ABSTRACT
Noble metal nanoparticles are well known to have applications in the diverse fields of catalysis, biotechnology, bioengineering, textile engineering, water treatment, metal-based consumer products and other areas like biosensors, labels for cells and biomolecules and cancer therapeutics, electronic, magnetic, optoelectronics, and information storage[1, 2]. It is now understood that the intrinsic properties of a noble metal nanoparticles are influenced by its size, shape, composition, crystallinity, and structure (solid or hollow) [3-5].
