Granular films of alkali and coinage metals are the most popular objects for exploring plasmonic effects. They are easy to obtain via physical vapor deposition and to study via optical means. In this contribution we show several ways not only to record but also to modify the granular metal films using thermal and nonthermal optical effects.
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