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SERS and Catalytic Performance with Tailored Surface Engineering of Bimetallic Au@Ag Nano-Urchins

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Efficient bimetallic nanostructures, which show properties related to two sole metals, have empowered inventive applications in nanosciences and nanotechnology. Here, we construct bimetallic Au@Ag nano-urchins with controlled Au tips for Catalysis and SERS application. The proposed nano-urchins were synthesized via electrochemical and simple galvanic replacement reaction route. The construction of Ag nano-flowers via electrochemical deposition use as a shell and Au tips were grown via galvanic reaction route greatly enhanced SERS properties of crystal violet (CV) detection and stability of nanostructures. In a comparison of Ag flower-like structures, the catalysis properties of Au@Ag nano-urchins are extremely efficient in degrading p-nitrophenol. As a result, these bimetallic nano-urchins show great development in SERS substrate and efficient catalysts.

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  1. Center for Nano-Science, University of Okara, 56300, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan

    Misbah Ullah Khan & Shehla Honey

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Okara, 56300, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan

    Hayat Ullah, Shaheed Ullah & Zarif Gul

  3. Laboratory for Research in Advanced Materials, Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology, 28100, Bannu, Pakistan

    Abdul Manan

  4. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Science, The Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

    Maliha Sarfaraz

  5. Department of Biochemistry, University of Okara, 56300, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan

    Munzer Ullah

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Khan, M., Ullah, H., Honey, S. et al. SERS and Catalytic Performance with Tailored Surface Engineering of Bimetallic Au@Ag Nano-Urchins. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 96, 2182–2188 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024422100120

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