Wide-Bandgap and Ultrawide-Bandgap Semiconductor Nanomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

Wide-bandgap and ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor nanomaterials represent a class of materials that have gained significant attention in recent years due to their unique electronic properties and multifaceted applications.

Broadly speaking, a wide-bandgap semiconductor is a type of semiconductor material with an energy bandgap larger than 2.0 eV. The bandgap is the energy range in which electrons are not present, and their absence in this region allows wide-bandgap semiconductors to exhibit distinct properties, such as a high breakdown voltage, high thermal stability, and unique optical properties. These materials hold great promise in fields ranging from electronics and photonics to energy conversion and biomedicine.

This Special Issue aims to showcase and explore the latest breakthroughs in the synthesis, theoretical calculations, performance characterization, and applications of wide-bandgap and ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor nanomaterials. It provides a platform for researchers to share their innovative work on a broad spectrum of topics, including, but not limited to the following:

• Innovative methods and techniques for synthesizing wide-bandgap and ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor nanomaterials, including inorganic non-metallic materials, organic multi-iron materials, and organic–inorganic hybrids;
• Advanced computational modeling and simulations to understand the electronic, optical, and structural properties of these materials;
• Performance characterization of experimental investigations of wide-bandgap and ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor nanomaterials, including their electrical, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties;
• Diverse applications of these materials, such as in biomedical applications, energy harvesting processes, optoelectronic devices, power electronics, and more;
• Applications of wide-bandgap and ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor nanomaterials committed to biological applications in various aspects of therapy, diagnostics, and imaging.

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions that will help progress this Special Issue, “Wide-Bandgap and Ultrawide-Bandgap Semiconductor Nanomaterials”, in Nanomaterials.

Dr. Wenjun Liu
Guest Editor

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• WB and UWB semiconductor theoretical modeling
• WB and UWB semiconductor performance characterization
• WB and UWB semiconductor optoelectronics
• WB and UWB semiconductor power electronics
• WB and UWB semiconductor photonics devices
• WB and UWB semiconductor biomedical applications
• WB and UWB semiconductor energy conversion