Random on-off telegraphic signaling in single nanoparticles and molecules

Abstract

Fluorescence blinking is a universal phenomenon in single molecule/particle detection of fluorophores. Much attention has been directed toward unraveling the cause of blinking, the underlying mechanism for the inverse power-law blinking statistics, and the environmental effects on blinking. More recent developments in fluorescence blinking include less toxic fluorescence markers, blinking suppression, single-photon sources, and solar energy conversion.

(Published: 22 February 2010)

Citation: Nano Reviews 2010, 1: 5031 - DOI: 10.3402/nano.v1i0.5031