Structures and Coatings for High-Performance Photonics, Optoelectronics and Photovoltaics
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 1151
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your research to the Special Issue “Structures and Coatings for High-Performance Photonics, Optoelectronics and Photovoltaics.”
Advanced micro- and nanostructures, together with functional coatings, play a critical role in modern photonics, optoelectronics, and photovoltaic technologies. Carefully designed structures and coatings enable precise control of light–matter interactions, leading to enhanced optical absorption and emission, reduced optical losses, improved carrier management, and increased device efficiency. As a result, they have been widely applied in high-performance lasers, light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, optical sensors, and solar cells.
With the continuous demand for higher efficiency, higher power density, and improved operational stability, these structures and coatings are facing increasing challenges. Issues such as optical and thermal losses, material degradation, interfacial instability, and environmental effects can significantly limit device performance and long-term reliability. Addressing these challenges requires the development of novel materials, innovative structural designs, advanced fabrication techniques, and a deeper understanding of underlying physical mechanisms.
This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in the design, fabrication, characterization, and application of structures and coatings for photonics, optoelectronics, and photovoltaic devices. We welcome original research articles and review papers covering, but not limited to, nanophotonic and metamaterial structures, optical and functional coatings, light management strategies, interface engineering, and reliability and failure mechanisms.
Dr. Hao Zhang
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- optical coatings
- photoelectric coatings
- photonics
- optoelectronics
- photovoltaics
- optics
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