We demonstrate a new method for the production of free-standing metal films of thickness down to several tens of nanometres. Films of different metals as well as multilayer structures have been produced by means of femtosecond laser-induced separation of evaporated layers from a plane glass surface. This technology enables the production of large-area films with different properties for optical or nanotechnological applications. We study the properties of the film and demonstrate the possibility of high-pass filtering of electrons with an energy of several keV by means of the free-standing films. The physical mechanisms leading to the film separation under femtosecond laser radiation are discussed.

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