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Tip-Assisted Optical Nanoscopy for Single-Molecule Activation and Detection

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In this paper, we discuss on tip-assisted optical techniques that represent a set of modern and promising tools for investigation of surfaces which combine the ultimate performances of scanning probe microscopies in achieving unprecedented lateral and vertical resolution, with the highly informative contribution of optical spectroscopy in terms of material characterization and chemical analysis.

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  1. CBM scrl Area Science Park—Basovizza, 34149, Trieste, Italy

    Denys Naumenko & Marco Lazzarino

  2. IOM-CNR-Laboratorio TASC, Area Science Park—Basovizza, 34149, Trieste, Italy

    Denys Naumenko, Damiano Cassese & Marco Lazzarino

  3. Middle East Technical University—Dumlupinar Bulvari 1, 06800, Cankaya Ankara, Turkey

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Naumenko, D., Cassese, D., Lazzarino, M., Bek, A. (2014). Tip-Assisted Optical Nanoscopy for Single-Molecule Activation and Detection. In: Benfenati, F., Di Fabrizio, E., Torre, V. (eds) Novel Approaches for Single Molecule Activation and Detection. Advances in Atom and Single Molecule Machines. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43367-6_5

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