Strong interaction between plasmon and topological surface state in Bi

Authors: Yang Liu, Shengfeng Pan, Wenxi Xia, Pingli Qin, Wei Wang, Qingbo Liu, Xiangbai Chen, Liang Ma, Sijing Ding, Ququan Wang

Published: 2025-03-12

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt2884

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Abstract

Developing high-performance photothermal materials and unraveling the underlying mechanism are essential for photothermal applications. Here, photothermal performance improved by strong interaction between plasmon and topological surface state (TSS) is demonstrated in Bi