Project Grant 2200651
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $215,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: COMBINED TRANSPORT AND SCANNING PROBE STUDY OF TWISTED VAN DER WAALS DEVICES." The three-year award period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through...
- The University of Texas at Dallas received a $570,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. This research project develops two-dimensional (2D) oxyhalide semiconductors engineered for back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) processing compatibility, addressing critical energy consumption challenges in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University a $368,711 Project Grant to develop high-temperature ultra-wide bandgap gallium oxide power modules. With a completion date of April 30, 2024, this award will support research under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to foster innovation in engineering research. Specifically, Virginia Tech will work to improve the quality of power...
- The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $351,242 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to support the research project "Enhancing Quantum Emissions from Atomically Thin Semiconductors with Metasurfaces" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The goal of the project is to improve quantum light emission from atomically thin semiconductors through the use of metasurfaces. This research aligns with the...
- 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant, awarded to Arizona State University (ASU), aims to design and fabricate high aspect ratio beta-gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3) fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs) for use in high-efficiency power converter applications. The key aspects of the proposed work include: Investigating an in-situ gallium etching technique within a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor to enable the fabrication of tall, high...
- This $340,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Texas at Austin to develop two-dimensional ambipolar materials and device structures for logical and machine learning circuits. The grant is part of NSF's $47 million Engineering program, which funds research and education activities to advance engineering innovations. Specifically, the researchers will study dual-gate ambipolar field-effect transistors made from two-dimensional materials to design new...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award, totaling $303,103, aims to develop robust, efficient, and compact packaged ultra-wide bandgap gallium oxide power switches for high voltage, high temperature applications. The lead institution, University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), will collaborate on this 3-year project to address existing challenges in ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor device design, materials properties, and packaging techniques. The key...
- This award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering CFDA program provides $1,499,996 to the University of Wisconsin System to conduct research on developing ultra-efficient, high-voltage monolithic bidirectional transistors (MBDTs) for use in power electronics applications. The key objectives are to: 1) demonstrate the first ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) based MBDTs; 2) enhance the performance and manufacturability of...
- This Project Grant award in the amount of $491,285 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award supports research at the University of Texas at Austin to conduct spatially, temporally, and spectrally resolved electrical probing of optical excitations in semiconductors. The key objectives are to study the generation, recombination, and dissociation of excitons - bound electron-hole pairs - and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $206,837 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin to support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NON-CONVENTIONAL ETCHING AND MOCVD REGROWTH FOR BETA-GAO/ALGAO 3D HEMTS." The award period is from October 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The research is being conducted under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and education. Specifically, the grant funding will support the awardee's collaborative research into non-conventional etching and metalorganic chemical vapor deposition regrowth techniques for developing beta-gallium oxide/aluminum gallium oxide three-dimensional heterojunction field-effect transistors.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $206.8k | 11/1/21 |