0D are nanosized particles that have their length and width within the nanometer range, they are simply nanoparticles.
- 1D are shaped like filaments. So if you have a filament with a nanometric diameter and having a length that is much more bigger, then you have a 1D material.
- 2D are thin films. The thickness is very small but they extend in a 2 dimensional plane.
- 3D materials are the old classical shaped objects. They have a length, a width and a thickness that are relatively beyond a few nanometers.
In one-dimensional nanomaterials (1D), one dimension is outside the nanoscale. This class includes nanotubes, nanorods, and nanowires. In two-dimensional nanomaterials (2D), two dimensions are outside the nanoscale. This class exhibits plate-like shapes and includes graphene, nanofilms, nanolayers, and nanocoatings