Optical Characterization of Functional Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Energy Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ellipsometry, thin films, graphene, Raman spectroscopy, metamaterials, 2D materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The exploration of the optical properties of materials is essential in materials science, with direct implications for photonics, optoelectronics, sensing, and energy applications. This Special Issue aims to gather recent advances in functional materials' synthesis, characterization, and modeling. We welcome contributions focused on both crystalline and nanostructured materials, including but not limited to:
Two-dimensional materials such as graphene (CVD, exfoliated) and graphene oxide;
Metal oxides and chalcogenides;
Rare-earth-doped crystals and luminescent compounds;
Hybrid and composite photonic materials;
Thin films, heterostructures, and engineered multilayers.
This Special Issue will particularly emphasize the use of advanced techniques such as:
Spectroscopic ellipsometry for optical constant modeling;
Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy for structural and electronic analysis;
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for low-energy excitations and transport;
UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy for bandgap and absorption properties.
Dr. Grazia Giuseppina Politano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photonic materials
- optical spectroscopy
- raman
- ellipsometry
- graphene
- TiO₂, terahertz spectroscopy
- crystal growth
- thin films
- functional materials
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