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From mesoscopic to nanoscopic surface structures: lithography with colloid monolayers

F Burmeister¹, C Schäfle, B Keilhofer

¹Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, Postfach 5560 M676, D-78434 Konstanz (Germany).

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

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