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Electrons and holes get closer

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Nanowires that exhibit very sharp emission due to the formation of quantum states within them have been used to fabricate low threshold current lasers emitting ultraviolet light.

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Figure 1: The distributions of electron and hole wavefunctions, with the associated growth and crystal orientation for III–nitride QWs.
Figure 2: The compositional distribution in the three-dimensional active region within the AlGaN-based nanowire.

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