• 文献标题:   Single-molecule study for a graphene-based nanoposition sensor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MAZZAMUTO G, TABANI A, PAZZAGLI S, RIZVI S, RESERBATPLANTEY A, SCHADLER K, NAVICKAITE G, GAUDREAU L, CATALIOTTI FS, KOPPENS F, TONINELLI C
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, nanosensor, single molecule, spectroscopy, lifetime measurement, energy transfer
  • 出版物名称:   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1367-2630
  • 通讯作者地址:   LENS
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/113007
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

In this study we lay the groundwork for a graphene-based fundamental ruler at the nanoscale. It relies on the efficient energy-transfer mechanism between single quantum emitters and low-doped graphene monolayers. Our experiments, conducted with dibenzoterrylene (DBT) molecules, allow going beyond ensemble analysis due to the emitter photo-stability and brightness. A quantitative characterization of the fluorescence decayrate modification is presented and compared to a simple model, showing agreement with the d(-4) dependence, a genuine manifestation of a dipole interacting with a 2D material. With DBT molecules, we can estimate a potential uncertainty in position measurements as low as 5 nm in the range below 30 nm.