Seeding Bimetallic Nanostructures as a New Class of Plasmonic Colloids

Seeding Bimetallic Nanostructures as a New Class of Plasmonic Colloids. Recent advances in the synthesis and application of Au--Ag and Au--Pd nanostructures are discussed. The highlighted nanostructures were synthesized through the seed-mediated method, an approach that provides for structurally complex nanoarchitectures while maintaining sample homogeneity. Overall, these architecturally controlled bimetallic nanostructures are representative of a new class of plasmonic colloids in which compos