Nanopatterning Gold by Templated Solid State Dewetting on the Silica Warp and Weft of Diatoms

Figure 6

(a) FESEM image of Au particles after dewetting 10 nm Au film on silica-on-silicon substrate adjacent to N. palea at 600°C for 60 min. (b) shows the outcome of annealing N. palea coated with 10 nm Au at 600°C for 60 minutes. (c) shows the outcome of annealing N. palea coated with 10 nm Au at 600°C for 120 minutes. Scale bars = 0.5 μm.

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