This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $541,779 to the University of Central Florida to conduct research on spin quantum dynamics in molecular magnets. The key products and services funded under this award include: Experimental and educational efforts to study and disseminate knowledge on the quantum magnetic properties of single-molecule magnets, which have potential applications in quantum...
This $244,955 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports theoretical and computational research to develop advanced computational tools and use them for describing the dynamical behavior of magnetic molecules connected to external electrodes and manipulated by magnetic fields. The research aims to provide a balance between computational efficiency and physical accuracy in simulating such open...
This $239,009 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research on the synthesis and characterization of complex oxide thin films composed of 4D and 5D transition metals. The University of Delaware is investigating the unusual topological, superconducting, and ferroelectric properties that emerge at the atomically-sharp interfaces of these oxide heterostructures and superlattices grown by hybrid molecular...
This $360,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds a comprehensive theoretical investigation of magnon devices built upon two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials. The primary objective is to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the generation, propagation, and detection of magnon currents within realistic 2D structures, with the goal of identifying material parameters capable of generating magnon currents comparable to or...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund the University of Florida to develop novel 2D magnetic transistors and diodes for advancing quantum computing technology. The total funding amount is $433,454 over a 5-year period from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2030. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include pioneering the development of nanoscale skyrmionic devices, such as magnetic transistors...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) will support research to explore a new class of materials for energy-efficient data processing and storage by harnessing the spin of electrons rather than their electric charge. The $292,836 award to Brown University will enable the research team to systematically investigate the generation of out-of-plane spin-polarized currents in anisotropic oxide thin...
This Project Grant award of $581,809.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research on epitaxial engineering of layered magnetic pnictides at the University of Notre Dame. The key objectives are to design, synthesize, and study a new class of topological materials that leverage the interaction of magnetism and electrons to enable novel electrical and optical properties. This research aims to advance high-density data...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program provides $306,369 in funding to the University of Delaware to conduct computational modeling and education research on the multiscale simulation of nanofluid assembly for the design of smart materials. The research aims to gain a fundamental understanding of how microscale self-assembly processes in particle-stabilized multiphase fluids can be used to control the mesoscale...
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 Project Grant of $443,634 will fund research and education activities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from October 2022 through March 2025. The award is part of the NSF Engineering Directorate's $47.041 million program to advance engineering innovation and education. Specifically, the grant will support development of quantum spintronic device building blocks using magnetically ordered materials. The university researchers will explore how...
This $532,567 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports theoretical research and educational activities at the University of Delaware aimed at understanding quantum magnetic materials and advancing spintronics. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include:
Developing new theoretical methods and open-source software to model spin transport and quantum effects in magnetic materials, particularly entanglement phenomena in antiferromagnets and quantum spin liquids. This research aims to resolve existing puzzles in spintronic experiments and enable new protocols for probing exotic quantum magnetic states. The project will also provide advanced training for graduate students to prepare them for careers in the nation's quantum workforce, as well as research opportunities for high school students.