Project Grant DESC0001145

This $274,953 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program funds the development of more efficient and brighter organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for use in cell phones, tablets, and smart watches. The project aims to generate OLED displays that are 1.5 times more efficient and brighter than current models, which could result in up to 19% power savings for the 4.9 billion cell phones worldwide. The...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to develop more stable and efficient organic light-emitting diodes for applications in horticulture and architectural lighting. Specifically, the awardee will work to improve the efficiency and stability of blue emission and overall light extraction from OLED sources through nanotechnology approaches such as...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $250,000 to Rutgers, The State University aims to improve the efficiency and operational lifetime of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays used in portable electronic devices. The project will integrate plasmonic metasurfaces into the back silver anode electrode of top-emitting phosphorescent blue OLED devices to enhance stability and efficiency. This technology has the...

This $131,977 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Colorado Boulder to develop new dimeric molecular n- and p-dopants and apply them in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The research aims to understand the mechanism, scope, practicalities, and limitations of using photoactivation to extend the effective strength of dimeric n-dopants for OLED applications beyond their thermodynamic limits. Researchers will synthesize and characterize new dopants,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $305,000 to Elektrum Technologies, Inc. to develop an additive manufacturing process for producing low-cost, flexible, and transparent conductive electrodes. The goal is to create a more cost-effective alternative to indium tin oxide, which is a brittle material currently used in many optoelectronic applications. The Phase I project will focus on two key...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) project grant, titled "LEAP-HI: ALL-CARBON RECYCLABLE ELECTRONICS (ACRE): REALIZING A SUSTAINABLE ELECTRONICS LIFECYCLE", will investigate the printing of all-carbon recyclable electronic (ACRE) materials to replace silicon- or metal oxide-based semiconductors in display manufacturing. The $500,000 award to Duke University, with a sub-award to Columbia University, aims to develop...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of flexible, semitransparent organic solar cell modules tailored for greenhouse glazing integration by Polypv LLC. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $256,000 award issued on May 15, 2023 aims to optimize the active layer, electrodes, and encapsulation processes to produce high-performance flexible organic solar cells. The primary objectives are to develop...

This $400,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Florida State University to develop electrically driven single emissive layer white light emitting diodes (WLEDs) based on solution processable halide perovskites and perovskite-related hybrid materials from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The grant is funded through NSF's Engineering Directorate (ENG) and the CFDA program for Engineering aims to improve engineering research and education. Specifically, the...

The University of Washington was awarded a $315,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to advance technology enabling advanced high-resolution full-color displays through new color conversion technologies. Under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, the University will develop a micro-color converter technology that combines micro-patterning methods and perovskite semiconductors to significantly reduce the number of steps required in micro-LED display...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $468,983 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to advance the field of n-type organic semiconductors. The goal is to enhance the efficiency of n-type doping using a catalyst to optimize the doping process, resulting in a new class of high-performance and stable n-type organic semiconductors. The research will also promote understanding of how these new...