Tunable Ag surface-plasmon-resonance wavelength and its application on the photochromic behavior of TiO2-Ag films

T. Jiang; L. Miao; S. Tanemura; M. Tanemura; G. Xu; R. P. Wang

doi:10.1016/j.spmi.2008.10.043

Tunable Ag surface-plasmon-resonance wavelength and its application on the photochromic behavior of TiO₂-Ag films

T. Jiang, L. Miao^*, S. Tanemura, M. Tanemura, G. Xu, R. P. Wang

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Surface and bulk plasmon resonance of noble metal particles play an essential role in the multicolor photochromism of semiconductor systems containing noble metal particles, Here we examined several key parameters affecting surface plasmon resonance wavelength (SPRW) of Ag particles and investigated the relation between surface plasmon and photochromic reaction wavelength. From the transmission spectra of sandwiched (TiO₂/Ag/TiO₂) and overcoated (Ag/TiO₂) films deposited on quartz substrates at room temperature by rf helicon magnetron sputtering, we demonstrated that the SPRW can be made tunable by changing the surrounding media and thickness of the metal layer. The coloration and bleaching in visible light region due to photochromism were clearly observed for the films inserted with a 0.55 nm Ag layer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-165
Number of pages	7
Journal	Superlattices and Microstructures
Volume	46
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2008.10.043
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009

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