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Detection and Imaging of Single Molecules by Optical Near‐Field Microscopy
Author(s) -
Basché Thomas
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199417231
Subject(s) - microscopy , optical microscope , biomolecule , materials science , optical imaging , optics , nanotechnology , near field scanning optical microscope , molecule , field (mathematics) , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics , scanning electron microscope , organic chemistry , mathematics , pure mathematics
Resolutions of λ/43 rather than λ/2 are achieved when surfaces are probed with optical near‐field microscopy. Single molecules can thus be examined under ambient conditions and with low light intensity, an important requirement for the study of biomolecules.