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Interface Reaction for the Self-Assembly of Silver Nanocrystals under Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Conditions Feng Gao, Qingyi Lu, and Sridhar Komarneni* Materials Research Institute, The PennsylVania State UniVersity, UniVersity Park, PennsylVania 16802 ReceiVed August 12, 2004. ReVised Manuscript ReceiVed December 4, 2004 We propose a one-step interface reaction for the direct synthesis of hexagonally arranged spherical silver nanoparticles under microwave-assisted solvothermal conditions without the requirement of the presynthesis of uniform silver nanoparticles or special precursors and