Advances on the Application of Nanomaterials and 2D Materials for Sensors, Solar Cells, Microelectronics, and Optoelectronics

Dear Colleagues,

The advances in nanostructures and 2D materials have already demonstrated the potential for new devices in nanoelectronics, photonics, solar cells, and sensors. This Topic will focus on aspects of nanotechnology associated with different types of nanomaterials and 2D materials. Different issues relevant to 2D materials and other low-dimensional structures, such as nanowires, nanocrystals, and nanopores, are potential topics. Additionally, this Topic also welcome submissions addressing fabrication techniques such as lithography, material processing, physical approaches, chemical bath deposition and etching, liquid phase exfoliation, nanoparticle formation, and several other different routes for nanofabrication.

Photonic devices as detectors, light-emitting sources, waveguides, and optical modulators are also included. Moreover, defect characterization, engineering, and the impact of crystal quality on the properties of electronic and photonic devices are also topics relevant to this Topic, as is the application of 2D materials and nanomaterials in the field of biological and chemical sensors and their impact on sensing performances.

This Topic of Molecules will attempt to cover the most recent advances in nanomaterials and 2D materials, from synthesis and characterization to photonics, nanoelectronics, solar cells, and sensor applications.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Fabrication and characterization of several 2D materials and nanostructures, nanodevices and nanosensors;
• Nanowires, nanorods, nanoclusters, nanotubes, 2D sheet and flake synthesis and characterization;
• Carrier transport in nanodevices;
• Optoelectronic materials and nanodevices using nanomaterial heterostructures and different type of 2D materials;
• Defect characterization and engineering;
• Integration of photonics with CMOS technology;
• Strain band-gap engineering and carrier transport in CMOS;
• Si-compatible waveguide technology and nanodevice­s;
• Light emitting devices, detectors, waveguides, optical modulators ;
• Luminescence in nanostructures or 2D material based devices;
• Integrated waveguide sensing;
• Nanomaterials and 2D materials for life science applications;
• Nanoscale biosensors;
• Surface enhancement raman scattering sensors;
• Plasmonic effect in nanomaterials and 2D materials;
• Antibacterial nanomaterial and 2D material platforms;
• Environmental sensors based on nanomaterials and 2D materials

Prof. Dr. Alessia Irrera
Dr. Antonio Alessio Leonardi
Topic Editors