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In order to explore the influence of the diameters and distribution density of nanowires on the light absorption in the visible to near infrared band, we report the highly efficient method of multiple replication of versatile homogeneous Au films from porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes by ion sputtering as etching catalysts; the monocrystalline silicon is etched along the growth templates in a fixed proportion chemical solution to form homogeneous ordered arrays of different morphology and distributions on the surface. 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