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4 spherical nanoparticles and
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4 hexagonal-shaped nanoplates weresynthesized by the liquid-solid two-phase approach at different reaction temperatures. The TEM andFE-SEM images reveal that the nanoplates have a relatively narrow size distribution. In comparison withother methods, pure
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4 hexagonal-shaped nanoplates were prepared under a relatively mild condition.The nanoplates grew at the liquid-solid interface with slow crystallization rate, which may be preferablefor achieving
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4.