The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $125,183 EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) project grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to research and develop a novel heterobarrier layer for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that can improve their thermal, power, and performance efficiency. The goal is to demonstrate the proof-of-concept for in-situ spectral phonon recycling in LEDs, which could lead to significant...
This $398,500 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award aims to develop new principles for the ultrafast and energy-efficient operation of spin-controlled light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. The research seeks to take advantage of changes in the polarization of emitted light, rather than just light intensity, to enable faster and more efficient data transfer for applications like data centers. The award supports device modeling, first-principles...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado to support research titled "SUPERLATTICE ARCHITECTURES FOR EFFICIENT AND STABLE PEROVSKITE LEDS" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2025. The grant funds research under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop superlattice architectures for perovskite light-emitting diodes with improved efficiency and...
This $400,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Florida State University to develop electrically driven single emissive layer white light emitting diodes (WLEDs) based on solution processable halide perovskites and perovskite-related hybrid materials from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The grant is funded through NSF's Engineering Directorate (ENG) and the CFDA program for Engineering aims to improve engineering research and education. Specifically, the...
This $499,394 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by the University of Houston System to develop machine learning models to guide the discovery of novel phosphor materials for energy-efficient phosphor-converted LED (PC-LED) lighting. The key objectives are to: 1) develop machine learning models to predict the optical properties and chemical stability of bulk ceramic phosphor powders, and 2) synthesize...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $425,000 to the University of Washington is focused on developing high-speed perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for optical interconnects and data transmission. The key objectives are to: Engineer perovskite semiconductor materials and device designs to minimize resistance and increase LED modulation bandwidth. Optimize modulation formats using data-driven learning for high-bandwidth operation....
The University of South Carolina received a $375,503 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to develop high efficiency UV-LEDs based on hybrid 2D/3D materials. The goal of this three-year award, which runs from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024, is to deliver research and development of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes utilizing a hybrid of two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials to improve efficiency. This...
This Project Grant award of $489,946 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of South Florida on heterostructures for efficient opto-spintronic devices. The project aims to develop thin-film light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that can control the spin and polarization of emitted photons through the use of two-dimensional semiconductor materials and ferrimagnetic electrodes. The goal is to enable innovative applications such as...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to significantly improve the efficiency of ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The objective is to develop a new class of flexible, lattice-engineered substrates that can address strain-related issues and enhance light extraction for UV emitters, resulting in up to a 10-fold efficiency improvement over current solutions. The $549,999 award to the University of Wisconsin...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Clemson University a $173,806 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to advance the scientific understanding and technological development of a new class of semiconductor laser diodes based on metal halide perovskite materials. The three-year project seeks to overcome key technical challenges in realizing an electrically pumped, spin polarized perovskite laser diode, which could enable continuous wavelength tunability and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $550,000 CAREER (Curriculum in Academic Research) Project Grant to Mississippi State University (MSU) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop efficient, transparent, and broadband light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from ternary copper halide materials. The project aims to produce cost-effective, stable, non-toxic, and earth-abundant LED solutions for lighting and display applications. Key objectives include tuning the emission color and achieving high efficiency by controlling the carrier concentration, as well as understanding the underlying broadband emission mechanisms in copper halides. The project also outlines an educational and outreach plan to train 4-H youth leaders and K-12 students in Mississippi on semiconductor electronics and robotics. This award reflects NSF's mission to support transformative research and STEM education initiatives. No sub-awards are planned under this grant, which has a performance period from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2030.