Quantum Dot Nanotechnologies: From Fundamental to Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 52
Editor
Interests: advanced functional nanomaterials (quantum dots, 2D materials, etc.) for sensing and optoelectronic applications; light-responsive molecular switches and motors; optically responsive optoelectronic devices; photoinduced energy and electron transfer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as one of the most prominent nanomaterials owing to their unique size-dependent optical, electronic, and photophysical properties. Rapid advances in synthesis strategies, surface/interface engineering, and device integration have significantly expanded the application of QDs in optoelectronics, photonics, sensing, biomedicine, catalysis, and energy conversion/storage technologies. Moreover, the tunable excitonic properties and efficient energy-transfer characteristics of QDs have enabled emerging opportunities in photo-responsive systems, photon upconversion, and advanced hybrid nanomaterials. Despite tremendous advances, challenges associated with stability, charge and energy transfer process and multifunctional integration remain critical for the practical implementation of QD-based technologies.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest advances in QD nanotechnologies, spanning from fundamental studies of material design and photophysical mechanisms to emerging applications in advanced devices and systems. Both experimental and theoretical contributions are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Synthesis and surface engineering of quantum dots;
- Perovskite, semiconductor, carbon, and hybrid quantum dots;
- Photophysical processes and excited-state dynamics;
- Energy and charge transfer in QDs hybrid systems;
- Quantum dot thin films and flexible devices;
- Quantum-dot-based LEDs, photodetectors, solar cells, and transistors;
- Photocatalysis and energy-related applications;
- Biological imaging, sensing, and therapeutic applications;
- Advanced characterization and computational studies of QD materials.
Prof. Dr. Lili Hou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum dots
- nanotechnology
- excited-state dynamics
- energy transfer
- hybrid nanomaterials
- optoelectronic devices
- quantum dot thin films
- flexible electronics
- surface engineering
- excited-state dynamics
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