The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $164,671 Project Grant to Arizona State University to develop and evaluate a new class of lead-free perovskite halide materials for optoelectronic applications under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. This collaborative research between the University of Maine and the University of Alabama aims to computationally design, synthesize, characterize, and assess the stability of...
This $267,508 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support research to understand and control light-induced polarization in halide perovskite materials. The 5-year project aims to stabilize metastable polar phases in these soft, dynamic perovskite materials to unlock their potential for advanced ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and multiferroic applications. The research will combine novel materials design with advanced...
This $481,456 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research to develop a new family of organochalcogenide-halide perovskite semiconductors. The project at Stanford University aims to explore how incorporating chalcogens (S, Se) into lead-halide perovskite frameworks can improve material stability and optoelectronic properties for potential applications in solar...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Clemson University's Division of Research a $377,053 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The funding supports research to investigate transient charge and exciton dynamics in halide perovskite semiconductors, particularly under electrical excitation. The project aims to develop an ultrafast electroluminescence testbed to study free charge carrier recombination, exciton funneling and...
This $371,847 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports collaborative research at The Johns Hopkins University focused on using two-dimensional metal halide perovskite (2D MHP) thin films as a crystallization templating tool for organic semiconductor (OSC) thin films. The research aims to reduce disorder in OSC crystal packing and control packing geometries to tune optoelectronic behaviors, including...
This $328,153 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research at the University of Virginia (UVA) to develop two-dimensional metal halide perovskites as a templating tool for controlling the crystal structure and optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductor thin films. The research aims to improve the understanding of how subtle changes in molecular packing can impact the exciton transfer,...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $189,999, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports a collaborative research project between the University of Maine and the University of Alabama. The goal is to develop a new class of entropy-stabilized perovskite halide materials with enhanced thermodynamic and environmental stability, while also exhibiting desirable optoelectronic properties. The research entails a closed...
This $425,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to advance the state-of-the-art in halide perovskite solar cell technology. The primary research goals are to: 1) determine the combined effects of environmental stressors like humidity, oxygen, and temperature on perovskite stability; 2) quantify the stability of hole transport material/halide perovskite interfaces using novel conducting polymers; and 3) demonstrate...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $520,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports a 3-year research project to investigate charge transport and carrier-phonon interactions in soft lattice metal halide perovskites, a class of "soft" semiconductors with potential for optoelectronic devices. The research aims to develop a critical understanding of the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 47.049, provides $194,244 to Purdue University to develop new synthesis and fabrication methods for chalcogenide perovskite nanoparticles and thin films. The goal is to enable the study of their material and optoelectronic properties, and contribute to their widespread use, especially in solar cells. The project aims to...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research provides $238,828 to Hope College from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The funding supports research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to explore non-perovskite phase growth mechanisms in halide perovskites. The grant will allow the grantee to advance understanding of major materials science challenges through investigations of crystal formation pathways that could enable new applications of these light-absorbing semiconductors. By furthering knowledge of halide perovskite material properties, this award seeks to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise and innovation potential.