title: Synthesis and characterization of faceted hexagonal aluminum nitride nanotubes.
abstract: The synthesis of the faceted single-crystalline h-AlN nanotubes with the length of a few micrometers and diameters from 30 to 80 nm is first reported. This provides an ideal substrate for the construction of GaN-based nanoheterostructures in future nanoelectronics. The experimental results suggest the further extensive experimental and theoretical studies on the promising nonlayered nanotubular structures.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab for Mesoscopic Materials Science and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for NanoTechnology, Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xizhang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yinong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen