Dear Colleagues,

The advantages of photoelectric properties greatly expend applications of nanostructured materials in fields of biomedicine, optoelectronic devices, solar cells, and photocatalysis. Nanomaterials have a variety of structures such as films, nanowires (rods), nanosheets, nanoparticles, and quantum dots. Through precise synthesis, the regulation of nanostructures, and the control of the self-assembly of nanomaterials, the regulation of light absorption (reflection or transmission or excitation) bands and the enhancement of electrical properties can be realized, promoting the continuously improving photoelectric conversion efficiency and highly developed functionalization. Approaches such as defect recombination and surface modification are proven to be effective at inducing nanostructures for advanced photoelectric properties. Considering that the considerable heat generated during energy conversion would seriously affect photoelectric properties, reliability, and lifetime, thermal management is also critical for the design of nanostructured materials, especially for application in power devices.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute original and critical articles on the photoelectric properties and related applications of nanostructured materials.

This Special Issue aims to introduce the latest research on photoelectric properties and related applications of nanostructured materials. The photoelectric properties of nanostructured materials have broad application prospects in biomedicine, semiconductor optoelectronic devices, and new energy, and their further development is of great significance for breakthroughs in many fields.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

Synthesis and characterization of nanostructures, modification and enhancement of photoelectrical properties, absorption, reflection, or excitation properties of light, generation, transport, and transfer of charge carriers, applications of nanostructures in biomedicine, semiconductor optoelectronic devices, new energy, surface modification of nanostructures, interfacial charge transfer in nanostructured materials, preparation of new nanomaterials, and thermal management.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Ping Yang
Prof. Dr. Yunqing Tang
Dr. Yanfang Zhao
Dr. Bing Yang
Guest Editors

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• nanostructured materials
• low-dimensional materials
• surface modification
• hetero-/homo-junction
• biomedical imaging
• photoelectrocatalysis
• photoelectric conversion
• photoelectric sensing
• thermal management
• semiconductor optoelectronic devices