A new approach for the formation of alloy nanoparticles: laser synthesis of gold–silver alloy from gold–silver colloidal mixturesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental details, UV–VIS spectra, TEM images and EDX analysis for molar ratios (Au∶Ag) of 1∶2 and 2∶1. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b009854j/
Abstract
A new methodology has been developed to synthesize gold–silver alloy nanoparticles by laser irradiation of mixtures consisting of gold and silver nanoparticles.