Luminescence Properties of Minerals: Technological Applications and Modeling
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 7469
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanomaterials; self-assembled materials; smart materials; electrical measurement; photoluminescence; photodegradation
Interests: rare earths; materiel sciences; solid–gas interactions; catalysis; modeling; gas sensors; photoluminescence; photodegradation
Interests: material characterization; materials; nanotechnology; X-ray diffraction; materials processing; thin films; materials chemistry; catalyst; photocatalysis; photoluminescence; PLD
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
While luminescence has been the subject of many observations since Antiquity, it was only really understood in the twentieth century, after many questions and controversies.
In recent years, interest has grown in the field of luminescent materials. The applications of such materials are indeed many and varied: lighting, display (we note in particular the new electroluminescent flat screens and screens for intensifying X-ray images), lasers, optical telecommunications, renewable energy (including photovoltaic), medicine (particularly marking in biological imaging), radiation detection, etc. This list is not exhaustive and shows that this type of luminescent material has a more than significant technological potential.
Mineral luminescent materials are considered to be informative tools capable of probing recombination, charge carrier transport, and defect migration.
Devoting a Special Issue to the luminescence of mineral materials therefore seems relevant. This Special Issue will focus on the following issues: characterization, understanding, and origin of luminescence in minerals; control of photoluminescence (e.g., control of emission color); and adaptability to the desired application of luminescent materials.
Review contributions as well as original research papers within the topic are welcomed in this Special Issue.
Dr. Sylvie Villain
Dr. Bahcine Bakiz
Dr. Frédéric Guinneton
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Photoluminescence
- Materials science
- Minerals
- Rare earths
- Modeling
- Doping effects
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