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Aluminum nitride (AlN) is a wide band gap semiconductor that has potential applications in both deep ultraviolet (UV) optical devices and high-power electronics devices. We review the recent development of one-dimensional (1D) AlN nanostructures. Various synthesis strategies for AlN nanostructures are presented. We pay particular attention in the doping of AlN nanostructures. The magnetic and optical properties of the AlN nanostructures are studied in detail. The future prospect of 1D AlN nanostructures for deep UV light-emitting diodes is presented.
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This work was partly supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Project No. G-U853) and the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Project No. PolyU 5013/09P). JXH would like to acknowledge the support of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 9451064101002440) and Doctoral Program Foundation of Institutions of Higher Education of China (No. 20090172120014).
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Lau, D.S.P., Ji, X.H. (2012). Synthesis and Properties of Aluminum Nitride Nanostructures. In: Yi, GC. (eds) Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Devices. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22480-5_4
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