SURFACE PLASMON ENHANCED, COUPLED AND CONTROLLED FLUORESCENCE

1 Plasmonic –Fluorescent and Magnetic –Fluorescent Composite Nanoparticle as Multifunctional Cellular Probe 1
2 Compatibility of Metal –Induced Fluorescence Enhancement with Applications in Analytical Chemistry and Biosensing 13
3 Plasmonic Enhancement of Molecule –Doped Core–Shell and Nanoshell on Molecular Fluorescence 37
4 Controlling Metal –Enhanced Fluorescence Using Bimetallic Nanoparticles 73
5 Roles of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Fluorescence Enhancement 91
6 Fluorescence Excitation, Decay, and Energy Transfer in the Vicinity of Thin Dielectric/Metal/Dielectric Layers near Their Surface Plasmon Polariton Cutoff Frequency 111
7 Metal –Enhanced Fluorescence in Biosensing Applications 121
8 Long –Range Metal –Enhanced Fluorescence 137
9 Evolution, Stabilization, and Tuning of Metal –Enhanced Fluorescence in Aqueous Solution 151
10 Distance and Location –Dependent Surface Plasmon Resonance –Enhanced Photoluminescence in Tailored Nanostructures 179
11 Fluorescence Quenching by Plasmonic Silver Nanoparticles 197
12 AgOx Thin Film for Surface –Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 203
13 Plasmon –Enhanced Two –Photon Excitation Fluorescence and Biomedical Applications 211
14 Fluorescence Biosensors Utilizing Grating –Assisted Plasmonic Amplification 227
15 Surface Plasmon– Coupled Emission: Emerging Paradigms and Challenges for Bioapplication 241
16 Plasmon –Enhanced Luminescence with Shell –Isolated Nanoparticles 257
17 Controlled and Enhanced Fluorescence Using Plasmonic Nanocavities 271
18 Plasmonic Enhancement of UV Fluorescence 295

Explains the principles and current thinking behind plasmon enhanced Fluorescence

• Describes the current developments in Surface Plasmon Enhanced, Coupled and Controlled Fluorescence
• Details methods used to understand solar energy conversion, detect and quantify DNA more quickly and accurately, and enhance the timeliness and accuracy of digital immunoassays
• Contains contributions by the world’s leading scientists in the area of fluorescence and plasmonics
• Describes detailed experimental procedures for developing both surfaces and nanoparticles for applications in metal-enhanced fluorescence

Author Information
Chris D. Geddes, PhD, FRSC, is a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, where he is the director of the Institute of Fluorescence, and the editor-in-chief of both the Journal of Fluorescence and the Plasmonics journal. With more than 250 papers, 35 books, and >100 patents to his credit, he has extensive expertise in fluorescence spectroscopy, particularly in fluorescence sensing and metal–fluorophore interactions.