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MSU researchers bag DOE grant to study next-gen LED technology
Both researchers, Mahesh K Gangishetty and Neeraj Rai hail from India
Mahesh K. Gangishetty and Neeraj Rai / Images - Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University (MSU) has received a $708,506 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the optimization of lead halide perovskites, solid-state inorganic materials, for next-generation LED technology. These materials have potential applications in LEDs, solar cells, and photodetectors, and the research aims to enhance their brightness.
Indian-origin Mahesh K. Gangishetty, an assistant professor at Mississippi State University with appointments in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, leads the three-year grant for the research. This research is conducted in collaboration with co-principal investigator Neeraj Rai, a professor of chemical engineering at MSU, and is funded by the DOE Office of Science's Basic Energy Sciences program.
“Lead halide perovskites are emerging hybrid materials for solid-state lighting—LEDs in display and lighting—applications,” said Gangishetty. “The presence of small impurity metal ions makes them brighter. This work allows us to seek insight into where these impurities are located and how they are connected inside the lattice to unfold the mystery of the origin of enhanced brightness.” Rai highlighted the significant growth potential in the global micro-LED display technology market, which is currently valued at several hundred million dollars and is expected to surge to over $30 billion by 2030.
Gangishetty completed his postgraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) followed by a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and a postdoctoral from Harvard University. Rai completed his undergraduate studies at Mangalore University in India and completed his PhD at the University of Minnesota.
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