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Then, a dimensional reduction towards a one-dimensional quantum-wire type matter-aggregation system is proposed, resulting in postponing surface-tension conditions for the effectively d = 1-dimensional quantum-wire type or nanorod-like cluster\/polycrystal, which is qualitatively consistent with a physical-metallurgical (high-temperature) Louat\u2019s grain growth model. A certain recuperative interplay based on maneuvering between subtle temperature rises applied to the system under study while maintaining its quantum character (the so-called Nelson\u2019s quantum-stochastic procedure) within the limits of a vanishing Planck\u2019s constant, involved in the diffusivity measure of the aggregation, is discussed. Certain applications towards the formation of d = 1-dimensional semiconductors and other nanostructures (possibly using soft materials or (bio)polymeric materials such as nanofibers) are envisioned. As a special example, one may propose a nanotechnological process which is termed the Van der Waals heteroepitaxy. 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