Emerging 2D Materials for Transistors and Photodetectors
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "2D and Carbon Nanomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 November 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: 2D materials; synthesis and applications; nanotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
Two-dimensional (2D) materials provide a transformative platform for future electronic and optoelectronic devices. With their atomic-scale thickness, mechanical flexibility, high carrier mobility, and strong light–matter interactions, 2D materials are poised to enrich the state-of-the-art landscape of transistor and photodetector technologies. Emerging 2D materials, as well as their heterostructures, offer unique opportunities to enhance charge transport, tailor band alignment, and improve light absorption capabilities at the device level.
This Special Issue aims to present an overview of recent innovations and progress in 2D materials for next-generation transistors and photodetectors. Its scope includes material synthesis, doping and defect engineering, integration strategies, contact interface optimization, and performance benchmarking in practical device configurations.
We are particularly interested in energy-efficient architectures that support sustainability and approaches that enable wafer-scale fabrication for industrial translation. We also welcome studies on flexible, transparent, low-power, or high-frequency devices and multifunctional systems that combine sensing, memory, and logic operations.
We seek the submission of original research articles and reviews that highlight experimental findings, theoretical developments, or new application paradigms enabled by cutting-edge 2D materials. Contributions from academia, national laboratories, and industry are all encouraged. Through this Special Issue, we aim to capture key advances in this evolving field and foster interdisciplinary collaboration across materials science, nanotechnology, and electronic engineering.
Dr. Wenshuo Xu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- 2D materials
- electronic and optoelectronic devices
- nanotechnology
- industrialization
- sustainability
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