This thesis aims to improve the detection from ultra-weak single emitter by enhancing their emission properties with plasmonic nanostructures. We exploit the wet-chemically synthesized single... Show moreThis thesis aims to improve the detection from ultra-weak single emitter by enhancing their emission properties with plasmonic nanostructures. We exploit the wet-chemically synthesized single crystalline gold nanorods (GNRs) as our basic frameworks in the whole studies, simply because of their unique optical properties, such as the intense electromagnetic fields enhancement near the tips, and the narrow, tunable resonance with light. We first explore the lower limit of fluorescence quantum yield for single-molecule detection by enhancing the fluorescence with a single gold nanorod. Later, we develop a method to synthesize end-to-end gold nanorod dimers on glass substrates with the aid of molecular linkers, and then apply these strong plasmon coupling systems to enhance the single-molecule fluorescence under two-photon excitation. Show less
König, T.; Lin, N.; Lu, X.; Silva, T. N.; Yordanova, N.; Zudenkova, G. 2021
Transport experiments in twisted bilayer graphene haverevealed multiple superconducting domes separated by cor-related insulating states 1–5 . These properties are generallyassociated with strongly... Show moreTransport experiments in twisted bilayer graphene haverevealed multiple superconducting domes separated by cor-related insulating states 1–5 . These properties are generallyassociated with strongly correlated states in a flat mini-bandof the hexagonal moiré superlattice as was predicted by bandstructure calculations 6–8 . Evidence for the existence of a flatband comes from local tunnelling spectroscopy 9–13 and elec-tronic compressibility measurements 14 , which report two ormore sharp peaks in the density of states that may be asso-ciated with closely spaced Van Hove singularities. However,direct momentum-resolved measurements have proved to bechallenging 15 . Here, we combine different imaging techniquesand angle-resolved photoemission with simultaneous real- andmomentum-space resolution (nano-ARPES) to directly mapthe band dispersion in twisted bilayer graphene devices nearcharge neutrality. Our experiments reveal large areas with ahomogeneous twist angle that support a flat band with a spec-tral weight that is highly localized in momentum space. The flatband is separated from the dispersive Dirac bands, which showmultiple moiré hybridization gaps. These data establish thesalient features of the twisted bilayer graphene band structure. Show less
Lu, X.; Ye, G.; Punj, D.; Chiechi, R.C.; Orrit, M. 2020