165-172. 

Figure 5.6 Nano-imaging based on synchrotron X-ray fluorescence of CQ-susceptible strain of...

Keilmann, F, and Basov, D.N. (2012) Gate-tuning of graphene plasmons revealed by infrared nano-imaging. Nature, 487(7405), 82-85. 

Nano-Imaging with Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy. 133... 

Nano-Imaging with Near Field Optics. 147... 

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