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Highly Uniform AuPt Bimetallic Nanoplates and Nanorings with Tunable Optical Properties and Enhanced Photothermal Conversion Performance in NIR-II Window

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Highly asymmetric bimetal nanostructures, such as AuPt nanorings and Au–Ag nanoplates, possess superior plasmonic properties owing to various synergistic effects between different components and diversified morphologies. Herein, we report a controllable growth of asymmetric Pt-Au nanoplates and Au@Pt nanorings with excellent photothermal conversion efficiency. Hexagonal Au nanoplates are used as templates, which is achieved through a transformation reaction from Au nanotriangles. Pt-Au nanoplates are prepared by a site-selective growth of Pt on the rim of obtained hexagonal Au nanoplates. Subsequently, Pt nanorings are obtained by a selective etching of Au, and a regrowth of Au on the Pt nanorings leads to bimetallic Au@Pt nanorings. The evolution of extinction spectra during the whole process is carefully studied. Under irradiation by 1064-nm laser located in the second near-infrared bio-window, the Pt-Au nanoplates exhibit excellent photothermal conversion, better than that of initial Au nanotriangles and hexagonal Au nanoplates with same mass concentration. The improvement of photothermal effect can be ascribed to the strong surface plasmon resonances and coupling between Au and Pt.

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This research was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (grant no. 2020YFA0211300) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 12174294, 12074296, and 11874293).

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    Yang Yang, Feng-Yuan Zhang, Hang-Yu Yan, Guo-Wei Li, Meng-Dai Luoshan & Chu-Yun Huang

  2. Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of the Ministry of Education, Hubei Nuclear Solid Physics Key Laboratory, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Yang Yang, Xiang Long, Meng-Dai Luoshan & Li Zhou

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L.Z. and M.D.L. designed and supervised the work. Y.Y. performed the sample preparation and data collection with the help of F.Y.Z., H.Y.Y., and G.W.L. Y.Y. and X.L. performed the photothermal measurement and analysis. C.Y.H. discussed the data analysis. The manuscript was written and revised by Y.Y., M.D.L., and L.Z. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yang, Y., Long, X., Zhang, FY. et al. Highly Uniform AuPt Bimetallic Nanoplates and Nanorings with Tunable Optical Properties and Enhanced Photothermal Conversion Performance in NIR-II Window. Plasmonics 18, 889–897 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-023-01799-9

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