Project Grant 2419172
- This two-year, $252,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research will support research into mechanically controlling the electronic properties of two-dimensional ferroelectrics. The grantee, the University of Nebraska, will investigate using mechanical stress and strain as novel methods to deterministically modulate polarization states and related changes in electrical resistance in 2D ferroelectric materials. Researchers will use scanning probe...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $587,083 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for the project "Tunable Ferroelectricity in Group IV Monochalcogenide Van der Waals Semiconductors". The objective of this 3-year project is to address challenges in the synthesis and characterization of layered semiconductor materials that exhibit ferroelectric properties, which...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research by a team of U.S. and Israeli collaborators on a new type of electrostriction effect in ceramic materials. The key objectives are to: (1) obtain fundamental descriptors of the non-classical electrostriction effect driven by dynamic elastic dipoles, (2) provide a basis for theoretical modeling of this...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. This 3-year grant, beginning on October 1, 2023, aims to identify new 2D ferroelectric materials, understand how to control their properties, and explore the impact of their polarization on electrical conductivity. The research employs a combination of experimental techniques and...
- This $627,705 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to advance strain engineering techniques to create novel lead-free ferroelectric oxide heterostructures and membranes. The research team at North Carolina State University (NC State) seeks to develop innovative strain-induced phase boundaries in these materials, which can enable enhanced electrical and electromechanical functionalities for next-generation...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will investigate the torsional piezoelectric properties of chiral (asymmetric) biological molecules. The $299,963 award will fund a two-year study to explore how chiral solids can generate voltage when twisted and twist in response to an applied voltage, with potential applications in power generation and microscopic motors. The project will study both left-...
- The University of Nebraska was awarded a $450,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: ACCELERATED DISCOVERY OF ARTIFICIAL MULTIFERROICS WITH ENHANCED MAGNETOELECTRIC COUPLING." The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Under this award, the University of Nebraska will conduct collaborative research to accelerate the discovery of artificial multiferroic...
- This Project Grant award of $631,792 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to develop material processes and devices that maximize the ferroelectric performance and endurance of trench capacitors for energy-efficient data storage. The key technical objectives are to: 1) Demonstrate non-planar, hafnia-based devices exhibiting greater than 10^15 switching endurance under back-end-of-line semiconductor processing conditions, and 2) Develop a...
- This $510,000 federal Project Grant was awarded on May 1, 2025 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant was awarded to Case Western Reserve University to support research aimed at "Enhancing Piezoelectricity in Semicrystalline Ferroelectric Polymers via Electrostriction of the Oriented Amorphous Fraction." The research will employ computer simulation, advanced polymer processing, structural analysis, and...
- This $599,462 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research to develop an atomic-level understanding of new types of electrostrictive materials. The research aims to identify key descriptors of the electrostriction effect in specific ceramic materials, with the goal of enabling the rational design of lead-free alternatives to existing commercial electrostrictive ceramics. The work...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) project grant award supports research to achieve a fundamental understanding and deterministic control of the piezoelectric properties of hafnia-based ferroelectric materials. The $620,097 award to the University of Nebraska will fund a collaborative project with the Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology to conduct systematic experimental studies and theoretical modeling on the impact of factors like thickness, composition, microstructure, and electrical/mechanical cycling on the electromechanical behavior of hafnia thin films. The research aims to enable tunability of the piezoelectric response, facilitating the design of devices with enhanced electromechanical performance. The project also includes educational and outreach activities to promote science literacy and build a diverse community of scientists and educators.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $620.1k | 7/8/24 |