Physics and Chemistry of Molecular Materials for Optoelectronic Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Molecular materials constitute a foundation and are the cornerstone for the development of materials with a plethora of applications (e.g., drug design, optoelectronics, and energy storage). Molecular materials enrich our daily lives in countless ways, having properties that depend on their exact structure, the degree of order in the way the molecules are aligned, and their crystalline nature. Small changes in the molecular structure can totally alter the properties of the material in bulk and tune their overall characteristics. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to place emphasis on the study of the physics and chemistry of molecular functional materials, which demonstrate a wide range of physical phenomena. The field of molecular materials research includes the (i) preparation; (II) characterization; and (iii) modeling of potentially useful materials with enhanced physical, chemical, and biomedical properties. A special area of intense and continuous interest is the development of materials with diverse magnetic and optical electrical properties, leading to the development of photonic materials for optoelectronic applications.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Development of hybrid organic–inorganic materials (e.g., MOFS and COFS) as non-linear optical materials;
• Physics and chemistry of non-linear optics;
• Novel approaches for the simulation of the interaction of light with molecular materials;
• Molecular inorganic conductors and superconductors;
• Theory and simulation of non-linear optics;
• Quantum chemistry and non-linear optics;
• Design and/or development of quantum dots for optoelectronic applications.

Dr. Aggelos Avramopoulos
Guest Editor

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• polarization of matter
• non-linear optics and non-linear optical phenomena
• optical phenomena
• quantum chemistry
• density functional theory
• physics and chemistry of molecular materials
• molecular-based optoelectronics