Applications of Functional Nanomaterials for Photodetection
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "2D and Carbon Nanomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 25
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Interests: organic electronics; organic semiconductors; iological and battery engineering; conjugated polymers; optoelectronics devices; polymers for energy harvesting and storage devices
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Dear Colleagues,
Photodetection technologies are essential for a broad range of applications, including imaging, optical communication, environmental monitoring, healthcare diagnostics, wearable electronics, and intelligent sensing systems. Recent advances in functional nanomaterials have significantly expanded the capabilities of photodetectors by enabling enhanced light harvesting, efficient charge transport, spectral tunability, and flexible device integration. Materials such as quantum dots, two-dimensional materials, carbon nanomaterials, organic semiconductors, perovskites, and hybrid nanostructures continue to drive innovation in next-generation photodetection technologies.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the development and application of functional nanomaterials for photodetection. Contributions that cover material design, device fabrication, photophysical mechanisms, performance optimization, and emerging applications are welcome.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Functional nanomaterials for photodetection;
- Quantum dots and colloidal nanocrystals;
- Two-dimensional and carbon nanomaterials;
- Organic, polymeric, and hybrid nanomaterials;
- Perovskite-based nanomaterials;
- Plasmonic and nanocomposite materials;
- X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, and infrared photodetectors;
- Flexible, wearable, and self-powered photodetectors;
- Neuromorphic and intelligent photodetection systems;
- Emerging applications in imaging, healthcare, communication, and environmental monitoring;
- Light–matter interactions and photophysical processes.
Dr. Hansol Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional nanomaterials
- quantum dots
- two-dimensional materials
- carbon nanomaterials
- perovskites
- organic semiconductors
- photodetectors
- optoelectronics
- image sensors
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