Project Grant 2626148
- This $380,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under CFDA Program 47.041 (Engineering) will fund the development of new types of on-chip "topological photodetectors" that can detect and differentiate between different modes and properties of light, such as its phase, polarization, and orbital angular momentum. These novel photodetectors, based on emerging quantum materials like Weyl semimetals,...
- This $444,350 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at North Carolina State University to develop environmentally stable, electrically pumped perovskite lasers for integration into photonic integrated circuits. Over a three-year period from January 2022 to March 2025, the university will work to realize silicon-compatible perovskite lasers that...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $655,150 on March 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate nonlinear optical properties of two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite quantum wells as tunable light sources for quantum information technologies. Professor Andrew Moran and his students will use four-wave-mixing spectroscopy techniques to study how spin dynamics...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program project grant award provides $300,000 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to conduct research on integrated photonic platforms leveraging solution-processed wide-bandgap cesium lead halide perovskites. The 2-year project, starting January 1, 2025, aims to advance the understanding of perovskite crystal growth and patterning synthesis, as well as develop cost-effective integrated photonic devices that can enable...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Trustees of Dartmouth College $450,000 on October 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to advance metal halide perovskite materials for electronic and photonic devices including photodetectors, imaging systems, radiation sensors, solar cells, displays, and flexible electronics. The project examines how the physical properties of perovskite inks—viscosity, wetting, and drying...
- This Project Grant, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) and awarded to Emory University on October 1, 2025, supports collaborative research on halide perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. The $300,000 award funds fundamental research designed to advance understanding of defect passivation, charge injection, and degradation mechanisms in organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials. The research aims to develop novel materials...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of California, San Diego $500,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop nature-inspired, three-dimensionally architected photonic surfaces that leverage light to nondestructively map structural properties of biological fibrous tissue onto a quantitative color response. The photonic surfaces, drawing inspiration from structural color mechanisms found...
- This $385,588 National Science Foundation Integrative Activities Project Grant supports the development of lanthanide-doped metal halide perovskite nanocrystals for sensitive detection of short wavelength radiation by Oakwood University, Inc. from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. The award aims to investigate the feasibility of integrating lanthanide-doped perovskite nanoparticles that efficiently down-convert ultraviolet and x-ray photons to visible and near-infrared radiation with silicon...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,999 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). This 4-year grant aims to advance the understanding of quantum materials and establish a design space for room-temperature superfluorescent quantum emitters. The project brings together UNC researchers with expertise in materials synthesis, quantum property characterization, computational materials...
- 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 Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $373,838 on October 15, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop self-powered perovskite photon-counting detector arrays for low-power optical interconnects. The project addresses power consumption and heat generation in data center and artificial intelligence hardware by creating semiconductor detector arrays that operate without applied voltage and can recognize optical data symbols containing only a few photons. Metal halide perovskites will be engineered to efficiently convert light into electrical signals with minimal power requirements. Development of a materials-to-systems framework for zero-bias perovskite detector arrays will reduce photons needed per data bit, lower light source power consumption, and improve energy efficiency in optical interconnects for short-range applications. The research will also advance understanding of noise and defects in emerging semiconductor materials and yield knowledge applicable to weak-light sensing in medical imaging, light detection and ranging, scientific instruments, quantum information systems, and radiation detection. Work is performed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with period of performance through September 30, 2029. The award includes student training in materials science, electronics, and photonics at the graduate and undergraduate levels, with expanded research opportunities for undergraduate students.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $373.8k | 8/4/26 |