“…Compared to the monometallic nanoparticles, these nanoparticles offer an additional degree of freedom for adjusting the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) wavelength by altering the ra tio of the two metals [1]. These are helpful in plasmon-enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy [2] and Raman spectroscopy [3], biomedical applications [4], renewable energy [5], optoelectronics [6], plasmon-driven catalysis reaction [7], information storage [8], fuel cells [9], etc. The alloy nanospheres and nanoshells of small and large sizes were used for these applications.…”