Figure 17.

(A) LSP blue shift, intensity decrease and broadening in a single Au NR upon amalgamation with Hg. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [157]. Copyright (2022) American Chemical Society. (B) GIXRD recorded before and after annealing of Au−Al thin films with different Al content (x). The samples are shown as black lines before annealing and as red lines after annealing. (C) Measured OCs (real and imaginary components) for the thin films as‐deposited and after annealing at 500 °C. (B) and (C) reprinted with permission from Ref. [167]. Copyright (2018) American Chemical Society.