Project Grant DESC0018868

This $241,974 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to integrate electrochromic polymer with plasmonic nanoparticles to develop smart window technology with improved color-switching performance. Specifically, Professor Gang Chen and his team at the University of Central Florida will investigate how electrochromic polymer-induced plasmon switching on gold nanocrystals can be...

The University of Colorado Boulder was awarded a two-year, $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop energy-efficient smart-privacy windows made of dynamic crystals under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The University aims to foster innovation in engineering research and education through this funding by supporting the development of windows that use dynamic crystals to automatically adjust transparency based on lighting conditions for energy...

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 $499,989 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund research at Norfolk State University to develop a hybrid electro-thermo chromic solar modulator coating for smart windows. The coating aims to control solar transmission in response to electric or thermal stimuli, allowing selective modulation of light in the visible and infrared regions simultaneously or independently. Graduate and undergraduate students will gain...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $105,194 EAGER (EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant to the University of Pittsburgh to develop a novel semiconductor-metal-semiconductor (S-M-S) multilayer film as an interconnect for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. The project aims to design an interconnect with high electrical conductivity and optical transparency to enhance the performance of these tandem solar...

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...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $256,000 Project Grant to Nextglass LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The purpose of this SBIR Phase I grant is to develop a low-cost, high-performance vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window technology that can dramatically improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce carbon emissions. Nextglass will scale up its novel flexible seal VIG manufacturing process, which uses a low-temperature...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $484,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Colorado Boulder for work spanning September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant supports research into reversible metal electrodeposition to modulate light for optoelectronic applications. Key activities include advancing metal-based technologies through novel electrode and electrolyte design to enable tunable optical properties. A subaward of $100,000 was provided...

The University of Pittsburgh was awarded a $225,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to demonstrate an active optical device that exploits the unique properties of phase-change and two-dimensional materials. The project aims to develop novel phase-change materials and microheaters composed of low-dimensional materials such as graphene that are transparent in the visible spectrum and compatible with any substrate. This...

This three-year $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support the development of novel azadipyrromethene (ADP)-based complexes as solution-processable semiconductors with applications in organic electronics and solar energy conversion. Principal Investigator Genevieve Sauve of Case Western Reserve University will synthesize ADP complexes coordinated with various metals to manipulate molecular geometry and tune optoelectronic...