Optical and Optoelectronic Materials and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In the last few decades, advanced technologies in the fields of optical materials and optoelectronics, as well as energy storage and up-conversion luminescent applications, have played critical roles in addressing societal demands, including the increasing global energy consumption, the growing demand for sustainable clean energy, the transition to digitization, the Internet of Things, and the development of multifunctional applications such as colorful optoelectronic devices, agrivoltaics, and heat control. Herein, this Topic aims to collect original research articles and review papers. Manuscripts should cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Optoelectronics;
• Nanophotonics;
• Optical Materials and technologies;
• Optical fiber materials and fabrication technologies;
• Fabrication and characterization of transparent ceramics and glasses;
• Thin films for optical applications;
• Physical, chemical, and environmental optical sensors;
• Optical materials for photocatalysis, photovoltaics, etc.;
• Deposition methods and thin film processing for PV applications;
• Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage;
• Magneto-optical visualization of micromagnetic objects;
• Structured vortex beams in nanophotonic systems and devices;
• Nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications and third generation concepts, including up-conversion, down-conversion, MEG, etc.

Prof. Dr. Fabian Ambriz Vargas
Prof. Dr. Jianzhong Zhang
Topic Editors