2D Materials for Quantum and Nanophotonic Technologies
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Photonics and Technologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 344
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 2D materials; photovoltaic devices; nanomaterials and nanotechnology; flexible electronics; flexible image sensors
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Interests: graphene and two-dimensional materials; ultrathin electronic and optoelectronic device engineering; applied quantum and nanophotonic technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in two-dimensional (2D) materials have allowed for new advances to be made in quantum and nanophotonic technologies, enabling unprecedented control over light–matter interactions at the nanoscale. Materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, hexagonal boron nitride, and related van der Waals heterostructures exhibit unique optical, electronic, and quantum properties that are highly promising for use in next-generation photonic and quantum devices.
We are pleased to invite researchers to contribute original research articles and reviews to this Special Issue, entitled “2D Materials for Quantum and Nanophotonic Technologies”.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for recent theoretical, experimental, and applied developments involving 2D materials in quantum optics, nanophotonics, and optoelectronic technologies. The scope of this Special Issue is fully aligned with the journal’s aims, focusing on fundamental mechanisms, device engineering, and emerging applications enabled by 2D materials at the quantum and nanoscale levels.
For this Special Issue, original research articles and review papers are welcome to be submitted. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Quantum optical properties of 2D materials;
- Nanophotonic devices based on graphene and related materials;
- Light–matter interaction in van der Waals heterostructures;
- Plasmonics and polaritonics in 2D materials;
- Single-photon sources and detectors using 2D materials;
- Integrated photonic and optoelectronic devices;
- Nonlinear and ultrafast optical phenomena in 2D systems;
- Sensing and modulation applications in quantum and nanophotonics.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ajit Kumar Katiyar
Prof. Dr. Tanmoy Das
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- two-dimensional materials
- graphene
- quantum photonics
- nanophotonics
- light–matter interaction
- plasmonics
- Van der Waals heterostructures
- optoelectronic devices
- single-photon technologies
- nonlinear optics
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