Topology- and Geometry-Controlled Functionalization of Nanostructured Metamaterials

Dear Colleagues,

The study of topological matter is one of the most fascinating key trends of modern physics. The present Special Issue is aimed at topology- and geometry-driven effects owing to complex geometries of advanced micro- and nanoarchitectures fabricated by both conventional and topologically nontrivial materials. Their design, production, and characterization constitute the main road toward future quantum devices for light emission, quantum cryptography, quantum information processing, thermoelectrics, bolometry, and other nanotechnologies. Correspondingly, many experimental and theoretical efforts have been invested in a systematic understanding of their properties, leading to novel applications. This Special Issue brings together experts in the field of topology- and geometry-controlled functionalization of nanostructured materials.

Topics of primary interest include but are not limited to the following:

Geometry- and topology-driven phenomena;
Functionalization of nanostructured materials;

• Light emission
• Quantum cryptography
• Quantum information processing
• High-tech acoustic metamaterials
• Thermoelectrics
• Bolometry
• Superconducting electronics and spintronics
• Diffractive optically variable image device
• Multi-object spectrographs
• THz grid metasurfaces for accurate sensing

Superconductor Micro-/nanoarchitectures;

• Superconductor open microtubes
• Topological transition from vortex chains to phase slips
• Vortex patterns in micro- and nanohelices
• Synergetic effects of curvature and chirality
• Unconventional Josephson Junctions
• Nanohybrid Josephson Junctions
• Dissipation sources
• Superconductors of different Euclidean dimensions
• p-wave superconductivity

Semiconductor micro-/nanoarchitectures;

• Coupled quantum dots
• Polarization anisotropy of excitons, local and coupled biexcitons
• Graded-composition quantum dots
• Rolled-up bilayer nanostructures
• Multishell nanotubes
• Quantum dot–ring transition
• Transrotational microcrystals and nanostructures

Polymers;

• Coupled topological chains
• 1D topology in STM experiments
• Constrained hydrogel membranes
• Soft mechanical metamaterials

Graphene;

• Phonon-driven functionalization in graphene

Modern methods to analyze nanostructured materials;

• Topological quantum chemistry
• Differential geometry formalism
• Density functional theory
• Lattice-dynamics and molecular-dynamics approaches
• Lattice spring model

Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Fomin
Dr. Oliver Marquardt
Guest Editors

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