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Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 72(5), p. 58128-58135
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra10135b
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Al–X and Cu–X [X = Li, Na] nano-alloys: a low cost alternative to silver and gold nanoparticles for plasmonic applications
Journal article published in 2015 by
Shaikat Debnath,
Suhana Mohd Said,
Franck Rabilloud 
,
Abhijit Chatterjee,
Mohammad Mamunur Rashid,
Azizah Mainal
,
Abhijit Chatterjee,
Mohammad Mamunur Rashid,
Azizah Mainal
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Abstract
Single X atom (X = Li and Na) is doped into Cu and Al to form Cu12X and Al12X clusters. The Al12X clusters exhibit remarkable optical absorption properties in the range of 3–11 eV.