Emerging Nanomaterials and Novel Structures for Photodetectors and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Photodetectors have the ability to detect and transform light signals with diverse wavelengths, intensities, and polarization into electrical signals, which play an irreplaceable role in collecting information. In the era of “the Internet of Things”, the demand for photodetectors is escalating for some new application scenarios such as high-speed communication, advanced imaging technology, and high-precision sensing. To meet the growing demand for higher figure-of-merit parameters, much effort has been spent to improve the performance of photodetectors by developing new materials, designing novel device structures, applying new device physics, and exploring innovative applications. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, short communications, and review articles that focus on the following:

(1) Emerging Optoelectronic Materials: including but not limited to the methodology of synthesizing and characterizing novel materials, such as perovskites, polymers, novel two-dimensional materials, and quantum dots.

(2) Novel Device Structure and Physics: including but not limit to designing novel structures, revealing novel operating principles, and applying new physics to improve the figure-of-merit parameters of photodetectors.

(3) Innovative Application: including but not limit to the demonstration of burgeoning applications of photodetectors in the field of fundamental science, communication, and imaging.

We are especially interested in manuscripts that present innovative uses of photodetectors for the monitoring of human health or marine environment.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Dr. Zhanfeng Huang
Guest Editor

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