Optical sensing of individual ions in solution is made possible by combining a macroscopic dielectric photonic cavity with a nanoscale metal resonator. The approach provides a platform for interrogating single-ion binding events with metal surfaces.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$209.00 per year
only $17.42 per issue
Rent or buy this article
Prices vary by article type
from$1.95
to$39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Xu, X., Thundat, T. G., Brown, G. M. & Ji, H. F. Anal. Chem. 74, 3611–3615 (2002).
Zhang, Y. et al. Anal. Chem. 87, 989–996 (2015).
Hanumegowda, N. M., White, I. M. & Fan, X. Sens. Actuat. B 120, 207–212 (2006).
Rex, M., Hernandez, F. E. & Campiglia, A. D. Anal. Chem. 78, 445–451 (2006).
Baaske, M. D. & Vollmer, F. Nat. Photon. 10, 733–739 10.1038/nphoton.2016.177(2016).
De Angelis, F. et al. Nano Lett. 8, 2321–2327 (2008).
Barth, M. et al. Nano Lett. 10, 891–895 (2010).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Gordon, R. Single-ion detection. Nature Photon 10, 697–698 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2016.212
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2016.212