title: Synthesis of bimetallic nanoshells by an improved electroless plating method.
abstract: In the Letter, we demonstrate an improved electroless plating method for the synthesis of bimetallic shell particles. The procedure involves a combination of surface reaction, seeding growth, and removal of supporting cores. We modified ammonical AgNO3 in ethanol with a controlled amount of HCHO in the seeding process and a uniform and relatively dense coverage of silver nanoparticle seeds on colloid cores was achieved. Following the second kind of metal plating, we extended this method to prepare continuous bimetallic core-shell and hollow particles with a submicrometer diameter. The morphologies of the bimetallic Cu/Ag and Pt/Ag particles were studied with transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, and their crystallinity and chemical composition were confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The prepared materials may be of applied value in areas such as catalysis, optics, and plasmonics.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Wang