PMID- 24100541 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140916 LR - 20231110 IS - 1460-4744 (Electronic) IS - 0306-0012 (Print) IS - 0306-0012 (Linking) VI - 43 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Feb 21 TI - Tip-enhanced near-field optical microscopy. PG - 1248-62 LID - 10.1039/c3cs60258c [doi] AB - Tip-enhanced near-field optical microscopy (TENOM) is a scanning probe technique capable of providing a broad range of spectroscopic information on single objects and structured surfaces at nanometer spatial resolution and with highest detection sensitivity. In this review, we first illustrate the physical principle of TENOM that utilizes the antenna function of a sharp probe to efficiently couple light to excitations on nanometer length scales. We then discuss the antenna-induced enhancement of different optical sample responses including Raman scattering, fluorescence, generation of photocurrent and electroluminescence. Different experimental realizations are presented and several recent examples that demonstrate the capabilities of the technique are reviewed. FAU - Mauser, Nina AU - Mauser N AD - Department Chemie & CeNS, LMU Munchen, 81377 Munchen, Germany. achim.hartschuh@lmu.de. FAU - Hartschuh, Achim AU - Hartschuh A LA - eng GR - 279494/ERC_/European Research Council/International PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Chem Soc Rev JT - Chemical Society reviews JID - 0335405 PMC - PMC3907270 MID - EMS55204 OID - NLM: EMS55204 EDAT- 2013/10/09 06:00 MHDA- 2013/10/09 06:01 PMCR- 2014/02/21 CRDT- 2013/10/09 06:00 PHST- 2013/10/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/10/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/10/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/02/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1039/c3cs60258c [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chem Soc Rev. 2014 Feb 21;43(4):1248-62. doi: 10.1039/c3cs60258c.