Fluorophores near metal interfaces [Elektronische Ressource] / von Krasimir Vasilev

Fluorophores near metal interfaces Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technischen Fakultät (mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Bereich) der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg von Herrn M.Sc. Krasimir Vasilev geb. am 20.08.1972 in Bourgas, Bulgarien Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Knoll 2. Prof. Dr. Gert Müller 3. Prof. Dr. Karl-Friedrich Arndt Halle (Saale), 05.10.2004 urn:nbn:de:gbv:3-000007884[http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn=nbn%3Ade%3Agbv%3A3-000007884]Contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………..……………….…..1 2. Basic concepts…………………………………………………………………..3 2.1. Surface plasmons……………………………………………………………………………3 2.1.1. Evanescent waves 2.1.1.1. The surface plasmon - excitation.. 2.1.1.2. Prism coupling 2.1.1.3. Tuning the environment of surface plasmons (dielectric layers). 2.1.1.4. Transfer matrix formalism 2.1.2. Plasmon resonance of small metal clusters. 2.2. Fluorescence…………………………………………………………………………………8 2.2.1. Jablonski diagram 2.2.2. Absorption and emission spectra – Stokes’ shift 2.2.3. Fluorescence lifetime and quantum yield. 2.2.4. Fluorescence anisotropy 2.2.5. Quenching of fluorescence 2.2.6. Energy transfer 2.2.7. Photobleaching 2.3. Excitation and emission rates of fluorescing dyes in the vicinity of a metal interface...14 2.4.