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In addition, by using Ni(NO3)2\u00b76H2O as a catalyst in the pyrolysis process, multidimensional carbon nanostructures were obtained with coexisting graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs), glassy carbon (GC), and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The resulting GNPs (exfoliated 16 times) had sizes of 10\u201330 \u03bcm, thicknesses of 30\u201350 nm, and could be uniformly dispersed in GC from the PF pyrolysis. Moreover, Ni(NO3)2\u00b76H2O played a key role in the formation and growth of CNTs from a catalytic pyrolysis of partial PF with the V\u2013S\/tip growth mechanisms. The resulting multidimensional carbon nanostructures with GNPs\/GC\/CNTs are attributed to the shear force of the TRM process, pyrolysis, and catalytic action of nitrates. 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