Top-down fabrication of colloidal plasmonic MoO3−x nanocrystals via solution chemistry hydrogenation†
Abstract
A high-efficiency top-down approach was used to fabricate orthorhombic MoO3−x nanocrystals through the synergic effect of oleic acid (OA) and oleylamine (OAm), in which OA provided H+ ions and OAm contributed free electrons. This investigation might provide new guidance for manipulating the optical properties of metal oxide semiconductors.