Absorption spectroscopy on single molecules in solids

摘要

Absorption signals of single terrylene molecules in n-hexadecane and naphthalene crystals were recorded at liquid-helium temperatures. The method is based upon rf Stark effect modulation in the megahertz range. The electric rf field strength was applied by means of interdigitating electrodes with 18 #mu#m spacing. Signal-to-noise ratios better than 10 were obtained with approximately 300 ms integration time. The measured line shapes depend on the relative contributions of the linear and the quadratic Stark shift.