Single-molecule spectroscopy

被引:166
作者
Plakhotnik, T
Donley, EA
Wild, UP
机构
[1] Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Swiss Fed. Institute of Technology, ETH-Zentrum, CH-8092, Zurich
关键词
saturation; near-field excitation; two-photon excitation; single-molecule microscopy; photon correlations;
D O I
10.1146/annurev.physchem.48.1.181
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent experimental and theoretical studies concerning single-molecule spectroscopy in solids are discussed. Pure quantum effects-such as photon bunching, antibunching, and spectral jumps-and more classical phenomena-such as near-field excitation, saturation, ac/dc Stark shifts, spectral diffusion, two-photon excitation, and customary spectroscopic analysis-are considered. The emphasis of this review is on physical results and their interpretation. This is preceded by a general introduction, where fundamentals of single-molecule spectroscopy are explained.
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页码:181 / 212
页数:32
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