“…Recently, AlN nanomaterials are of fresh interests due to their high surface area, low dimensionality and dramatically improved performance for many applications, such as in the field-emission and light-emitting nanodevices [10,11]. Various types of AlN nanostructures with controlled high-aspect-ratio shapes of wires, cones, tips, or belts, have been successfully synthesized by diverse techniques including CVD process [11], direct nitridation [10], or arc-discharge method [12]. In this work, we present a first report of tadpole-shaped (Ni, Al)/AlN nanoparticles synthesized by modified arc-discharge method.…”