Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Main Applications of Metallic Nanoalloys

Syntheses of nanoalloys using diverse experimental methods are reviewed. The main techniques include microwave heating, laser-assisted methods, chemical vapor deposition, and electrochemical methods, as well as a series of chemical reduction and decomposition routes. The nanoalloys possess a series of useful properties, such as magnetic, semiconducting, field-emission materials, that are being applied in the catalytic processes and the creation of optical, electronic, and magnetic materials.