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Advances in Photoelectric Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2024 | Viewed by 1377

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Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
Interests: photonic crystals; energy harvesting; impedance spectroscopy; nanomaterials; supercapacitors

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Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
Interests: photonic crystals; nanomaterials; semiconductors; optical spectroscopy; spectrogoniometry; optical parameters

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Division of Solid State Physics, Institute of Physics—Centre for Science and Education at the Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
Interests: nanotechnology; physics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The field of photoelectric materials has witnessed tremendous progress in recent years, revolutionizing various technologies and applications ranging from renewable energy to information storage and sensing platforms.

This Special Issue seeks to showcase the latest advancements in photoelectric materials, highlighting the innovative strategies employed in material synthesis, functionalization, and characterization. Contributions addressing the fundamental properties of photoelectric materials, especially optical, electrical, and structural properties, are particularly encouraged. Furthermore, studies on novel materials and their potential utilization in areas including photovoltaics, photoelectrochemical devices, optical sensing, and optoelectronics are also welcomed.

Dr. Anna Starczewska
Dr. Mirosława Kȩpińska
Prof. Dr. Marian Nowak
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • photoelectric materials
  • optoelectronics
  • photodetectors
  • light sources
  • optical sensors
  • solar cells

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Photonic Crystal Structures for Photovoltaic Applications
by Anna Starczewska and Mirosława Kępińska
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1196; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051196 - 4 Mar 2024
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Photonic crystals are artificial structures with a spatial periodicity of dielectric permittivity on the wavelength scale. This feature results in a spectral region over which no light can propagate within such a material, known as the photonic band gap (PBG). It leads to [...] Read more.
Photonic crystals are artificial structures with a spatial periodicity of dielectric permittivity on the wavelength scale. This feature results in a spectral region over which no light can propagate within such a material, known as the photonic band gap (PBG). It leads to a unique interaction between light and matter. A photonic crystal can redirect, concentrate, or even trap incident light. Different materials (dielectrics, semiconductors, metals, polymers, etc.) and 1D, 2D, and 3D architectures (layers, inverse opal, woodpile, etc.) of photonic crystals enable great flexibility in designing the optical response of the material. This opens an extensive range of applications, including photovoltaics. Photonic crystals can be used as anti-reflective and light-trapping surfaces, back reflectors, spectrum splitters, absorption enhancers, radiation coolers, or electron transport layers. This paper presents an overview of the developments and trends in designing photonic structures for different photovoltaic applications. Full article
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