Project Grant 2627721
- 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...
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a $545,613 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from August 2021 through July 2024 on optical bound states and non-linearity in geometrically-modulated dielectric nanowires. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $550,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to establish operando pump-probe microscopy as a new approach for probing ultrafast charge-carrier dynamics in electrically contacted semiconductor nanostructures. Professor James Cahoon and his students will develop the experimental framework to directly observe how electrons and holes move,...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049), provides $455,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The grant supports research to develop two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials for potential use in solar cells by enabling long-range electron transport. Specifically, the grant recipients will incorporate...
- 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...
- This $530,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The award will fund a research project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to develop new chiral two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials with tunable circular dichroism properties. The project aims to (1) synthesize and characterize new chiral hybrid perovskites...
- 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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $713K Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research titled "Phase-Controlled Hybrid Magnonics Enabled by Synergistic Interfacial Spin-Spin Interactions." The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supports integrated computational and experimental...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded $298,991 to Georgia TECH Research Corp on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop semiconducting ferroelectric materials that enable charge separation and transport through polarization rather than traditional heterojunction approaches. The research investigates how ferroelectric materials with reorientable internal electric fields can be engineered to improve charge...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $425,696 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate ferroelectric polarization oscillations in two-dimensional van der Waals dihalide materials through near-field optical techniques. The project develops near-field spectroscopy and imaging methods to study ferroelectric collective motion (ferrons) at terahertz frequencies in...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $166,258 on January 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate light-induced ferroelectric polarization in hybrid halide perovskites. The research team will develop methods to control ferroelectricity in hybrid perovskites using light rather than electricity, addressing limitations in traditional ferroelectric characterization approaches. The work targets stable ferroelectric properties at room temperature to enable new electronic devices such as light-activated memory storage systems that switch states without physical electrical contact. The project includes educational outreach spanning preschoolers through high school students to build interest in science and technology, alongside hands-on research training for a broad range of student participants. Work is performed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a period of performance from January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. The University of North Carolina System Office serves as the parent entity. This is a Project Grant assistance type.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $166.3k | 7/23/26 |