“…The synthesis of NPs can be carried out by various strategies, such as hydrothermal, 43,62–72 solvothermal, 73–83 electrodeposition, 58,84–86 ball milling, 87 phosphorization, 88–93 colloidal synthesis, 94 chemical vapour deposition. 95 Various interesting morphologies of NPs have been reported, including nanoparticles, 68,71,73,75–77,81,83,91,92 nanospheres, 66,85 nanoflakes, 80,86 nanofibres, 82 nanorods, 88 nanosheets, 43,62–64,89 nanotubes, 65 nanocapsules, 72 nanoplates, 59,94 nanowires, 96 microspheres, 70,74,78,90 and microstructures. 87,93 The different nano/microstructures and morphologies of NPs exhibit diverse electrochemical activities (Table 2).…”