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IT has generally been assumed that naturally occurring surface films do not exist on gold since it has been classically observed that gold is stable in air. Shishakov1,2 and Trillat et al.3 have reported thin films of various gold oxides formed on gold surfaces on heating.
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FRANCIS, H., JOHNSON, P. Direct Observation of Surface Films on Gold. Nature 205, 897–898 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205897a0
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