Advancing Nanophotonic Materials: Fundamentals and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2026) | Viewed by 1147
Special Issue Editors
Interests: semiconductor lighting; optical sensors; plant factories; plant photometry; photoelectric conversion; photosynthesis; photovoltaic technology
Interests: sensors; instrumentation; photonics; plasmonics; fiber optic sensors; surface plasmon resonance (SPR); terahertz sensing; optoelectronics; manophotonics; biophotonics; metamaterials; biosensors; refractive index sensing; 2D materials (Graphene, MXene); machine learning in sensor design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue entitled “Advancing Nanophotonic Materials: Fundamentals and Applications”. As a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field, nanophotonics has garnered significant attention due to its potential to revolutionize various technological domains. This area of research area is crucial as it promises to deliver novel solutions to the key challenges associated with energy, healthcare, and information technology.
This Special Issue aims to curate a comprehensive collection of articles that not only contribute to our fundamental understanding of nanophotonic materials but also showcase their diverse applications. In alignment with the scope of the journal, which encompasses the broader field of materials science and engineering, we hope to create a Special Issue that is both scientifically rich and technologically relevant. We aim to compile at least 10 high-quality articles, potentially leading to the publication of this Special Issue in book form.
We welcome original research articles and reviews that delve into various aspects of nanophotonic materials. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- The synthesis and characterization of novel nanophotonic materials;
- The theoretical and computational modelling of nanophotonic phenomena;
- Applications in renewable energy, such as advanced solar cells;
- The development of nanophotonic sensors and imaging techniques;
- Innovations in communication technologies using nanophotonic devices;
- Metamaterials and their unique optical properties.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and believe that together we can create a Special Issue that will serve as a valuable resource for the scientific community.
Dr. Xinyu Zhang
Guest Editor
Dr. Jacob Wekalao
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- nanophotonics
- biosensors
- plasmonics
- 2D materials
- terahertz sensing
- optical metasurfaces
- surface plasmon resonance
- graphene sensors
- liquid biopsy
- machine learning in optics
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