Optical Properties of AgAu Alloy Clusters: Effect of Chemical Configuration along a Rearrangement Pathway
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Weissker, H.-C.; Calvo, F. Optical Properties of AgAu Alloy Clusters: Effect of Chemical Configuration along a Rearrangement Pathway. Alloys 2024, 3, 31-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys3010003
Weissker H-C, Calvo F. Optical Properties of AgAu Alloy Clusters: Effect of Chemical Configuration along a Rearrangement Pathway. Alloys. 2024; 3(1):31-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys3010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeissker, Hans-Christian, and Florent Calvo. 2024. "Optical Properties of AgAu Alloy Clusters: Effect of Chemical Configuration along a Rearrangement Pathway" Alloys 3, no. 1: 31-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/alloys3010003