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Large enhancement of single molecule fluorescence by coupling to hollow silver nanoshells
Yi Fu1, Jian Zhang, Joseph R Lakowicz
1Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. yfu@umaryland.edu
Abstract:
We investigated the effect of plasmon-enhanced fluorescence using hollow silver nanoshells and observed enhancement of a single probe's fluorescence up to a factor of 3 orders of magnitude. The enhancement of the quantum efficiency is attributed to enhanced absorption and increased radiative decay rate.

