Photodetectors and Their Applications
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A：Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photodetectors, with their versatile optical sensitivity, serve as pivotal components in advancing modern technologies, spanning image sensors, biomedical diagnostics, remote sensing, optical communications, human–machine interfaces, and advanced machine vision systems. Recent advances in neuromorphic computing have driven the emergence of photodetector-integrated synaptic devices, including optical synaptic diodes, optical synaptic transistors, and photoelectric memristors, which mimic neural plasticity for energy-efficient artificial intelligence architectures. Concurrently, breakthroughs in novel materials (e.g., organic semiconductors, 2D semiconductors, perovskites, and organic–inorganic hybrids) and nanofabrication techniques have expanded device functionalities while addressing scalability challenges. Particularly, flexible and stretchable photodetectors are revolutionizing wearable electronics and conformal biointerfaces, offering unprecedented compatibility with curvilinear surfaces and dynamic environments.
This Special Issue invites cutting-edge contributions (research papers, short communications, and review articles) elucidating the following:
- Material synthesis strategies for high-performance photodetectors and photoelectric memory devices;
- Device engineering approaches enabling multiplexed sensing, adaptive responsivity, and mechanical compliance;
- System-level applications in neuromorphic computing, adaptive optics, soft robotics, and implantable health monitors.
By bridging fundamental research with industrial translation, this collection aims to catalyze innovations that address the growing demand for multifunctional, durable, and cost-effective optoelectronic solutions across academia and industry.
Dr. Jinfeng Han
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photodetectors
- flexible devices
- materials
- applications
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