Non-fluorescent nanoscopic monitoring of a single trapped nanoparticle via nonlinear point sources

Detection of single nanoparticles or molecules often relies on the attachment of fluorescent labels. Here, the authors demonstrate trapping a single nanoparticle on a bowtie nanoantenna and monitoring via second harmonic generation from the particle.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seung Ju Yoon, Jungmin Lee, Sangyoon Han, Chang-Kyu Kim, Chi Won Ahn, Myung-Ki Kim, Yong-Hee Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04689-5