Synthesis of Spiky Ag–Au Octahedral Nanoparticles and Their Tunable Optical Properties

Spiky nanoparticles exhibit higher overall plasmonic excitation cross sections than their nonspiky peers. In this work, we demonstrate a two-step seed-mediated growth method to synthesize a new class of spiky Ag–Au octahedral nanoparticles with the aid of a high molecular weight poly(vinylpyrrolidone) polymer. The length of the nanospikes can be controlled from 10 to 130 nm with sharp tips by varying the amount of gold precursor added and the injection rates. Spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) study and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations on individual spiky Ag–Au nanoparticles illustrate multipolar plasmonic responses. While the octahedral core retains its intrinsic plasmon response, the spike exhibits a hybridized dipolar surface plasmon resonance at lower energy. With increasing spike length from 50 to 130 nm, the surface plasmon of the spike can be tuned from 1.16 to 0.78 eV. The electric field at the spike region increases rapidly with increasing spike length, wi...

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