摘要： Fluorophore-induced plasmonic current is generated when an excited fluorophore in close proximity to a metal nanoparticle film non-radiatively transfers energy to the metal, resulting in an electrical current across the film. Although a growing literature reports the use of surface plasmons for fluorescence enhancement as well as plasmons for current generation, little has been published hitherto regarding the electrical current generation via the fluorophore excitation of plasmons. Our “plasmon to current” technique utilizes electron transport between closely spaced metal nanoparticles, generating a measureable electrical signal upon excitation of a proximal fluorophore. This induced electrical signal is found to be strongly dependent on the magnitude of the fluorophore extinction coefficient. In other words the electrical signal contains photophysical information pertaining to the fluorophore, potentially leading to the direct detection of fluorescence without the need for traditional detectors such as photomultiplier tubes and charge coupled devices. In addition, we demonstrate the dependence of this current on fluorophore concentration and excitation laser polarization. Fluorophore-induced plasmonic current holds potential as a novel molecular detection platform with simplified instrumentation, compatible with a variety of fluorescent probes.