Laser-Based Manufacturing of Nanostructures
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanofabrication and Nanomanufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editor
Interests: laser ablation in liquid medium for the generation of metallic nanoparticles; laser processing of 2D materials; pulsed laser deposition of thin films; photochemical synthesis of graphene oxide derivatives for applications in organic photovoltaics; characterization of photovoltaic devices with electrical measurements; UV-visible spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; optical microscopy; XRD spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last few decades, lasers have become one of the most versatile and powerful tools for processing materials at the micro- and nanoscale. From early demonstrations of laser ablation and thin-film deposition to today’s ultrafast laser technologies, researchers have shown that laser-based methods can provide unique control over structure, composition, and functionality. Such approaches offer non-contact, high-precision processing with the ability to tune properties at the nanoscale, making them highly attractive for applications in photonics, electronics, energy, catalysis, and biomedicine.
The present Special Issue of Nanomaterials aims to present the current state of the art in the laser-based manufacturing of nanostructures. This rapidly evolving field includes fundamental studies of laser–matter interactions, as well as application-driven developments in device fabrication and functional materials. We welcome the submission of works exploring experimental advances, theoretical insights, hybrid techniques, and applications in energy, catalysis, and the optoelectronics sector, in order to provide a comprehensive view of the latest progress.
We invite leading groups and emerging researchers in the field to contribute, with the aim of providing a balanced and up-to-date overview of the advances in laser-based manufacturing of nanostructures and their impact on nanotechnology.
Dr. Kyriaki Savva
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ultrafast laser processing
- laser ablation
- photonics and optoelectronics
- nanostructure fabrication
- thin-film deposition
- energy and catalysis applications
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