Nanomaterials for Nanoelectronics and Photonics

Dear Colleagues,

Nanomaterials have played a key role in advancing electronics and photonics. Their unique properties have opened possibilities of wide-ranging breakthroughs in the field of both nano-electronic and photonic devices in terms of operation speed, bandwidth, efficiency, power consumption, compactness, system integration, and new functionalities. Due to the large number of possible applications, zero-, one- and two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials remain an intense research topic with continuous advances. The emergence of graphene and graphene-like 2D-materials have attracted growing interest from the electronics and photonics community due to their outstanding electronic, thermal, and optical properties. Recently, 2D-layered black phosphorus with a widely tunable bandgap with respect to its number of layers has joined the 2D materials family introducing new concepts in designing flexible nano-electronic devices. Recent developments in the direction of 3D carbon networks have opened an entirely new direction in nanomaterials research. Due to their compact synthesis forms, they can be easily integrated into photonic devices or sensors. Emerging Van der Waals materials exhibit a wide range of optical and electronic properties, making them attractive for nanophotonic devices. Many innovative strategies have been adopted for synthesizing nanoscale materials that meet the technological requirements of electronic and photonic applications. Analytical and computational modeling have evolved as complementary tools to experimental methods for characterization of nanomaterials’ properties and for establishing the structure–property relationship.

This Special Issue aims to present cutting-edge progress in nanomaterials and devices that are relevant to nanoelectronics and photonics. The scope covers all aspects of theoretical and experimental research of nanomaterials growth, properties, and device applications.

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit review articles, regular research papers, and short communications for this Special Issue "Nanomaterials for Nanoelectronics and Photonics".

Prof. Dr. George Kliros
Guest Editor

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• nanomaterials
• two-dimensional materials
• carbon nanostructures
• graphene
• graphene nanoribbons
• Van der Waals materials
• nanoelectronic devices
• nanophotonic devices
• analytical and computational modeling
• theoretical studies