Optical Properties and Applications of Nanocrystals
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2023) | Viewed by 4712
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanocrystals have attracted tremendous interest in recent decades for their superior tunable optical properties. Since the first reports on nanocrystalline II–VI semiconductors with tunable bandgaps via size-control of the quantum confinement effect, a large variety of solutions have been adopted to modify the photophysics of this class of nanomaterials to best fit the requirements of different technological applications. Specifically, multi-component nano-heterostructures, 1D- and 2D-geometries and doping have been successful solutions used to produce nanomaterials with tailored optical properties spanning from the near-UV to the near- and mid-infrared spectral regions. More recently, perovskite nanocrystals paved the way for new technological perspectives thanks to their easy chemical processability and their superior optical quality.
The sheer number of parameters available to finely customize the optical properties of nanomaterials made them excellent candidates for many applicative areas, spanning from spintronics to photovoltaics; from nanomedicine to light-emitting diodes. The rapid growth in this field resulted in a global improvement that suitably reflects the technological demand for more efficient optical materials with application-driven properties.
In this Special Issue of Materials entitled “Optical Properties and Applications of Nanocrystals”, I therefore aim to publish up-to-date results on last-generation nanocrystals reporting unprecedented results regarding photophysics and the application of this innovative class of materials.
I am pleased to invite you to submit either full papers, communications or reviews on this topic to this Special Issue.
Dr. Valerio Pinchetti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanocrystals
- optical properties
- photoluminescence
- photophysics
- quantum dots
- nanophotonics
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