Advanced Optical Materials for Photodetector and Energy Conversion

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, the field of optics is expanding at an explosive rate. The optical properties of materials arise from the characteristics of their interactions with electromagnetic waves. Optical materials are the footstone of optical functional devices for photodetector and energy conversion, which include photodetectors, lasers, photovoltaic devices, photothermal coatings, and so on. The progress of optical materials still needs more efforts to promote the development of optical functional devices.

For this reason, the Special Issue welcomes original research, review, and perspective articles, including, but not limited to, the following aspects: (1) the novel optical materials; (2) the new designs of optical function devices; (3) self-powered photodetector based the third-generation semiconductors; (4) the novel materials and design for photovoltaic devices and photothermal conversion; (5) high-performance photodetector enhanced by piezo-phototronic effect or pyro-phototronic effect.

Dr. Jianping Meng
Dr. Qilin Hua
Guest Editors

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