
Abstract
Tip-enhanced near-field optical microscopy (TENOM) is a scanning probe technique capable of providing a broad range of spectroscopic information on single objects and structured surfaces at nanometer spatial resolution and with highest detection sensitivity. In this review, we first illustrate the physical principle of TENOM that utilizes the antenna function of a sharp probe to efficiently couple light to excitations on nanometer length scales. We then discuss the antenna-induced enhancement of different optical sample responses including Raman scattering, fluorescence, generation of photocurrent and electroluminescence. Different experimental realizations are presented and several recent examples that demonstrate the capabilities of the technique are reviewed.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Form of publication: | Publisher's Version |
Faculties: | Chemistry and Pharmacy |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 530 Physics 500 Science > 540 Chemistry |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-22639-2 |
ISSN: | 0306-0012 |
Alliance/National Licence: | This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. |
Annotation: | First publ. online. Print publ. 2014 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 22639 |
Date Deposited: | 03. Feb 2015, 08:02 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 13:03 |