of aqueous solutions of metal sulfate salts with different Ag I/Pd II ratios in the presence of
polyacrylic acid. The mixed clusters have been characterized by TEM and UV-visible
spectra. The evolution of the optical absorption spectrum with the dose absorbed and the
electron diffractograms support the conclusion of the formation of an intimately alloyed
cluster of Ag x Pd 1-x. The maximum wavelengths of the experimental absorption spectra at …