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Synthesis and optical absorption properties of Au–Ag nanoparticle bimetal dispersed SiO2 composite films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2014

Yan Li ,
Bo-Ping Zhang ,
Cui-Hua Zhao ,
Liang Zou  and
Jin-Xian Zhao
Yan Li
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Bo-Ping Zhang*
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Cui-Hua Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Liang Zou
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Jin-Xian Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: bpzhang@ustb.edu.cn
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Abstract

Gold–silver (Au–Ag) bimetal dispersed SiO2 composite films were fabricated via a chemical solution approach combining sol–gel with a spin-coating process, and they were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra. TEM image indicated that Ag and/or Au nanoparticles (NPs) had a spherical structure with large size distributions. The XPS results demonstrated that the presence of both Ag and Au NPs in the composite film is in each metal state. The optical absorption spectra of the composite film further confirmed the formation of nanosized Au and Ag particles, given by the two surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peaks. Unlike other Au–Ag composite films, these two SPR peaks had almost the same intensity, which is rarely obtained by a chemical approach. Compared to optical absorption spectra calculated by the modified Mie theory, the location and intensity of SPR peaks had a little difference, which could be attributed to large size distributions of Ag and Au bimetal NPs in the composite film along with the experimental process. In addition, the intensity of both SPR peaks was content-related.

Keywords

Ag–Au bimetal composite filmsbimetal dispersed systemoptical absorption property
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , 28 January 2014 , pp. 221 - 229
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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