Low-Dimensional Materials: Design and Optoelectronic Properties
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 52
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Interests: Raman spectroscopy; photoluminescence spectroscopy; ultrafast spectroscopy; 2D materials; confocal microscopy; near-field optical microscopy; ultrafast electron and phonon dynamics; excitons; polaritons
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Dear Colleagues,
Low-dimensional materials such as zero-dimensional quantum dots, one-dimensional carbon nanotubes, and two-dimensional materials show an electronic wavefunction confined in one or more of their dimensions. These spatial constraints lead to quantum size effects which strongly modify their electronic and optical properties with respect to their bulk counterparts. These remarkable optoelectronic properties make them integral to the advancement of optoelectronic devices.
Quantum dots represent a milestone for the whole field of nanotechnology due to their exceptional photoluminescence and size-tunable electronic properties. Nowadays, their applications are numerous, including their use as quantum light sources, bio-imaging agents, ultra-sensitive photodetectors, and fourth-generation photovoltaics.
Two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, and hexagonal boron nitride offer strong light–matter interactions, many-body effects, tunable band gaps, and novel excitonic effects at room temperature. Moreover, they are the building blocks from which tailored van der Waals heterostructures are formed, with control at the monolayer level. This offers unprecedented opportunities for engineering their bandgaps for fundamental science applications.
We hope that this Special Issue can act as a forum for a discussion of the latest findings related to the design, synthesis, and optoelectronics of low-dimensional materials and their applications in practical devices.
Full research papers, short communications, and reviews are welcomed.
Dr. Felice Gesuele
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum dots
- carbon nanotubes
- 2D materials
- van der Waals heterostructures
- excitons
- light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
- photodetectors
- bio-imaging
- fourth-generation photovoltaic devices
- single-photon sources
