“…During the last few decades, low-dimensional nanostructured materials have attracted special interest due to their novel properties and potential applications in photocatalysis, solar energy harvesting, electronics, and photonic devices (Ai, Ho, Lee, & Zhang, 2009;Byon & Choi, 2006;Cesano et al, 2008;Chang et al, 2010;Cheng, Huang, & Dai, 2014;Cheng, Huang, Qin, Zhang, & Dai, 2012;Cui & Lieber, 2001;Deng, Chen, Peng, & Tang, 2008;Fang, Huang, Yang, Wang, & Cheng, 2011;Henglein & Gutiérrez, 1983;Hoffmann, Martin, Choi, & Bahnemann, 1995;Kudo & Miseki, 2009;Li, Wang, Yao, Dang, & Li, 2011;Miller, Musgrave, Falconer, & Medlin, 2011;Peng, Chan, Meister, Zhang, & Cui, 2009;Pirkanniemi & Sillanpää, 2002;Sene, Zeltner, & Anderson, 2003;Xiong, Cheng, Li, Qin, & Chen, 2011;Ye et al, 2012;Yu, Yu, Fan, Wen, & Hu, 2010;Zhang, Ai, Jia, & Zhang, 2008;Zhang, Shi, et al, 2008;Zhu, Xie, Zheng, Yin, & Tian, 2002). As these novel properties are highly dependent on shape and size, the size and morphological control of nanostructured materials become increasingly important in nanoscience and nanotechnology.…”