This $431,962 National Science Foundation (NSF) Environmental Engineering (CFDA 47.041) award to Arizona State University aims to investigate methods for improving the environmental stability of two-dimensional quantum materials, which have potential applications in electronic devices, quantum computing, and advanced sensing. The research project will focus on understanding the degradation mechanisms of halide- and telluride-based quantum materials when exposed to common manufacturing...
Arizona State University was awarded a $405,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation to support research titled "SPIN-ORBITRONIC DEVICES BASED ON 2D RASHBA JANUS CRYSTALS AS ACTIVE MATERIALS" from March 1, 2021 through February 29, 2024. The grant was awarded under the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education that enables innovation and...
Arizona State University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support development of an ultra-compact high-speed infrared polarimetric spectroscopic imaging system from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and...
Arizona State University was awarded a $196,836 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to conduct fundamental research elucidating how light-induced excitation controls the mechanical behavior of photovoltaic semiconductors. Under this May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 award, the University will use multiscale modeling and experimental techniques to characterize the influence of photoinduced electron-hole excitation on deformation mechanisms like...
The University of Arizona received a three-year, $215,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support collaborative research on combined transport and scanning probe studies of twisted van der Waals devices through August 2024. As part of its mission to improve engineering innovation and education, the NSF Engineering program aims to foster...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $124,910 Project Grant to Arizona State University (ASU) on January 1, 2024 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant supports research to improve the efficiency and affordability of thin-film photovoltaic devices based on earth-abundant low-dimensional chalcogenide materials. Key activities include: 1) understanding the anisotropic growth mechanisms and carrier transport properties of the chalcogenide absorbers, 2) tailoring the...
Arizona State University was awarded a $480,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funds research to probe the vibrational states of surface sites on catalytic nanoparticles with atomic resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy. This work will advance understanding of major problems in the mathematical and physical sciences...
Arizona State University was awarded a $307,789 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from September 2021 through August 2024 to unify the diquark and molecular models for exotic hadrons. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise....
Arizona State University was awarded a $393,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. The grant funds the "RET SITE: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SONORAN PHOTOVOLTAICS LABORATORY: ENERGIZING THE STEM PIPELINE THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE" project. This project will deliver citizen science programs focused on renewable energy research through ASU's Sonoran Photovoltaics Laboratory....
This $562,789 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Arizona State University aims to deepen the understanding of deformation mechanisms in axially bi-continuous graphene-nickel composites. The project will leverage new laser-based material processing and microdevice-based characterization methods to investigate the strengthening mechanisms of these graphene-metal composites, which can potentially lead to the development of...