Photoluminescence: Advances and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics and Optical Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 June 2026 | Viewed by 440
Special Issue Editor
Interests: photoluminescence; optical glasses; phosphors; photonics
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Dear Colleagues,
Photoluminescence (PL) is a powerful phenomenon that underpins a wide range of modern technologies, including optoelectronic devices, biomedical imaging, sensing, and energy conversion. In recent years, significant advances have been made in tailoring the structural, compositional, and morphological properties of materials to achieve controlled and enhanced PL emission. Such progress has accelerated the development of novel phosphors, quantum dots, rare-earth- and transition-metal-doped materials, perovskites, and low-dimensional nanostructures with tunable optical properties. Furthermore, the integration of photoluminescent materials into real-world applications—such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, solar cells, optical amplifiers, and biosensors—has become an active area of research, driven by the demand for sustainable and high-performance technologies.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for showcasing state-of-the-art research on PL fundamentals, material design strategies, and application-oriented studies. Contributions may include experimental, theoretical, and computational works addressing emission mechanisms, defect engineering, energy transfer processes, and advanced characterization techniques. By gathering interdisciplinary insights, this Special Issue seeks to highlight current challenges and future opportunities in photoluminescence research and its applications.
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Lakkamraju
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photoluminescence
- rare-earth and transition-metal-doped materials
- quantum dots and nanostructures
- perovskite photophysics
- energy transfer and defect engineering
- optical amplifiers and lasers
- light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
- biomedical imaging and sensing
- solar energy conversion
- advanced spectroscopic techniques
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