Emerging Light-Emitting Materials and Devices
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research and recent advancements in light-emitting materials and devices, covering novel design strategies, fabrication techniques, and applications in optoelectronics. We welcome contributions on emerging materials such as perovskites, organic semiconductors, quantum dots, and hybrid systems, as well as innovative device architectures like flexible LEDs, next-generation displays, and biointegrated optoelectronic systems. Key topics include efficiency enhancement, stability improvement, scalable manufacturing, and novel functionalities (e.g., stretchability, self-healing, or energy recycling).
The scope of the Special Issue spans fundamental studies, computational modeling, and applied research, with a focus on translating material innovations into high-performance devices for displays, lighting, sensing, and communication technologies. We invite original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that address challenges in efficiency, cost, and sustainability, while exploring future directions for the field.
This Special Issue seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers, providing a platform to share breakthroughs that could redefine the future of light-emitting technologies.
Dr. Dong-Ying Zhou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum dots
- perovskite emitters
- organic light-emitting diodes
- phosphors and luminescent materials
- flexible optoelectronics
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