Insight into Organic Semiconductor Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to gather outstanding original research and reviews that advance our understanding of organic semiconductors from molecular design to device performance, with a central focus on excited-state regulation, photophysical processes, and the mechanisms that couple structure to function.

This Issue will be organized around three interlocking thematic strands that reflect the most active and impactful directions in the field:

(1) Electronic Processes, Exciton Behavior, and Spin Flip in Organic Semiconductors

Designing various novel organic optoelectronic functional molecules and materials, employing computational methods such as ab initio, semi-empirical, and dynamic molecular simulations to investigate the relationship between the optoelectronic properties of materials and microscopic particle dynamics through a combination of theoretical and experimental approaches.

(2) Band Structure Design, Carrier Transport, and Dynamic Intelligent Regulation of Organic Molecules

Synthesizing novel organic functional materials with specific structures and excellent optoelectronic properties through organic/inorganic synthesis or supramolecular chemistry methods; conducting in-depth exploration of the ground state, excited state properties, and underlying mechanisms of optoelectronic functions to establish a solid foundation for further development of new materials.

(3) Organic Long-Persistent Luminescence Materials and Device Applications

Achieving rational regulation of excited states in organic optoelectronic materials to extend the lifetime of excited states and obtain organic long-persistent luminescence materials with ultra-long luminescence durations; establishing new device applications based on these materials, such as bioimaging, data encryption, and anti-counterfeiting technologies.

We invite researchers from academia and industry to contribute to this collection as a platform for sharing advances, catalyzing collaboration, and accelerating the development of next-generation organic semiconductors and devices.

Prof. Dr. Runfeng Chen
Dr. Chao Zheng
Guest Editors

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