Nanoscale coatings of AuAlx and PtAlx and their mesoporous elemental derivatives

• Main Authors: Cortie, Michael B., Maaroof, Abbas I., Smith, Geoffrey B., Ngoepe, Phuti
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Gold—Optical properties; Platinum—Optical properties; Mesoporous materials—Optical properties; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8175
• Institution: De La Salle University

A method to produce nanoscale films of AuAlx and PtAlx, and their mesoporous elemental derivatives is described, and the morphology and optical properties of these coatings explored. The color of the AuAlx film is bright purple, in agreement with ab initio calculations and experimental observations...