Project Grant 2506130
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $370,210 to Bowling Green State University to develop a new class of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, called "quantum shells," for use in electrically pumped laser diodes. The goal is to realize low-cost, color-tunable, and flexible photonic circuits with wide-ranging applications in medical imaging, optical communications, and flexible electronics. The research aims to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research by professors Biwu Ma and Bin Ouyang of Florida State University, and professor Lin X. Chen of Northwestern University. The project aims to investigate how light-induced structural changes in organic metal halide hybrid materials affect their optical and electronic properties. The researchers will use a combination of material...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $1,198,092 will support research at Northwestern University from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The university will design photonic lattices and multilayer structures that can confine light in small spaces near metal nanostructures and support electrically-driven excitation. Researchers will fabricate new architectures based on multilayer nanoparticle arrays and realize...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $115,248 Project Grant to Princeton University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports research to understand and control the interaction of light with matter, with the goal of improving the efficiency of technologies such as solar photovoltaic cells and light-emitting diodes. The key products and services to be delivered include: Fundamental research on singlet fission, triplet...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to explore a novel type of compact, all-solid-state entangled photon-emitting diode source. The project aims to develop an advanced entangled light source that can generate quantum photon pairs in a compact, low-cost, and maintenance-free form, much like conventional light-emitting diodes. This research has the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $476,170 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The grant supports the development of a new class of tunable materials consisting of colloidal quantum dots with independently controlled size, shape, and composition. Researchers will investigate the fundamental thermodynamics and kinetics governing the synthesis and growth of these novel linear quantum dot...
- Under a $388,744 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry's Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) Program, Professor Mikhail Zamkov of Bowling Green State University will develop a chemical method to improve the optical performance of semiconductor nanocrystals, making them more suitable for quantum photonic applications such as secure communications, quantum sensors, and advanced computing. The 3-year project aims to stabilize the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Bowling Green State University a $364,697 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop solution-processed laser diodes utilizing colloidal quantum wells. The university will investigate interfacing novel spherical semiconductor nanoparticles known as colloidal quantum wells with electrodes and ensuring efficient light propagation in laser assemblies. Replacing traditional semiconductor quantum dots with the optimized...
- This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research by Baylor University to develop a novel method for generating quantum-entangled light. The project aims to demonstrate the modulation of an optical cavity using integrated phase change materials to produce quantum-entangled photons compatible with silicon photonics technology. This work exists at the intersection of quantum field theory, ultrafast optics, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $495,371 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Oklahoma to investigate the light-emitting properties of colloidal halide perovskite nanocrystals. The project, titled "Understanding Facet-Dependent Exciton Dynamics in Strongly Confined Perovskite Quantum Dots," aims to enable more efficient and robust quantum emitters based on chemically synthesized nanocrystals. The...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $536,121 Project Grant to Bowling Green State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The funding supports Professor Liangfeng Sun and his research group in developing nanosheets that can emit highly controlled light in the near-infrared range, which is useful for quantum communication through fiber-optic networks. The key objectives include investigating amplified spontaneous emission, exciton properties, and coherent emission in colloidal quantum wells. The research team will utilize techniques such as electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and time-resolved laser spectroscopy to characterize the nanosheets. This project also includes an educational component, providing hands-on research experience for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as outreach efforts to engage local high school students and the community. The award period is from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $536.1k | 8/27/25 |