Yashan, G. R.Eremenko, A. M.Smirnova, N. P.Süzer, ŞefikErtas, G.Tabor, Ch.2016-02-082016-02-0820080040-5760http://hdl.handle.net/11693/22975We have studied the optical spectra in the UV and visible regions, the morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) of bimetallic Ag/Au nanoparticles incorporated into transparent silicate films in the sol-gel transition stage. The bimetallic nanoparticles, obtained by a combination of photoreduction and thermal reduction, form structures of the alloy or core-shell type. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.EnglishBimetallic silver and gold nanoparticlesSilica filmsPhotoreduction and thermal reductionUV spectraXPSSEMArticle10.1007/s11237-009-9050-4