Project Grant 2622752
- This $408,624 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research to understand the mechanisms of interfacial charge transfer in plasmonic metal-semiconductor heterostructures. The principal investigator at the University of Illinois will use single-particle spectroscopy techniques to quantify charge injection from plasmon-excited metal nanoparticles into surrounding...
- 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...
- This $297,402 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a collaborative research project between professors at Boston University and Northeastern University. The research aims to investigate charge and energy transfer between metal nanostructures and semiconductor nanocrystals through single particle spectroscopy. Specifically, the project will analyze the scattering spectra of individual hybrid...
- This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project to understand and control interfacial mass, charge, and energy transfer processes in hybrid nanomaterials composed of metal nanoparticles with conductive polymer coatings. The goal is to utilize charge transfer plasmons to optically transduce nanoscale details about the interfacial...
- The University of Southern California received a $472,209 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research (CFDA 47.049—Mathematical and Physical Sciences) beginning July 1, 2026 and concluding June 30, 2029. The award funds research on distinctive structures and phase transitions in nanoscale particles and clusters using the photoelectric effect as a diagnostic tool. The research team will measure work function shifts in individual metal nanoparticles to...
- This $250,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The award will support a research project led by Professor Michael B. Ross at the University of Massachusetts Lowell focused on manipulating noble metal nanoparticles through alloying with post-transition metals. The key objectives are to advance fundamental understanding of phase nucleation and plasmonic optical properties in...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $425,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Northwestern University for a 3-year research project on the "Transient Physicochemical Properties of Nanomaterials." The grant supports experimental studies by Professor Richard Schaller to investigate the crystal lattices, surfaces, and surface ligand behavior of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles. The research aims to elucidate the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Under a $510,000 Project Grant awarded September 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Colorado State University's Professor Amy Prieto is developing an efficient synthetic toolkit for manufacturing nanocrystals of semiconducting materials composed of non-toxic, earth-abundant elements. The research focuses on stoichiometric control of atom-economical reactions to produce phase-pure ternary...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Illinois a $441,678 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research by Professor Prashant Jain to develop plasmonic nanosystems and strategies for maximizing the harvesting of electron-hole pairs generated by photoexcitation. The goal is to more efficiently convert solar energy into chemical bonds, particularly the carbon-nitrogen bond found in many valuable chemicals. Graduate...
- This two-year, $498,428 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (CFDA 47.049) will fund research into utilizing interband transitions in metallic nanoparticles for photocatalysis. Professor Son Nguyen and researchers at the University of California, Merced will investigate how metallic nanoparticles absorb photons and accelerate chemical reactions. They will vary photon energy, observe corresponding chemical products, and correlate...
This $600,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports fundamental research on light-to-electrical energy conversion in nanoscale metal-semiconductor hybrid materials. The research, conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and active from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, focuses on characterizing and optimizing how light absorbed by noble metal nanoparticles (gold and silver) can be efficiently converted to electrical currents while minimizing heat generation. The principal investigator employs advanced optical and electrical measurement techniques with nanometer spatial resolution and sub-picosecond temporal resolution to probe electron mobility and charge separation mechanisms at metal-semiconductor interfaces, with particular emphasis on plasmon decay processes that generate energetic charges. Beyond the core research deliverables, the award includes an educational component designed to promote workforce development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The principal investigator participates in nanotechnology education programs targeting both college and community college students, with the objective of inspiring and preparing students for careers in physics, materials science, and related scientific disciplines. This combination of fundamental research on nanoscale energy conversion and structured educational outreach aligns with NSF's mission to strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise and knowledge base in advanced materials and physical sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $600.0k | 7/10/26 |