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Metallic nanoparticles, nanorods and nanowires are fascinating materials due to their finite size and high surface to volume ratio. Intensive research has been carried out in the last years to understand the size and morphology dependent properties of such systems and to explore potential areas of application. A further possibility to tune their physical and chemical behavior arises from alloying or doping with a second metal. Oxidation-resistant magnetic bimetallic particles, self-assembled into ordered layers, are, for instance, discussed as new building blocks for a future generation of data storage devices. With respect to catalysis and sensor application, it is of interest that the interaction with adsorbed molecules can be sensitively varied by changing the composition of such nanoparticles.
The symposium aims at providing an overview of possibilities to tailor the properties of bimetallic nanosystems. In this way, perspectives for exciting new materials for optical, electronic, magnetic or catalytic applications shall be developed.
Six invited speakers will present new exiting work obtained with three types of bimetallic nanosystems:
In addition to that, contributed talks and posters will highlight current research in these directions.
Financial support by the “Fonds der chemischen Industrie” is gratefully acknowledged.