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Gold Nanoparticles in Bimetallic Nanoparticle Systems: Synthesis, Properties, and Application

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Abstract—Data on the most frequently mentioned systems consisting of bimetallic nanoparticles, one of the components of which are gold nanoparticles, are generalized and systematized. Methods of their preparation affecting their structural characteristics are described. Optical and other properties and advantages in their directed application in various fields are shown.

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Ogarev, V.A., Dement’eva, O.V. & Rudoi, V.M. Gold Nanoparticles in Bimetallic Nanoparticle Systems: Synthesis, Properties, and Application. Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 10, 918–926 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113319040294

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