It is possible to modify the electronic structure of a naturally patterned gold surface in potentially useful ways by allowing layers of silver or copper atoms to self-assemble into arrays of nanostructures.
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Ortega, J., de Abajo, F. Self-assembly works for superlattices. Nature Nanotech 2, 601–602 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.315
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