Call for Papers: Optoelectronics and Energy Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Device Applications

Recent advances in optoelectronics and energy materials are reshaping technologies for sustainable energy generation, storage, and efficient light-based devices. Innovations in material synthesis, structural engineering, and interface design have enabled significant improvements in the performance of photovoltaics, photodetectors, light-emitting devices, batteries, supercapacitors, and related systems. At the same time, emerging materials such as perovskites, two-dimensional semiconductors, nanostructured oxides, organic semiconductors, and hybrid composites continue to reveal new physical phenomena and functionalities that expand the possibilities for next-generation devices.

This Special Issue at JACS Au aims to highlight recent progress in the design, synthesis, characterization, and device-focused applications of advanced materials for optoelectronic and energy-related technologies.

Topics of Interest

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Materials Design and Synthesis

• Novel synthesis methods for optoelectronic and energy materials
• Scalable and sustainable fabrication techniques
• Nanostructured, porous, and hierarchical materials
• Thin-film deposition and crystal growth
• Defect engineering and surface modification

Advanced Functional Materials

• Perovskite materials for optoelectronic and energy applications
• Two-dimensional (2D) materials and van der Waals heterostructures
• Organic and polymer semiconductors
• Quantum dots and nanocrystals
• Hybrid organic-inorganic materials
• Metal oxides, chalcogenides, and nitrides

Fundamental Properties and Characterization

• Optical, electrical, and electronic properties
• Charge transport and carrier dynamics
• Exciton generation, transfer, and recombination mechanisms
• Light-matter interactions in low-dimensional systems
• Advanced in situ and operando characterization techniques
• Computational modeling and materials informatics

Optoelectronic Devices

• Photovoltaic and solar cell technologies
• Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and displays
• Photodetectors and image sensors
• Laser and optical communication devices
• Flexible and wearable optoelectronics
• Transparent conductive materials and devices

Energy Conversion and Storage

• Materials for batteries and supercapacitors
• Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical systems
• Hydrogen generation and solar fuels
• Thermoelectric and piezoelectric energy harvesting
• Electrocatalysts for renewable energy technologies
• Integrated energy harvesting and storage systems

Organizing Editors

Prof. Angshuman Nag, Associate Editor, JACS Au
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India

Dr. Quinten Akkermann, Guest Editor
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany

Prof. Dae Sung Chung, Guest Editor
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea

Prof. Yuanyuan Wang, Guest Editor
Nanjing University, China

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through May 1, 2027. For more information on submission requirements, please review the journal’s Author Guidelines.

Manuscript types considered for this Special Issue will include research Articles, Letters, Methods/Protocols, and Perspectives. All submissions will undergo the full, rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals. Papers accepted for publication in this Special Issue will be available online ASAP (as soon as publishable). Once all accepted papers are published, they will be compiled on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue.

Open Access: JACS Au is a gold open access journal, which means work published in the journal will be immediately freely available for anyone to read in perpetuity. Article Publication Charges (APCs) apply for publication in this fully open access journal. More than 2,000 individual institutions are supported by ACS institutional open access agreements and submitting corresponding authors based at participating institutes are eligible for support of the APC through these agreements. Please visit our website for more information on Open Access Pricing, our ACS Country Discount & Waiver Policy, and ACS Institutional Open Access Agreements.

How to Submit

• Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
• Select your manuscript type; upload your manuscript and related files.
• Review the title and abstract fields to confirm any pre-populated information has transferred correctly.
• Under “Special Issue Selection,” select Optoelectronics and Energy Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Device Applications.
• Confirm all other information is correct.
• Submit your article.

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact Prof. Angshuman Nag (nag-office@jacsau.acs.org).