Project Grant 2145962
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $396,361 Project Grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Kansas State University (KSU) on June 15, 2024. The grant supports an international collaborative project to develop quantum sensors using hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) crystals. The key objectives include: 1) growing high-purity hBN crystals, 2) measuring the optical and magnetic field sensing properties of the crystals, and 3) determining optimal device structures for hBN...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award provides $250,000 to the University of Florida for a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The award aims to experimentally demonstrate wafer-scale 2D transistors with physical channel lengths below 5 nm, investigating the fundamental limits of these transistors to advance computational technologies beyond the "silicon-impossible" territory. The key activities include: (1)...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $398,671 will fund research at Duke University from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The research aims to advance understanding of metal-nanomaterial interfaces in transistors by addressing longstanding scientific questions about how electrical current is controlled at the nanoscale. Specifically, the project will study contact gating effects and ambient air exposure impacts on...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $199,676 Project Grant to the Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. (KSU R&SF) to develop a novel manufacturing process for ultra-sensitive and selective electronic molecule sensor arrays. The goal is to enable real-time, label-free detection of target molecules in an all-electronic format compatible with field deployment on integrated circuit chips. The...
- This $410,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at The Pennsylvania State University to develop new approaches for electrical contacts to two-dimensional semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides. The research team will test hypotheses about the role of metal deposition techniques, use of semimetals, and junction formation in reducing contact resistance. They will perform experiments to isolate the effects of key...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $249,969 to the University of Delaware to enhance the performance of gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon high electron mobility transistor technology for high frequency and high power electronics applications. The key research activities aim to develop a novel self-aligned T-shaped gate fabrication process to improve the radio frequency and power performance of GaN-on-silicon devices,...
- This $1,800,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund a collaborative research project between the University of Kansas and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The project aims to harness the unique properties of artificial magnetic semiconductors in two-dimensional (2D) materials to enable the development of next-generation electronic devices and components, including energy-efficient memory and logic devices. The...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $332,817 to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct research on novel gate-stack engineering for 2D materials-based field-effect transistors (FETs). The project aims to develop a comprehensive simulation framework and fabricate test structures to address the design, fabrication, reliability, and performance challenges of 2D semiconductor FETs. This research seeks to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Georgetown University a $349,838 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant will support research into the effects of quantum confinement in photosensors made from transition metal dichalcogenides. As part of its mission to improve engineering research and education, the NSF Directorate for Engineering provides...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $294,100 project grant to the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. to support research titled "EAGER: ENGINEERING OPTICAL NANOBIOSENSORS FOR DETECTION OF CORONAVIRUS PROTEASES" under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funding will support the development of optical nanobiosensors for detecting coronavirus proteases from March 15, 2021 through October 31, 2022. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Kansas State University a $250,000 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) on March 15, 2022 to support research and education activities concluding February 28, 2027. The award will fund the development of high-performance, low-noise field effect transistors and biosensors using two-dimensional atomically thin materials and one-dimensional contacts. Specifically, the university will study graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, and transition metal dichalcogenide field effect transistors to demonstrate improved device tunability, energy efficiency, and sensing capabilities at the atomic scale. Key objectives include rational contact design, edge contact architectures, phonon manipulation through dielectric engineering, and development of SARS-CoV-2 antibody/antigen immunosensors. Findings will inform new device and sensor models beyond traditional silicon technologies. The funding also supports training of researchers in micro-nanoscale science and integration of results into education activities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 4/20/22 |