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This Special Issue covers solution synthesis, processing, and applications of non-metallic nanomaterials. Zhang et. al. and Jiang et. al. focus on synthesis of kesterite materials, and Wu et. al. and Zhang et. al. focus on synthesis of copper chromium oxide delafossite nanomaterials. Three of these papers discuss solar cell applications using these materials. Yun and Park’s review paper explores the self-assembly of complex nanostructures. Bhalothia et al. show enhanced catalytic activity for NiOx@Pt nanostructures and Wu et. al. report high-sensitivity ammonia sensors made from SnO nanoshells. On flexible electronics, Nakamura et. al. developed Cu nitride ink for rapid photonic processing of conducting lines, Liu et. al. made Au/HfO2/Pt resistive random access memory devices, and Moreira et al. fabricated solution combustion oxide thin film transistors.

Research & information: general --- copper --- copper nitride --- photo sintering --- ink --- paste --- printed electronics --- post-processing --- Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell --- ball milling --- nano-ink --- annealing --- tin monoxide --- nanoshell --- ammonia sensor --- solution method --- CMZTSSe films --- sol–gel --- electrical properties --- optical properties --- selenization treatment --- solar cells --- oxygen reduction reaction --- nanocatalysts --- carbon nanotube --- wet-chemical reduction method --- Au-clusters --- mass activity --- resistance switching --- high/low resistance --- oxygen defect --- conduction mechanism --- BNSL --- superlattice --- self-assembly --- colloidal nanocrystal --- binary nanocrystal superlattice --- electrospinning --- CuCrO2 --- hollow nanotube --- Al2O3 template --- one-dimensional structures --- IGZO composition --- solution combustion synthesis --- transparent amorphous semiconductor oxides --- low voltage operation --- Mg doped CuCrO2 --- hole transport layer --- organic solar cells --- perovskite solar cells --- n/a --- sol-gel

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The conversion and storage of renewable energy sources is key to the transition from a fossil-fuel-based economy to a low-carbon society. Many new game-changing materials have already impacted our lives and contributed to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, such as high-efficiency photovoltaic cells, blue light-emitting diodes, and cathodes for Li-ion batteries. However, new breakthroughs in materials science and technology are required to boost the clean energy transition. All success stories in materials science are built upon a tailored control of the interconnected processes that take place at the nanoscale, such as charge excitation, charge transport and recombination, ionic diffusion, intercalation, and the interfacial transfer of matter and charge. Nanostructured materials, thanks to their ultra-small building blocks and the high interface-to-volume ratio, offer a rich toolbox to scientists that aspire to improve the energy conversion efficiency or the power and energy density of a material. Furthermore, new phenomena arise in nanoparticles, such as surface plasmon resonance, superparamegntism, and exciton confinement. The ten articles published in this Special Issue showcase the different applications of nanomaterials in the field of energy storage and conversion, including electrodes for Li-ion batteries and beyond, photovoltaic materials, pyroelectric energy harvesting, and (photo)catalytic processes.

nanoparticle --- nanoalloy --- catalyst --- CO2 reduction --- hydrocarbon --- synthetic fuel --- iron --- cobalt --- perovskite solar cell --- hole transport layer --- CuCrO2 nanoparticles --- thermal stability --- light stability --- aluminum ion batteries --- reduced graphene oxide --- tin dioxide --- 3D electrode materials --- mechanical properties --- TiO2 --- azo dye --- wastewater treatment --- photocatalysis --- sodium formate --- dry etching --- black silicon --- photovoltaics --- plasmonics --- heterogeneous catalysis --- nanoparticles --- single molecule localization --- super-resolution microscopy --- surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy --- Li-ion batteries --- anodes --- intermetallics --- silicon --- composites --- nanomaterials --- coating --- mechanochemistry --- zinc sulfide --- wurtzite --- co-precipitation synthesis --- solvent recycling --- green synthesis --- scaling up --- pilot plant --- chalcopyrite compounds --- nanocrystals --- hydrothermal --- spin coating --- EIS --- conductivity --- lithium-ion batteries --- SnO2 --- nanoarray --- anode --- high-rate --- n/a

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The conversion and storage of renewable energy sources is key to the transition from a fossil-fuel-based economy to a low-carbon society. Many new game-changing materials have already impacted our lives and contributed to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, such as high-efficiency photovoltaic cells, blue light-emitting diodes, and cathodes for Li-ion batteries. However, new breakthroughs in materials science and technology are required to boost the clean energy transition. All success stories in materials science are built upon a tailored control of the interconnected processes that take place at the nanoscale, such as charge excitation, charge transport and recombination, ionic diffusion, intercalation, and the interfacial transfer of matter and charge. Nanostructured materials, thanks to their ultra-small building blocks and the high interface-to-volume ratio, offer a rich toolbox to scientists that aspire to improve the energy conversion efficiency or the power and energy density of a material. Furthermore, new phenomena arise in nanoparticles, such as surface plasmon resonance, superparamegntism, and exciton confinement. The ten articles published in this Special Issue showcase the different applications of nanomaterials in the field of energy storage and conversion, including electrodes for Li-ion batteries and beyond, photovoltaic materials, pyroelectric energy harvesting, and (photo)catalytic processes.

Research & information: general --- Physics --- nanoparticle --- nanoalloy --- catalyst --- CO2 reduction --- hydrocarbon --- synthetic fuel --- iron --- cobalt --- perovskite solar cell --- hole transport layer --- CuCrO2 nanoparticles --- thermal stability --- light stability --- aluminum ion batteries --- reduced graphene oxide --- tin dioxide --- 3D electrode materials --- mechanical properties --- TiO2 --- azo dye --- wastewater treatment --- photocatalysis --- sodium formate --- dry etching --- black silicon --- photovoltaics --- plasmonics --- heterogeneous catalysis --- nanoparticles --- single molecule localization --- super-resolution microscopy --- surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy --- Li-ion batteries --- anodes --- intermetallics --- silicon --- composites --- nanomaterials --- coating --- mechanochemistry --- zinc sulfide --- wurtzite --- co-precipitation synthesis --- solvent recycling --- green synthesis --- scaling up --- pilot plant --- chalcopyrite compounds --- nanocrystals --- hydrothermal --- spin coating --- EIS --- conductivity --- lithium-ion batteries --- SnO2 --- nanoarray --- anode --- high-rate

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Significant progress has been made in nanophotonics and the use of nanostructured materials for optoelectronic devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes, which have recently attracted considerable attention due to their unique geometry. Nanostructures in small dimensions, comprising nanowires, nanotubes, and nanoparticles, etc,. can be perfectly integrated into a variety of technological platforms, offering novel physical and chemical properties for high-performance, light-emitting devices. This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances in the field of nanophotonics, which focuses on LEDs and laser diodes. We invite contributions of original research articles, as well as review articles that are aligned to the following topics that include, but are not limited to, thetheoretical calculation, synthesis, characterization, and application of such novel nanostructures for light-emitting devices. The application of nanostructured light-emitters in general lighting, imaging, and displays is also highly encouraged.

History of engineering & technology --- Liquid phase deposition method --- InGaN/GaN light-emitting diode --- silver nanoparticle --- zinc oxide --- localized surface plasmon --- β-Ga2O3 --- III-Nitrides --- monoclinic --- hexagonal arrangement --- high-power --- current distribution --- vertical structure LED --- blue organic light emitting diodes --- transport materials --- host-dopant --- nanoparticles --- luminescence --- non-stoichiometric ZnxAgyInS1.5+x+0.5y nanocrystals --- photoluminescence properties --- tunable fluorescence emission --- one-pot approach --- perovskite light-emitting diodes --- three-step spin coating --- hole transport layer --- PEDOT:PSS/MoO3-ammonia composite --- μLED displays --- μLEDs --- GaN nanowires --- core-shell structure --- ultraviolet (UV) emitter --- surface plasmon --- Pt nanoparticles --- hole-pattern --- photon emission efficiency --- distributed Bragg reflectors --- gratings --- GaN-based lasers --- linewidth --- epsilon-near-zero --- wideband absorber --- plasmon mode --- Brewster mode --- visible light communication --- photonic crystals --- flip-chip LED --- Purcell effect --- light extraction efficiency --- nanostructured materials --- surface/interface properties --- nanostructured light-emitting devices --- physical mechanism --- surface/interface modification --- surface/interface control --- micro-scale light emitting diode --- sapphire substrate --- encapsulation --- compound semiconductor --- nanostructure --- ultraviolet --- light-emitting diode (LED) --- molecular beam epitaxy --- GaN --- AlN --- photonic nanojet --- photonic nanojet array --- self-assembly --- template-assisted self-assembly --- patterning efficiency --- III-nitride thin film --- nanostructures --- ultraviolet emitters --- surface passivation --- luminescence intensity --- n/a

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Significant progress has been made in nanophotonics and the use of nanostructured materials for optoelectronic devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes, which have recently attracted considerable attention due to their unique geometry. Nanostructures in small dimensions, comprising nanowires, nanotubes, and nanoparticles, etc,. can be perfectly integrated into a variety of technological platforms, offering novel physical and chemical properties for high-performance, light-emitting devices. This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advances in the field of nanophotonics, which focuses on LEDs and laser diodes. We invite contributions of original research articles, as well as review articles that are aligned to the following topics that include, but are not limited to, thetheoretical calculation, synthesis, characterization, and application of such novel nanostructures for light-emitting devices. The application of nanostructured light-emitters in general lighting, imaging, and displays is also highly encouraged.

History of engineering & technology --- Liquid phase deposition method --- InGaN/GaN light-emitting diode --- silver nanoparticle --- zinc oxide --- localized surface plasmon --- β-Ga2O3 --- III-Nitrides --- monoclinic --- hexagonal arrangement --- high-power --- current distribution --- vertical structure LED --- blue organic light emitting diodes --- transport materials --- host-dopant --- nanoparticles --- luminescence --- non-stoichiometric ZnxAgyInS1.5+x+0.5y nanocrystals --- photoluminescence properties --- tunable fluorescence emission --- one-pot approach --- perovskite light-emitting diodes --- three-step spin coating --- hole transport layer --- PEDOT:PSS/MoO3-ammonia composite --- μLED displays --- μLEDs --- GaN nanowires --- core-shell structure --- ultraviolet (UV) emitter --- surface plasmon --- Pt nanoparticles --- hole-pattern --- photon emission efficiency --- distributed Bragg reflectors --- gratings --- GaN-based lasers --- linewidth --- epsilon-near-zero --- wideband absorber --- plasmon mode --- Brewster mode --- visible light communication --- photonic crystals --- flip-chip LED --- Purcell effect --- light extraction efficiency --- nanostructured materials --- surface/interface properties --- nanostructured light-emitting devices --- physical mechanism --- surface/interface modification --- surface/interface control --- micro-scale light emitting diode --- sapphire substrate --- encapsulation --- compound semiconductor --- nanostructure --- ultraviolet --- light-emitting diode (LED) --- molecular beam epitaxy --- GaN --- AlN --- photonic nanojet --- photonic nanojet array --- self-assembly --- template-assisted self-assembly --- patterning efficiency --- III-nitride thin film --- nanostructures --- ultraviolet emitters --- surface passivation --- luminescence intensity