Nanotechnology for Electronic Materials and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Among the principal goals of the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems, the historical scaling down of electronic devices is now coupled with the need for novel nanomaterials and emerging characterization and fabrication techniques focused on interaction at the nanoscale. Nanomaterials for electronic devices are of growing interest, since their reduced dimensionality can be associated with unique properties which are currently finding rapid application in many technological areas (such as high-frequency electronics, power devices, displays, energy conversion systems, energy storage, photovoltaics, and sensors). On the other hand, the accurate characterization of materials and interfaces at the nanoscale, along with standard metrics and protocols, is crucial for moving from research to technology development in the field and for quality control of innovative products and functionalities.

This Special Issue will cover the most recent developments on nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for electronic devices and sensors, from synthesis to advanced characterization, up to device fabrication.

Specific topics covered by the issue are:

• Nanoscaled material and their properties: nanostructured thin films (oxides, nitrides), nanocomposites, nanoparticles, and 2D materials (graphene or MX₂ M = Mo, W, etc. and X = S, Se, Te, etc.);
• Synthesis techniques for nanomaterials and thin films: processes and novel approaches;
• Advanced nanoscale characterization techniques (surface analytical and scanning-probe methods, electron beam methods, optical methods, X-ray methods);
• Applications of nanostructured materials and nanotechnologies to electronic devices (high frequency and power devices, photovoltaics, sensors, etc.).

Full research papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Patrick Fiorenza
Dr. Raffaella Lo Nigro
Dr. Béla Pécz
Dr. Jens Eriksson
Guest Editors

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