Project Grant 1747302

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Pinwheel Solar LLC a $275,000 STTR Phase I grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The project aims to produce durable, flexible, and high-efficiency perovskite solar panels with a projected 20% power conversion efficiency and lower manufacturing costs compared to existing technologies. The key technical focus is on improving the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells by addressing both extrinsic...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant awarded $304,996 to Mujielectric LLC, located in Renton, WA, to develop and scale-up novel, wide bandgap perovskite-based solar cells (PSCs). The project aims to increase the power conversion efficiency of PSCs from 20% to a commercially viable level, develop stabilized manufacturing processes, and formulate PSC materials suitable for large-scale...

This SBIR Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to develop a novel power-dense, flexible solar panel technology. The $305,000 award to Arinna, Inc. will fund the synthesis of low-defect transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials, such as molybdenum disulfide and tungsten diselenide, and their integration into an optimal solar cell design. This high-specific-power solar technology is...

RD Research Technology USA LLC was awarded a $199,902 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop all inorganic perovskite materials for low-cost, high performance x-ray imagers. The grant is being carried out under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Specifically, the company will conduct...

Perotech, Inc. received a $176,419 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to support development of low cost, large area solution processed perovskite films for high performance x-ray imaging through February 28, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy security and economic...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop a novel lamination approach for halide perovskite semiconductors that enables new device architectures and material combinations for applications like solar cells, LEDs, and other optoelectronic devices. The research aims to understand, model, and control the process-structure-property relationships during halide perovskite semiconductor manufacturing...

Chemelectronics LLC was awarded a $199,061 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop engineering of polycrystalline perovskite for low-cost pixelated x-ray imager. The project aims to deliver products and services focused on engineering polycrystalline perovskite materials for use in pixelated x-ray imaging detectors through February 13, 2023. This award is funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $985,369 to Direct Kinetic Solutions Inc., a small disadvantaged business in El Paso, Texas, to develop an innovative radioisotopic power source (RPS) that can deliver up to 20 years of continuous, stable power for critical applications in defense, space exploration, and the Internet of Things. The project aims to optimize advanced...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Fourth Power, Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop an energy storage technology that stores electricity as heat and converts it back to electricity using thermophotovoltaics (TPV). The goal is to create a low-cost battery system that can decouple power and energy, enabling discharge durations between 1-100 hours, which is not currently achievable with other...

This $411,601 federal project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to conduct fundamental research to enhance the performance and stability of tin perovskite solar cells. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, are: Developing novel self-assembled monolayers as the bottom contact for tin perovskite solar cells to reduce defect density at the interface and improve open-circuit...