This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 provides funding to Elektrum Technologies, Inc. to develop a novel, fully additive manufacturing process for ultra-low-cost flexible transparent metal-mesh conductors. The key products to be delivered include: Improved catalytic ink formulations compatible with high-speed micropatterning methods An innovative roll-to-roll electroless plating system with a novel conveyance...
This $260,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports the development of a new class of energy-efficient electronics based on magneto-electric transistors. The key technical objectives include designing and fabricating magneto-electric transistors using transition-metal dichalcogenide materials, developing associated microelectronic circuits for energy-efficient computing, and establishing scalable...
The National Science Foundation awarded Nanoflex Power Corp. a $255,929 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop flexible Internet of Things smart labels powered by organic photovoltaics. The grant period runs from January 15, 2022 through October 31, 2022. Under this award, Nanoflex Power Corp. will deliver flexible IoT smart labels that can be printed or coated directly onto various surfaces and powered by organic photovoltaic...
This $274,953 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program funds the development of more efficient and brighter organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for use in cell phones, tablets, and smart watches. The project aims to generate OLED displays that are 1.5 times more efficient and brighter than current models, which could result in up to 19% power savings for the 4.9 billion cell phones worldwide. The...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Freescale LLC aims to demonstrate the manufacturing of fully printed functional devices using an innovative multifunctional printing platform for next-generation electronics. The $274,972 award, provided from March 2024 to November 2024, will support the development, optimization, and delivery of specialty conductive and semiconductive inks that can be printed on rigid and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of flexible, semitransparent organic solar cell modules tailored for greenhouse glazing integration by Polypv LLC. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $256,000 award issued on May 15, 2023 aims to optimize the active layer, electrodes, and encapsulation processes to produce high-performance flexible organic solar cells. The primary objectives are to develop...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's $470,298 Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of California, Davis to develop scalable nanomanufacturing processes for organic electronics using laser patterning in a continuous solvent flow liquid cell. The research aims to modify existing photolithography tools and methods to enable optical micropatterning of organic semiconducting polymers into electronic circuits. This will allow for micro and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $440,001 to Wake Forest University - Babcock School of Business to accelerate the commercial readiness of organic semiconductor systems. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanded data infrastructure and tools for materials discovery focused on democratizing global data and tool access. Software to capture organic semiconductor characterization...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $250,000 to Rutgers, The State University aims to improve the efficiency and operational lifetime of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays used in portable electronic devices. The project will integrate plasmonic metasurfaces into the back silver anode electrode of top-emitting phosphorescent blue OLED devices to enhance stability and efficiency. This technology has the...
This $468,983 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research to enhance the efficiency of n-type doping in organic semiconductor materials. The goal is to develop a new class of high-performance, stable n-type organic semiconductors using catalysts to optimize the doping process. Key activities include elucidating the catalytic n-doping mechanism, exploring new dopants and...