Templated nanostructures, anisotropic synthesis

There are many ingenious and sueeessful routes now developed for nanociystalline synthesis some rely on gas phase reactions followed by produet dispersal into solvents [7, 9, 13, 14 and 15]. Others are adaptations of classic colloidal syntheses [16,17,18 and 19]. Electrochemical and related template methods can also be used to form nanostructures, especially those with anisotropic shapes [20, 21,22 and 21]. Rather than outline all of the available methods, this section will focus on two different techniques of nanocrystal synthesis which together demonstrate the general strategies. 

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