Photonics for Sustainable Energy: Innovations in Materials, Devices, and Emerging Technologies
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chemical vapor deposition; oxide thin films; scanning electron microscopy; thin films; zinc oxide; doped samples; glass substrate; good crystallinity; optical properties; preferred orientation; X-ray diffraction; Al doping
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue brings together peer-reviewed contributions from the 19th International Symposium on Advanced Photonics for Energy (ISAOP-25), to be held in El Jadida, Morocco, on May 21–22, 2025.
It highlights the latest innovations at the intersection of photonics and energy, focusing on transformative materials and technologies designed to meet the urgent global need for clean and efficient energy systems, spanning a wide range of topics, including the following:
- Hybrid and nanostructured photonic materials;
- Advanced optoelectronic and microelectronic photonic materials;
- Photonics-enabled environmental and energy technologies;
- Next-generation solar energy conversion;
- Smart and adaptive materials for energy applications.
In doing so, it will emphasize both fundamental advances and applied research, this Special Issue explores how light-based technologies are reshaping the energy landscape—enabling cleaner power generation, efficient communication, and environmentally sustainable innovations.
By curating high-impact research, the Special Issue aims to illuminate current scientific and technological frontiers in photonics for energy. We encourage interdisciplinary collaboration across physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering, and intend to serve as a comprehensive reference for researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders, while inspiring novel approaches and future breakthroughs in sustainable photonic systems.
This issue reinforces the pivotal role of photonics as a driver of energy innovation, fostering global dialogue and technological progress toward a sustainable energy future.
Dr. Mohamed El Jouad
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hybrid and nanostructured photonic materials
- advanced optoelectronic and microelectronic photonic materials
- photonics-enabled environmental and energy technologies
- next-generation solar energy conversion
- smart and adaptive materials for energy applications
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