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two-dimensional (D) structures. Reported core-shell, hollow, and
complex structures and their synthesis will also be presented.
Basic geometrical motifs of reported rare earth nanomaterials are
displayed in Fig. 2.3. The nanostructures that have equal or similar
dimensions in all directions are defined as 0D nanostructures (e.g.,
nanospheres), while 1D nanostructures have one elongated direction
(e.g., nanowire/nanotubes), and 2D nanostructures have one flatten
structure (e.g., nanoplates).
Figure 2.3
Basic geometric motifs of the inorganic nanostructures: 0D
spheres, cubes, and polyhedrons; 1D rods and wires; 2D discs,
prisms, and plates [2].
