Luminescence experiments on supported molecules with the scanning tunneling microscope

Autor: Wolf-Dieter Schneider, Marina Pivetta, Frédéric Rossel
Rok vydání: 2010
Předmět:
Enhanced Raman-Spectroscopy
Metal-Surfaces
Optical spectroscopy
Physics::Optics
Localized surface plasmon
Nanooptics
Dielectric
Fluorescence and phosphorescence
law.invention
Lowest Excited-States
Condensed Matter::Materials Science
STM-induced light emission
C-60 Single-Crystals
law
Condensed Matter::Superconductivity
Molecular crystals
Materials Chemistry
Stimulated emission
Inelastic electron tunneling
Chemistry
business.industry
Surface plasmon
Metals and Alloys
Surfaces and Interfaces
General Chemistry
Self assembly
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces
Coatings and Films
Electronic
Optical and Magnetic Materials
Light intensity
Induced Photon-Emission
Optoelectronics
Light emission
Fullerenes
Atomic physics
Scanning tunneling microscope
Field Optical Microscopy
Porphyrin Molecules
business
Luminescence
Diffraction Resolution Limit
Depletion Fluorescence Microscopy
Light-Emission Spectroscopy
Zdroj: Surface Science Reports. 65:129-144
ISSN: 0167-5729
Popis: The present review on light emission stimulated by electrons tunneling inelastically through a junction formed by a sample and a tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) focusses on the most relevant results obtained for a variety of systems, including metal surfaces, single molecules on ultrathin dielectric films, and molecules assembled in thin films or in nanostructures on metal surfaces or on dielectric films. The decisive role of the localized surface plasmon for the enhanced luminescence from supported molecules is highlighted. The progress so far achieved for both experimental techniques and theoretical analysis is addressed. Current trends are discussed and possible future developments are indicated. STM-induced photon emission has come a long way. More than a decade ago, simple photon maps reflected only the emitted light intensity on a local scale. Today this technique has advanced to spectroscopically resolve optical emission from electronic and vibrational molecular modes in single molecules, demonstrating the capability of STM-induced light emission for chemical recognition on the single-molecule scale. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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