Gold and silver alloys enable novel opportunities for engineering materials with distinct optical responses. Here we investigate the optical properties of gold and silver (Ag x Au 1−x) structures using First-Principle Density Functional Theory (DFT) for gold concentrations varying from 0% up to 100% with steps of 25%. Results of the optical permittivity are analyzed with the independent particle approximation and compared with previously reported theoretical and experimental works. The pure systems and the ones with unbalanced concentrations exhibit isotropic optical responses. The Ag 0.50 Au 0.50 shows an anisotropic response among the y-direction and the xz-direction, mainly in the intraband transition energy range. The anisotropy is elucidated in terms of the d-orbitals density of states and the charge distribution with the structure. The anisotropic optical response can be the origin of the discrepancies among reported experimental results for structures with the same stoichiometry.
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