The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $952,291 Project Grant on October 1, 2023 to The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: ACCELERATING THE COMMERCIAL READINESS OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS (ACROSS)", aims to accelerate the commercial readiness of organic semiconductor materials for applications in electronics, displays, lighting, power...
The University of Kentucky Research Foundation was awarded a $365,077 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 to study using spacer molecular structure to control energetics, stability, charge-carrier transport, and photovoltaic performance in 2D organic metal halide perovskites. The research aims to advance understanding of major problems in materials...
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program awarded a $767,503 project grant to The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation (the Research Foundation) to investigate the influence of electrolyte solvents and ions on electronic and ionic transport in electrochemically doped conjugated polymers. This fundamental research aims to advance the understanding of mixed ionic and electronic conduction in these materials, which have potential applications...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $440,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration. The award, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: ACCELERATING THE COMMERCIAL READINESS OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS (ACROSS)", aims to advance the commercial readiness of organic semiconductor materials and devices. Key objectives include expanding data...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) provides $286,982 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to advance the development of organic solar cells (OSCs) using greener manufacturing processes. The key objectives are to: Design and synthesize new zwitterionic conjugated polymers and organic molecules that can be solution-processed using biomass-derived solvents like Cyrene and gamma-valerolactone (GVL), which are more...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $328,153 to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA) to conduct collaborative research on using two-dimensional metal halide perovskites as a templating tool to control the crystalline properties and optoelectronic behaviors of organic semiconductor thin films. The research aims to precisely manipulate the crystal structure...
This Project Grant award of $271,395 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research by the University of Kentucky Research Foundation on neutron scattering experiments to study the properties of magnetic Weyl semimetals. The goal is to develop new analysis techniques to exploit advanced data collection capabilities at modern neutron scattering facilities like the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This will...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) in the amount of $499,892 awarded to the Regents of the University of Michigan aims to develop computational tools to predict the structure and properties of molecular interfaces in organic electronic and photonic devices. The research will integrate first principles quantum mechanical simulations, predictive machine learning algorithms, and experiments to enable a new paradigm...
This $990,450 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research effort between Carnegie Mellon University and partner institutions to develop computational tools and experimental methods for designing high-performance organic electronic and photonic devices. The project aims to advance the fundamental understanding of molecular interfaces and enable the epitaxial growth of organic...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $440,001 to Wake Forest University - Babcock School of Business to accelerate the commercial readiness of organic semiconductor systems. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanded data infrastructure and tools for materials discovery focused on democratizing global data and tool access. Software to capture organic semiconductor characterization...
This $391,972 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to mitigate dynamic disorder in crystalline organic semiconductors. The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the awardee, will synthesize and study three new classes of organic semiconductors to elucidate the relationships between phonon modes (molecular vibrations) and charge transport. This research aims to develop design rules for next-generation charge transport materials to enable lower-cost flexible electronics for display, communication, and sensing applications. The project will also provide hands-on research experiences for students from high school through postdoctoral levels, particularly those from rural regions of Kentucky, and will assist faculty at Eastern Kentucky University in developing research proposals for the NSF. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027.