Microstructure Semiconductor Materials and Optoelectronic Applications

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 973

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College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, and National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for RF Integration and Micro-Packaging Technologies, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
Interests: GaN; micro-LED; full color display; visble light communication; memristor; synapses
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College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, and National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for RF Integration and Micro-Packaging Technologies, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
Interests: GaN; micro-LED; full color display; quantum dot color conversion; heterogeneous integration

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Microstructure semiconductor materials are materials with an artificially designed functional structure, a micro and/or nano size, and arranged in a specific way (such as two/one/zero-dimensional materials, single/multi-quantum well structure, superlattice structure, core/shell structure, and so on), which are actively studied in many fields of optoelectronic devices, including next-generation display, wireless optical communication, sensors, photodetector, memristor, simulated synapses, and more. These materials are endowed with excellent optical and electrical properties through the design of microstructure, which is expected to provide new possibilities for the future photoelectric technology revolution.

We are pleased to invite you to submit your original research articles, review articles, and short communications in the scope of this issue. The scope of this issue ranges from the synthesis of original semiconductor materials, the innovation of optoelectronic devices design, the advanced applications and the exploration of physical properties. The submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Manuscripts can be submitted any time before the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are reviewed through a single-blind peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website.

This Special Issue aims to focus on the science and engineering aspects of microstructure semiconductor materials, which have fundamental properties, micro/nano process design, and energy band variations that enable the observation of unprecedented physical phenomena and enable state-of-the-art electronic devices.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Microstructure semiconductor materials and devices;
  • Microstructure design and manufacture;
  • Performance optimization and improvement of materials and devices;
  • Optoelectronic devices mainly including micro/nano-LED, organic LED(OLED), QLED (quantum dot LED), lasers, superluminance diode, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), detectors, solar cell, optoelectronic memristors, optoelectronic synapse devices, and so on;
  • Optoelectronic technology and applications.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Xiaoyan Liu
Dr. Zhou Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • GaN quantum well
  • two-dimensional material
  • perovskite quantum dots
  • metal oxide
  • optoelectronic devices
  • micro-LED
  • memristor
  • simulated synapses
  • full color display
  • visible light communication

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Plasmonic-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Platform for Broadband and Multiple Molecular Fingerprint Retrieval
by Yulong Hu, Zexing Zheng, Huishan Ma, Shuguang Zhu, Yiming Yu, Jie Hong, Weiwei Tang, Jiale He, Libo Zhang, Changlong Liu, Guanhai Li and Xiaoshuang Chen
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(4), 284; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15040284 - 13 Feb 2025
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The mid-infrared (mid-IR) region, often referred to as the molecular fingerprint region, encompasses the distinctive absorption spectra characteristic of numerous important molecules. However, the intrinsically small molecular absorption cross-sections, combined with the size mismatch between nanoscale molecules and microscale mid-IR wavelengths, result in [...] Read more.
The mid-infrared (mid-IR) region, often referred to as the molecular fingerprint region, encompasses the distinctive absorption spectra characteristic of numerous important molecules. However, the intrinsically small molecular absorption cross-sections, combined with the size mismatch between nanoscale molecules and microscale mid-IR wavelengths, result in inherently weak light-molecule interactions. In this work, we propose a broadband, tunable platform based on plasmonic-enhanced infrared absorption for label-free retrieval of molecular fingerprints. By leveraging the strong near-field enhancement of the plasmonic structure, the platform significantly amplifies light-molecule interactions, enabling precise reconstruction of the fingerprint absorption spectra of target molecules. In addition, the proposed structure exhibits exceptional molecular detection capabilities across the wavelength range of 5–10 μm, with remarkable potential for distinguishing molecular mixture components. The results pave the way for the applications in chemical identification, biomedical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and other interdisciplinary fields, which require miniaturized and high-precision sensing. Full article
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