title: Plasmonic nanorod arrays for enhancement of single-molecule detection.
abstract: We fabricated silver nanorod arrays producing enhanced fluorescence and evaluated the photophysical behaviors of single probes immobilized on nanorods. The observation of bright emission indicated that a highly enhanced field was created near the nanorod. A considerable enhancement in fluorescence of up to a factor of two orders of magnitude was observed as compared to the emission on the controlled substrate.
authors.affiliation: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China. huangq@ipp.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China. huangq@ipp.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Zhulin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China. huangq@ipp.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Guowen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD, USA. yfu@umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lakowicz
authors.affiliation: Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD, USA. yfu@umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005453:Fluorescence; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D004247:DNA