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 Special Issue 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 Special Issue 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 Special Issue, as is the application of 2D materials and nanomaterials in the field of biological and chemical sensors and their impact on sensing performances.

This Special Issue 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
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.