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  Sˇiller, L.; Peltekis, N.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Chao, Y.; Bull, S. J.; Hunt, M. R. C.
  Applied Physics Letters;5/30/2005, Vol. 86 Issue 22, p221912
  The formation of surface nitrides on gold films is a particularly attractive proposition, addressing the need to produce harder, but still conductive, gold coatings which reduce wear but avoid the pollution associated with conventional additives. Here we report production of large area gold nitride films on silicon substrates, using reactive ion sputtering and plasma etching, without the need for ultrahigh vacuum. Nanoindentation data show that gold nitride films have a hardness ∼50% greater than that of pure gold. These results are important for large-scale applications of gold nitride in coatings and electronics.
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  Fabrication of stereo metallic resonant structures with polymer droplets as template. Chen, Xiao-Chun; Wu, Yuan-Wei; Hu, Yu-Hui; Li, Hong-Min; Peng, Ru-Wen; Hao, Xi-Ping; Wang, Mu // Applied Physics Letters;1/14/2013, Vol. 102 Issue 2, p021904
  Using polymer droplets formed in dewetting of polymer film on silicon surface as template, the silicon columns capped with circular polymer plates are fabricated via plasma etching. By blanket deposition of a gold layer on the structure, an array of metallic microcavities featured by a metal...
  Reactive ion etching of gallium nitride in silicon tetrachloride plasmas. Adesida, I.; Mahajan, A. // Applied Physics Letters;11/15/1993, Vol. 63 Issue 20, p2777
  Examines the reactive ion etching of gallium nitride in silicon tetrachloride plasmas. Similarity of etch rates for different gas mixtures; Impact of plasma voltage on etch rate; Etch profiles for structures of submicrometer dimensions; Importance of ion bombardment in the etching mechanism.
  SELF - ORGANIZATION IN THIN GOLD FILM TO NANOPARTICLES AFTER NANOSECOND-LASER IRRADIATION. Ratautas, Karolis; Gedvilas, Mindaugas; Račiukaitis, Gediminas; Grigonis, Alfonsas // International Conference: Radiation Interaction with Material & ;2012, p425
  Evolution in nanoparticle formation was observed after nanosecond-laser irradiation of thin gold films on a silicon substrate and physical phenomena leading to the formation of nanoparticles were studied. Gold films of different thickness were evaporated on the silicon substrate and irradiated...
  Template-nonlithographic nanopatterning for site control growth of InGaN nanodots. Wang, Y. D.; Zang, K. Y.; Chua, S. J.; Fonstad, C. G. // Applied Physics Letters;12/11/2006, Vol. 89 Issue 24, p241922
  A site-control nucleation and growth approach for dense InGaN nanodots has been demonstrated on the surface of GaN using a nonlithographic nanopatterning technique by metal organic chemical vapor deposition. Shallow nanopore arrays with a depth of ∼15 nm are created by inductively coupled...