Project Grant FA23862014088

Through a Project Grant award of $488,035 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, Purdue University is investigating ultrafast electronic and structural dynamics in metal chalcogenide nanoclusters and their assembled superatomic materials. The principal investigator, Hanzhe Liu, is using ultrashort extreme ultraviolet light pulses to observe real-time electronic and atomic motions within these superatomic solids. This technique...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research at Brigham Young University to optimize the synthesis and composition of copper-based nanoparticle catalysts for converting carbon dioxide to methanol. The $467,047 award aims to (i) increase the catalytic activity of the copper-based nanoparticles by optimizing their interface and active sites, (ii) improve the stability of the...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, totaling $499,660, will support research into elucidating the electron transfer pathways involved in photo-catalytic hydrogen generation using semiconductor nanocrystals and hydrogenase enzymes. Principal Investigator Professor Gordana Dukovic of the University of Colorado Boulder will examine how properties of quantum dot nanocrystals, such as composition, diameter, and surface chemistry, impact binding with...

This $413,975 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports Professor Susan M. Kauzlarich of the University of California, Davis in advancing the chemistry of germanium semiconductor nanocrystals. Through this 3-year project, the research team will utilize microwave heating to synthesize doped and alloyed germanium nanoparticles with controlled size, shape, and surface properties. The goal is to...

This $616,537 award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a project led by Lehigh University to investigate the solid-state synthesis of novel entropy-stabilized ceramic materials. The key objectives are to: 1) elucidate the reaction mechanisms and material transport processes governing the formation of these advanced ceramics; 2) understand the role of induced elastic deformation in the reaction kinetics; and 3) characterize the...

This EAGER award, supported by the Solid State and Materials Chemistry Program in the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, aims to reproduce the synthesis of an originally reported room temperature superconductor material, LK-99, and expand to related structures. The project will utilize in situ and ex situ diffraction techniques to monitor the formation of compounds during the synthesis process, in order to identify potential superconducting or ferromagnetic phases that...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $124,802 Project Grant to the University of Oklahoma (OU) to study the growth of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals at the single-particle level. This research aims to advance the development of low-cost single photon emitters (SPEs) necessary for building future quantum photonic networks that enable secure quantum communications. Under this 2-year grant, starting September 1, 2023, Professor Yitong Dong and his...

The Washington University Office of Sponsored Research Services Division was awarded a three-year $176,693 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on the thermodynamics and kinetics of halide-driven crystal structure control of manganese and lanthanide chalcogenide nanocrystals. The university researchers will investigate how the presence of halides influences the...

This Project Grant award, valued at $300,000, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The award will fund a fellowship for an assistant professor and graduate student training at Brown University, in collaboration with researchers at Argonne National Laboratory. The project aims to explore the physical, electronic, and chemical properties of copper-carbon nanomaterials for enhanced thermal energy management in clean energy...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $328,450 in funding to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) to investigate the molten salt synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles. The collaborative research team plans to use advanced X-ray scattering and spectroscopy techniques to study the nucleation and growth mechanisms of nanoparticles produced through molten salt...