Selective pulsed heating for the synthesis of semiconductor and metal submicrometer spheres.

Spherical particles are of great interest because they are athermodynamicallyfavorablestatein terms ofsurfaceenergy.Recent work has fully demonstrated their potential to obtaininteresting and useful functionalities in many fields ofapplication, such as photonic crystals, biomedicine, sensing,catalysis, environmental remedies, and solar cells.

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