Dynamic imaging of colloidal-crystal nanostructures at 200 frames per second

The dynamic noninvasive imaging of colloidal nanostructures has been precluded by the diffraction-limited resolution of (confocal) light microscopy. Using Fast Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy, we demonstrate the ability to resolve the formation of a colloidal crystal (monolayer) from...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 26(2010), 18 vom: 21. Sept., Seite 14400-4
1. Verfasser: Lauterbach, Marcel A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ullal, Chaitanya K, Westphal, Volker, Hell, Stefan W
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Colloids
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Zusammenfassung:The dynamic noninvasive imaging of colloidal nanostructures has been precluded by the diffraction-limited resolution of (confocal) light microscopy. Using Fast Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy, we demonstrate the ability to resolve the formation of a colloidal crystal (monolayer) from particles of 200 nm size, where the voids in the crystal are as small as 30 nm. With a temporal resolution of 5 ms, we exemplify the technique by visualizing the annealing of potential point defects during the formation of the colloidal crystal
Beschreibung:Date Completed 04.01.2011
Date Revised 14.09.2010
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la102474p