Nanostructured Materials for Photonic and Plasmonic Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Driven by the global wave of nanotechnology in the 1990s, nanomaterials such as semiconductor optoelectronic materials, magnetic materials, ceramic materials, and biomaterials have emerged. Nanomaterials refer to structural units with sizes ranging from 1 nanometer to 100 nanometer. Since its size is close to the coherence length of the electron, its properties are greatly changed due to the strong coherence. Moreover, its scale is close to the wavelength of light, coupled with its large specific surface area. Therefore, the characteristics exhibited by nanomaterials are often different from the properties exhibited by the substance in its bulk state. For example, melting point, magnetism, optics, thermal conductivity, conductivity, and other characteristics. The main characteristics of nanomaterials are manifested in the following aspects: surface effect, size effect, volume effect, and quantum effect.

Recently, the integration of nanomaterials with AIEgens (Luminogens exhibit aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics) attracted widespread attention in the nanophotonic area due to its desirable advantages. For instance, the molecular-level modifications of fiber with AIEgens contribute to the nanocomposite with prominent fluorescence and/or photosensitizing performance, expanding its scope of applications. While the fiber acts as an ideal platform to render the investigation of AIEgens from molecule to material science and amplify the final photoluminescent capacity of nanocomposite.

In the application of photonics, nanomaterials together with AIE-based nanocomposites show strong light matter interaction, ensuring that optical elements can effectively interact with light. Therefore, nanomaterials are applied in various optical devices, such as photodetectors, solar cells, biosensors, bioimaging, fiber lasers, etc.

The research and application of nanotechnology on the fine observation, identification and control of substances at the atomic and molecular level will provide a new technological basis for the information science, life science, molecular biology, new material science and sustainable development science of ecosystems in the 21st century.

We are pleased to invite researchers to publish original and critical articles on photonics devices made of nanomaterials. Potential topics include but are not limited to: nanomaterial photodetectors, nanomaterial optical sensors, nanomaterial light modulators, nanomaterial lasers, nanomaterial holography, nanomaterial encryption, nanomaterial communication, nanomaterial wearability, nanomaterial therapy, nanomaterial localization, and nanomaterial tracking.

This Special Issue aims to deepen the research and application of nanomaterials in the field of photonics, promote peer exchanges in the field of photonics devices, provide a scientific foundation for the high-quality living needs of the 21st century.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Xianguang Yang
Dr. Quandong Huang
Guest Editors

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• nanomaterial
• photonics
• nanostructure
• optical metasurface
• optical device
• optical diagnostics
• phototherapy
• optical detection
• optical display
• luminescence of nanomaterial