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On the dot: Laser processing techniques are used to prepare metal nanodot arrays, starting with the drilling of a nanohole array in a 20-nm-thick Al2O3 membrane, followed by the deposition of the desired element and dissolution of the membrane (see picture). In this example, a gold nanodot array is prepared on a Si substrate.
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Pereira et al. (2008) studied this question.
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