TY - JOUR
T1 - Prism-coupled scanning tunneling microscope light emission spectroscopy of Au film covered with self-assembled alkanethiol monolayer
AU - Ahamed, Jamal Uddin
AU - Sanbongi, Tomonori
AU - Katano, Satoshi
AU - Uehara, Yoichi
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - We have investigated scanning tunneling microscope (STM) light emission from bare and alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer (SAM)-covered Au films in the Kretschmann geometry. The films were deposited on the flat bottom of a hemispherical prism, and the STM light emissions from the tip-sample gap into the vacuum (tip-side emission) and into the prism (prism-side emission) were measured. The prism-side emission was much stronger than the tip-side emission for the bare Au film. Theoretical analysis revealed that this enhancement of emission intensity is caused by the fact that surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) localized at the Au surface become radiative on the prism side. This geometry was applied to the investigations of STM light emission from the Au film covered with an alkanethiol SAM. The prism-side emission was successfully detected by virtue of the enhancement of STM light emission.
AB - We have investigated scanning tunneling microscope (STM) light emission from bare and alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer (SAM)-covered Au films in the Kretschmann geometry. The films were deposited on the flat bottom of a hemispherical prism, and the STM light emissions from the tip-sample gap into the vacuum (tip-side emission) and into the prism (prism-side emission) were measured. The prism-side emission was much stronger than the tip-side emission for the bare Au film. Theoretical analysis revealed that this enhancement of emission intensity is caused by the fact that surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) localized at the Au surface become radiative on the prism side. This geometry was applied to the investigations of STM light emission from the Au film covered with an alkanethiol SAM. The prism-side emission was successfully detected by virtue of the enhancement of STM light emission.
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U2 - 10.1143/JJAP.49.08LB09
DO - 10.1143/JJAP.49.08LB09
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78049324104
SN - 0021-4922
VL - 49
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
IS - 8 PART 4
M1 - 08LB09
ER -