Exploration of Organometallic Materials and Beyond for Sustainable Energy Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chemistry of carbon dioxide; OLED materials
Interests: design and synthesis of metallated photovoltaic materials, including polymer donors and small-molecule acceptors; fabrication of organic photovoltaics, as well as research on singlet and triplet exciton dynamics in active layers
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Dear Colleagues,
Organic optoelectronic materials play an irreplaceable role in many fields, such as organic solar cells, organic photodetectors, organic light-emitting diodes, and photo/electrocatalysis, among others. Developing novel materials is key to improving device performance and commercial progress. Organometallic materials hold great potential, possessing the advantages of both organic and metallic materials. Organic segments provide wide space for the adjustment of the molecular energy levels and bandgap, as well as solubility, crystallinity, and flexibility. Metallic segments involving cheap metal or heavy metal facilitate improvements in molecular stability, molecular packing, and the yield of triplet excitons and catalytic centers. Therefore, research on highly efficient organometallic materials and their optoelectronic application would attract considerable attention around the world.
This Special Issue aims to synthesize recent developments and trends in novel green energy materials and their sustainable applications. We seek full research articles, short communications, and reviews on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Design of novel metal complexes;
- Design of triplet materials;
- Design of green energy materials
- Design of metallated photovoltaic small molecules and polymers;
- Design of metallated catalysis materials;
- Organic photovoltaics;
- Non-fullerene organic solar cells;
- Organic photodetectors;
- Organic memristors;
- Phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes;
- Dynamics of triplet excitons in optoelectronic devices.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhen Zhang
Dr. Miao Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal complex
- metallated polymer
- organometallic materials
- non-fullerene acceptor
- triplet exciton
- charge transfer
- organic optoelectronic devices
- organic photovoltaics
- thick-film solar cell
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