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There are several technologically relevant semiconductors that through the years were in the focus of an extensive research. Among these one can outline aluminum nitride (AlN) – chemically inert, thermally stable and having excellent mechanical properties wide band gap III–V semiconductor and silicon carbide (SiC) –a promising semiconductor for high-temperature applications, able to withstand high radiation loads and existing in several polytypes which, in turn, have own specific unique properties. A leap in the nanotechnology opened the way towards creating various semiconductor nanostructures like nanorods, nanobelts, nanowires etc. with even more fascinating features than the bulk materials. For example, a particularly interesting possibility is the obtaining of an adjustable emission from a nanostructured semiconductor by changing the size/diameter of nanowires. In this manner LEDs covering the entire visible range can be created.
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Karbovnyk, I. (2011). Optical and Vibrational Characterization of Nanostructured Semiconductor Materials. In: Bartolo, B., Collins, J. (eds) Biophotonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9977-8_22
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