Photoelectric Materials: Structure, Characterization and Symmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering and Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 77
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optics; photonics; materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The photoelectric effect was first explained by Albert Einstein in 1905. This phenomenon is described as the release of electrons from a metallic surface irradiated with light composed of particles with energy called photons. Currently, photoelectric materials not only include light–matter interactions, but also high-energy electromagnetic sources such as gamma and X-rays. Moreover, research on new materials has expanded beyond metals to semiconductors, crystals, perovskites, liquids, and others. Photoelectric materials have been widely used in solar cells, optoelectronics, and medical devices, among others. Their properties, such as band gap, work function, and quantum efficiency, heavily depend on their internal structure and symmetry.
The Special Issue aims to publish research regarding symmetry/asymmetry phenomena in photoelectric materials, such as classical symmetry and symmetry breaking. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: photoelectric materials, synthesis, optical characteristics, electrical performance, and/or their implementation in renewable energies, medical, or electrical applications.
Prof. Dr. Carlos Adrián Calles-Arriaga
Prof. Dr. Juan Lopez-Hernandez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optoelectronics
- photovoltaic cells
- medical devices
- perovskites
- semiconductors
- crystals
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