Optical Functional Materials: Design, Synthesis and Applications
A Special Issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049) belonging to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 917
Editors
Interests: materials; nanotechnology; photovoltaics
Interests: photodynamic properties; intra/inter-molecular interactions in solutions and in solvent mixtures (preferential solvation) and the effect of medium factors; solvatochromic behavior of some azomaleimide derivatives using density functional theory (DFT); charge transfer in azomaleimides determined using quantochemical calculations (DFT, TD-DFT, ab initio)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, “Optical Functional Materials: Design, Synthesis and Applications”, highlights recent advances in the design, controlled synthesis and characterization of optical materials. Emphasis is placed on physical and structural aspects based on the interaction with light in a controlled manner. A wide range of materials, including inorganic, organic and hybrid systems, will be covered. Applications in solid-state lasers, optical thin films and nonlinear optics are of interest. We welcome original research articles and comprehensive reviews that highlight innovative synthetic methodologies, mechanistic understanding and chemistry-driven performance optimization, thereby advancing the fundamental and applied aspects of optical functional materials within the framework of modern chemical science.
Dr. Tamara Potlog
Dr. Anton Airinei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical
- design
- synthesis
- application
- material
- physical
- structural
- inorganic
- organic
- hybrid
- solid-state laser
- thin film
- nonlinear
- mechanistic
- optimization
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