Sunlight Driven Reversible and Tunable Plasmon Resonance in 2D Amorphous Molybdenum Oxide
Weiqiang Kong, Wei Liu, Xiaoli Zheng, Qun Xu
Abstract
Abstract Two‐dimensional molybdenum oxide (2D MoO 3 ), as a non‐noble metal semiconductor material, is of particular significance for exploring the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). However, the high excitation energy and the irreversible LSPR performance significantly restrict its practical application. To resolve these challenges, the hydrogen intercalated 2D amorphous MoO 3 is investigated, and it can be observed that tunable plasmon resonances in the visible and near‐infrared regions occur. More importantly, the LSPR effect can be triggered by visible light and monochromatic light. For the first time, it is found out that the hydrogen intercalated 2D amorphous MoO 3 presents a light‐modulated reversible LSPR effect, and its color can transfer from dark blue under illumination to transparent in light‐off. Additionally, solar energy can be effectively stored in bulk‐amorphous MoO 3 materials. Therefore, these findings may provide a new platform to utilize sun power.