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Thickness dependence of electronic and optical properties of AlN nanotubes is studied using density functional theory. It is found that the surface atoms induce their electronic states near the upper valence band edge as well as the lower conduction band edge. Moreover, the absorption spectrum of AlN nanotubes is shown to be dependent on the ratio of surface to bulk atoms. The effect of piezoelectric...