The University of California, San Diego was awarded a $413,262 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research to engineer, image, and control three-dimensional topological magnetic materials from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems through support of research...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $480,000 to the University of California, San Diego from August 2022 through July 2025 to support research into controlling magnetic excitation pathways at the molecular level via design of anisotropic dipolar spin arrays. Principal Investigator Jeffrey D. Rinehart and his team will conduct research combining inorganic, organic, theoretical and computational chemistry toward designing...
The Regents of the University of California at Riverside received a $501,641 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (47.049) program to develop novel plasmonic chiral superstructures using magnetic assembly of hybrid magnetic/plasmonic nanoparticles. Professor Yin and his team will explore how to create inherent chirality, or handedness, in nanostructures by assembling hybrid nanoparticles containing magnetic oxides and noble metals in magnetic...
This Project Grant award of $360,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to revolutionize computer memory by developing new materials and devices for high-density magnetic random-access memory (MRAM). The project will focus on enabling MRAM devices using thin layers of special "van der Waals" materials grown on a wafer scale, which is crucial for practical semiconductor applications. The research will address...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $591,720 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to support research on the emergent spin textures and dynamics of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials. The project aims to study the nanoscale magnetic patterns and low-energy spin dynamics in 2D magnets using advanced x-ray and optical spectroscopy techniques, coupled with theoretical modeling. This...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) grant, awarded to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside), provides $270,000.00 over 5 years (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029) to conduct theoretical research and educational activities related to developing non-dissipative spintronic devices using monostructural magnetic topological materials. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Establishing...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $633,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) to acquire a cryogen-free magnetometer. This high-sensitivity, high-throughput magnetometer will support research into a broad range of topics, including investigating new properties in magnetic and superconducting thin films and heterostructures, proximity coupling at interfaces, and applications of...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded a $509,725 Project Grant to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct research on understanding and controlling the properties of magnetic two-dimensional (2D) crystals. The grant, awarded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, will support fundamental studies to investigate how factors such as adsorbed molecules, adjacent layers, and mechanical strain can impact the magnetic...
This $592,502 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Michigan Technological University to develop novel magnetic nanomaterials compatible with silicon technology. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the three-year award will advance fundamental knowledge and computational modeling of transition metal silicide nanostructures. A multidisciplinary team will use integrated experimental and computational methods to fabricate and characterize...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded a $533,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara for research into quantum phenomena in solids. The three-year award, running from September 2021 through August 2024, will fund investigation into major problems confronting the Nation through advancement of the mathematical and physical sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). As the prime awardee, UC Santa Barbara...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $414,704 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) from August 15, 2023 to July 31, 2026. This grant supports UCSD's research project titled "A Component-Wise Model for Understanding Spin-Charge Interactions in Nanoparticle Solids Using Targeted Synthesis, Magnetometry, and Magnetoresistance." The project explores a novel nanoscale approach to investigate magnetoresistance (MR), a technologically important method of electronic spin-charge interaction. The research team led by Professor Jeffrey Rinehart focuses on developing granular MR materials composed of precisely engineered magnetic nanoparticles, rather than traditional layered MR materials. By leveraging advancements in colloidal nanochemistry, the team aims to establish quantitative structure-function relationships between nanoparticle properties and the overall MR behavior of the composite materials. The project's findings will elucidate key factors influencing MR response and enable the design of MR systems with tailored field sensitivity and functionality for various sensing applications. This work aligns with the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to promote scientific progress and strengthen the nation's scientific capabilities.