Optoelectronic Properties and Applications of Nanomaterials
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 17909
Special Issue Editors
Interests: novel materials for solar harvesting applications and light-emission; electronic and optical properties; many-body interactions; excitons; first-principles ground and excited states methods DFT MBPT
Interests: sun-to-energy conversion; density functional theory applications; electronic properties of materials for technological applications; interface/surface chemistry; photocatalysis and H2 storing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Low-dimensional materials, such as quantum dots, nanotubes, nanowires, and 2D materials, are attracting strong interest at both an experimental and theoretical level, for the possibilities they offer to modulate the optoelectronic properties for desired functionalities, thanks to quantum-confinement, low dielectric screening, and a high surface/volume ratio, which make them particularly prone to any external stimulus from strain, to electric fields, and to atomic and molecular doping.
This can create new perspectives in several technological applications, ranging from photonics to energy conversion, with the aim of overcoming the limits of traditional materials currently employed by the industry for the development of next-generation optoelectronic devices.
However, issues still remain for controlling and reproducing growth processes and in the precise characterization of atomic-scale properties, as well as in the rational design of nanomaterials that have to be overcome to allow for real-world applications
In this Research Topic, titled "Optoelectronic Properties and Applications of Nanomaterials”, we aim to collect original research articles, review articles, and perspective views concerning the current status and future developments in the field of the optoelectronic properties of nanomaterials, with particular focus on energy conversion and photonics applications.
The possible topics include (but are not limited to) the fabrication and design of novel nanomaterials, the experimental and theoretical characterization of their optoelectronic properties, the understanding of the key factors that limit device performances, and the realization of optoelectronic devices.
Prof. Dr. Maurizia Palummo
Prof. Dr. Giacomo Giorgi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optoelectronics
- photovoltaics
- nanostructures and low-dimensional materials
- fabrication
- characterization
- photonics
- photocatalysis
- theoretical methods for electronic and optical properties calculation
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