Project Grant N629091712072

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of gallium oxide semiconductor technologies for high-voltage, high-power applications. Led by The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, the consortium aims to advance gallium oxide material synthesis, device fabrication, and circuit integration to enable power switches and converters with over 10 kilovolt ratings. Specific objectives include...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $305,000 to Gallox Semiconductors Inc. aims to evaluate the use of gallium oxide power devices in power converters to improve the efficiency of power electronics systems, particularly in data centers. The broader goal is to address inefficiencies in power conversion, as electricity goes through multiple conversion steps before reaching end-use devices like computers. This STTR...

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...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) project grant, awarded to Arizona State University (ASU), aims to design and fabricate high aspect ratio beta-gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3) fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs) for use in high-efficiency power converter applications. The key aspects of the proposed work include: Investigating an in-situ gallium etching technique within a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor to enable the fabrication of tall, high...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research by Prof. Thomas Kempa and his group at Johns Hopkins University to develop new quantum material platforms based on two-dimensional (2D) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) combined with 2D semiconductor materials. The $307,752 award will fund efforts to chemically design 2D MOF structures and assemble them into van der Waals heterostructures with...

This $300,207 project grant, awarded October 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports collaborative research conducted by the University of Massachusetts Lowell to advance high-voltage gallium oxide power diode technology for extreme environment applications. The project focuses on developing radiation-tolerant and thermally managed power electronics suitable for space and...

This $388,500 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into the electronic properties of two-dimensional systems subjected to low-energy light excitation at Georgia State University from August 2022 to July 2025. The award is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge in these fields. Specifically, the university will experimentally examine the magnetoelectronic...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award, totaling $303,103, aims to develop robust, efficient, and compact packaged ultra-wide bandgap gallium oxide power switches for high voltage, high temperature applications. The lead institution, University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), will collaborate on this 3-year project to address existing challenges in ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor device design, materials properties, and packaging techniques. The key...

Sixpoint Materials, Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) on June 27, 2022. The grant will support research into developing gallium nitride-based gunn diodes for terahertz communications in manufacturing applications through June 26, 2023. The Office of Science aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness through...

The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $206,837 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin to support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NON-CONVENTIONAL ETCHING AND MOCVD REGROWTH FOR BETA-GAO/ALGAO 3D HEMTS." The award period is from October 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. The research is being conducted under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve quality of life and...