Hollow Au–Ag Alloy Nanorices and Their Optical Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Result and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of Nanorices
2.2. Optical Properties of Nanorices
2.3. Oxidation Resistance of Nanorices
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of Ag Nanorices
3.3. Synthesis of Hollow Au–Ag Alloy Nanorices
3.4. Characterization
3.5. Optical Properties Test
3.6. Oxidation Resistance Analysis
3.7. COMSOL Multiphysics Simulation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Yu, K.; Sun, X.; Pan, L.; Liu, T.; Liu, A.; Chen, G.; Huang, Y. Hollow Au–Ag Alloy Nanorices and Their Optical Properties. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7090255
Yu K, Sun X, Pan L, Liu T, Liu A, Chen G, Huang Y. Hollow Au–Ag Alloy Nanorices and Their Optical Properties. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(9):255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7090255
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Keke, Xiaonan Sun, Liang Pan, Ting Liu, Anping Liu, Guo Chen, and Yingzhou Huang. 2017. "Hollow Au–Ag Alloy Nanorices and Their Optical Properties" Nanomaterials 7, no. 9: 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7090255