Noble Metal Nanostructure Enhancement of Fluorescence

Department of Materials Science and Engineering and University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA phaneuf lps.umd.edu 

Strong resonant coupling between light and collective oscillations of the conduction electrons, or plasmons in noble metallic nanostruc- 

Edited by Fabio Della Sala and Stefania D Agostino 

Because fluorescence involves light-induced excitation followed by radiative decay, it is possible to enhance either, or both, depending on the overlap of the absorption spectrum, emission spectrum and plasmon resonance [20], the separation between 

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High photostability and intense fluorescence signals are always criteria for making better DDSNs. To obtain a better DDSN, various nanostructures for fluorescence enhancements have been developed. The coexistence of a noble metal nanostructure with fluorophores can enhance both the fluorescence intensity and photostability... 

SURFACE-ENHANCEMENT OF FLUORESCENCE NEAR NOBLE METAL NANOSTRUCTURES... 

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