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Recent Advances in GaN Nanowires: Surface-Controlled Conduction and Sensing Applications

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Recent studies reveal an interesting surface-controlled conduction in the wide-bandgap single-crystalline GaN nanowires (NWs). The surface depletion and built-in electric field inherent to the NWs have led to the high-gain (long-lifetime) photoconduction and size-dependent transport properties. Efficient and selective sensing for ultraviolet light, gaseous and biological molecules based on the novel surface nature of nanostructure is presented.

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    Ruei-San Chen

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    Abhijit Ganguly, Li-Chyong Chen & Kuei-Hsien Chen

  3. Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan

    Kuei-Hsien Chen

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Chen, RS., Ganguly, A., Chen, LC., Chen, KH. (2012). Recent Advances in GaN Nanowires: Surface-Controlled Conduction and Sensing Applications. In: Pearton, S. (eds) GaN and ZnO-based Materials and Devices. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 156. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23521-4_10

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