PhD Physics 2014 - UFS

MSc Physics 2010 - UFS

BSc Hons Physics - 2007 UFS 

BSc Physics and Chemistry - 2006 UFS

Lecturer: PHYS 1644 and 1543 2019 - present.

Lecturer: PHYI 6864 2016 - present.

Junior researcher 2012 - 2018.

Researcher 2018 - present.

Operator Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (TOF Sims)

• [1]L.F. Koao, H.C. Swart, E. Coetsee, M.M. Biggs and F.B. Dejene, The effect of Mg²⁺ ions on the photoluminescence of Ce³⁺-doped silica Physica B, 404 (2009) 4499-4503.

   

• [2]M.M. Biggs, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans, and H.C. Swart, Characterization and luminescent properties of SiO₂:ZnS:Mn²⁺ and ZnS:Mn²⁺ nanophosphors synthesized by a sol–gel method Physica B, 404 (2009) 4470-4475.

   

• [3]V. Kumar, V. Mishra, M.M. Biggs, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, Luminescence investigations of Ce³⁺ doped CaS nanophosphors, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 492 (2010) L8-L12.

   

• [4]J.J. Dolo, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans, E. Coetsee, B.F. Dejene, M.M. Biggs and H.C. Swart, The effect of oxygen pressure on the structure, morphology and photoluminescence intensity of pulsed laser deposited Gd²O²S:Tb³⁺ thin film phosphor, Applied Physics A, 101 (2010) 655-659.

   

• [5]M.M. Biggs, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, ‘n Oorsig van verskillende tipes luminessensie en verskillende tipes fosfors: gebruike en karakterisering, Die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie, 29 (2010) 145-146.

   

• [6]V. Kumar, V. Mishra, M.M. Biggs, I.M. Nagpure, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans and H.C. Swart, Electron beam induced green luminescence and degradation study of CaS:Ce nanocrystalline phosphors for FED applications, Applied Surface Science, 256 (2010) 1720-1724.

   

• [7]F.B. Dejene, A.G. Ali, H.C. Swart, J.R. Botha, K. Roro, E. Coetsee and M.M. Biggs, Optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by varying the sodium hydroxide to zinc acetate molar ratios using a Sol-Gel process, Central European Journal of Physics, 9 (2011) 1321-1326.

   

• [8]D.B. Bem, H.C. Swart, A.S. Luyt, M.M. Duvenhage and F.B. Dejene, Characterization of Luminescent and Thermal Properties of Long Afterglow SrAl_xO_y:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ Phosphor Synthesized by Combustion Method, Polymer Composites, 32 (2011) 219-226.

   

• [9]M.M. Duvenhage, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, UV exposure and photon degradation of Alq₃ powders, Physica B-Condensed Matter 407 (2012) 1521.

   

• [10]I.M. Nagpure, M.M. Duvenhage, Shreyas S. Pitale, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans and H.C. Swart, Synthesis, thermal and spectroscopic characterization of Caq₂(calcium 8-hydroxyquinoline) organic phosphor, Journal of Fluorescence, 22 (2012) 1271-1279.

   

• [11]A.K. Bedyal, V. Kumar, V. Sharma, S.S. Pitale, E. Coetsee, M.M. Duvenhage, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, Spectral and surface investigations of Mn²⁺ doped SrZnO₂ nanocrystalline phosphors, Journal of Material Science, 48 (2013) 3327 - 3333.

   

• [12]M.M. Duvenhage, H.C. Swart, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, H.G. Visser, Synthesis, crystal structure, luminescent properties and photon degradation of mer-tris(8-Hydroxy-quinolinato-N, O)-indium(iii) hydrate 0.5 methanol solvate, Optical Materials, 35 (2013) 2366-2371.

   

• [13]V. Kumar, H.C. Swart, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, R.E. Kroon, J.J. Terblans, S.K.K. Shaat, A. Yousif and M.M. Duvenhage, Origin of the red emission in zinc oxide nanophosphors, Materials Letters, 101 (2013) 57-60.

   

• [14]M.M. Duvenhage, H.G. Visser, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, The effect of electron donating and withdrawing groups on the morphology and optical properties of Alq₃, Physica B – Condensed Matter, 439 (2014) 46-49.

   

• [15]Yousif, A., Swart, H.C., Terblans, J.J., Jafer, R.M., Kumar, V., Kroon, R.E., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Duvenhage, M.M., Structural and morphology analysis of annealed Y₃(Al,Ga)₅O₁₂:Tb thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition, Applied Surface Science, 305 (2014) 732-739.

   

• [16]Kumar, V., Kumar, V., Som, S., Duvenhage, M.M., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Swart, H.C., Effect of Eu doping on the photoluminescence properties of ZnO nanophosphors for red emission applications, Applied Surface Science, 308 (2014), 419-430.

   

• [17]Yousif, A., Jafer, R.M., Terblans, J.J., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Duvenhage, M.M., Kumar, V., Swart, H.C., TOF SIMS induced artificial topographical effects on the Y₂(Al,Ga)₅O₁₂:Tb³⁺ thin films deposited on Si substrates by the pulsed laser deposition technique, Applied Surface Science, 313 (2014) 524-531.

   

• [18]Yousif, A., Jafer, R.M., Som, S., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Swart, H.C., Ultra-broadband luminescent from a Bi doped CaO matrix, RSC Advances, 5 (2015), 54115-54122.

   

• [19]Duvenhage, M.-M., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Visser, H.G., Swarts, P.J., Swarts, J.C., Swart, H.C., Determination of the optical band gap of Alq₃ and its derivatives for the use in two-layer OLEDs, Optical Materials, 42 (2015), 193-198.

   

• [20]Som, S., Kumar, V., Kumar, V., Gohain, M., Pandey, A., Duvenhage, M.M., Terblans, J.J., Bezuindenhoud, B.C.B., Swart, H.C., Dopant distribution and influence of sonication temperature on the pure red light emission of mixed oxide phosphor for solid state lighting, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 28 (2015) 79-89.

   

• [21]Urgessa, Z.N., Mbulanga, C.M., Tankio Djiokap, S.R., Botha, J.R., Duvenhage, M.M., Swart, H.C., The defect passivation effect of hydrogen on the optical properties of solution-grown ZnO nanorods, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 48-52.

   

• [22]Mbulanga, C.M., Urgessa, Z.N., Tankio Djiokap, S.R., Botha, J.R., Duvenhage, M.M., Swart, H.C., Surface characterization of ZnO nanorods grown by chemical bath deposition, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 42-47.

   

• [23]Ngoepe, P.N.M., Meyer, W.E., Auret, F.D., Omotoso, E., Diale, M., Swart, H.C., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Chemical and electrical characteristics of annealed Ni/Au and Ni/Ir/Au contacts on AlGaN, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 209-212.

   

• [24]Duvenhage, M.-M., Terblans, J.J., Ntwaeaborwa, M., Swart, H.C., XPS investigation of the photon degradation of Znq₂ green organic phosphor, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 141-146.

   

• [25]Motaung, D.E., Kortidis, I., Mhlongo, G.H., Duvenhage, M.-M., Swart, H.C., Kiriakidis, G., Ray, S.S., Correlating the magnetism and gas sensing properties of Mn-doped ZnO films enhanced by UV irradiation, RSC Advances, 6 (2016) 26227-26238.

   

• [26]Yousif, A., Jafer, R.M., Som, S., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Swart, H.C., The effect of different annealing temperatures on the structure and luminescence properties of Y₂O₃:Bi³⁺ thin films fabricated by spin coating, Applied Surface Science, 365 (2016) 93-98.

   

• [27]Alexander, O.T., Duvenhage, M.M., Brink, A., Muller, P., Swart, H.C., Kroon, R.E. and Visser, H.G.Synthesis, structures and luminescence properties of two gallium(III) complexes containing 5,7-dimethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 70 (2017) 1316-1326.

   

• [28]Yousif, A., Duvenhage, M.M., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Swart, H.C., Role of target and Ga particulates on the surface and optical properties of Y₃(Al,Ga)₅O₁₂:Tb thin films prepared by PLD, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 535 (2018) 319-322.

   

• [29]Prakash, J., Kumar, V., Erasmus, L.J.B., Duvenhage, M.M., Sathiyan, G., Bellucci, S., Sun, S., Swart, H.C., Phosphor Polymer Nanocomposite: ZnO:Tb³⁺ Embedded Polystyrene Nanocomposite Thin Films for Solid-State Lighting Applications, ACS Appl. Nano Mater, 1 (2018) 977-988.

   

• [30]Potter, G., Swart, C.W., van Wyk, P.W.J., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Swart, H.C., Budge, S.M., Speers, R.A., Compositional, ultrastructural and nanotechnological characterization of the SMA strain of Saccharomyces pastorianus: Towards a more complete fermentation yeast cell analysis, PLoS ONE 13 (2018) 1-18.

   

• [31]Kumar, P., Mathpal, M.C., Prakash, J., Hamad, S., Rao, S.V., Viljoen, B.C., Duvenhage, M.M., Njoroge, E.G., Roos, W.D., Swart H.C., Study of Tunable Plasmonic, Photoluminscence, and Nonlinear Optical Behavior of Ag Nanoclusters Embedded in a Glass Matrix for Multifunctional Applications, Phys. Status Solidi A, (2018) 1800768 (1-18).

   

• [32]Yan, X.L., Duvenhage, M.M., Wang, J.Y., Swart, H.C., Terblans, J.J., Evaluation of sputtering induced surface roughness development of Ni/Cu multilayers thin films by Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry depth profiling with different energies O²⁺ ion bombardment, Thin Solid Films, 669 (2019) 188-197.

   

• [33]Offiah, S.U., Agbogu, A.N.C., Nwanya A.C., Nkele, A.C., Chime, U.K, Sone, B.T., Duvenhage, M.M., Botha, S., Ekwealor, A.B.C., Osuji, R.U., Maaza, M., Ezema, F.I., Influence of cadmium precursor concentrations on the structural, optical and electrochemical impedance properties of CdZnS thin films, Vacuum, 160 (2019) 246-254.

   

• [34]Truscott, J.C., Conradie, J., Swart, H.C., Duvenhage, M.-M., Visser, H.G., Synthesis, crystal structures, photoluminescence, electrochemistry and DFT study of aluminium(III) and gallium(III) complexes containing a novel tetradentate Schiff base ligand, Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, 75 (2019) 1045–1052.

   

• [35]Verstraete, R., Rampelberg, G., Rijckaert, Van Driessche, I., Coetsee, E., Duvenhage, M.M., Smet, P., Detavernier, C., Swart, H., Poelman, D. Stabilizing Fluoride Phosphors: Surface Modification by Atomic Layer Deposition, Chemistry of Materials, 31 (2019) pp. 7192–7202.

   

• [36]Kumar, P., Kumar, A., Rizvi, M.A., Moosvi S.K., Krishnan, V., Duvenhage, M.M., Roos, W.D., Swart, H.C., Surface, optical and photocatalytic properties of Rb doped ZnO nanoparticles, Applied Surface Science, 514 (2020) 145930.

   

• [37]Škipina, B., Petronijevic, I.M., Luyt, A.S., Dojcinovic, B.P., Duvenhage, M.M., Swart, H.C., Suljovrujic, E., Dudic, D., Ionic diffusion in iPP: DC electrical conductivity, Surfaces and Interfaces, 21 (2020) 100772.

   

• [38]Alexander, O.T., Duvenhage, M.M., Kroon, R.E., Brink, A., Visser, H.G., Comparison of a dimeric and a monomeric indium-quinolinato complex: synthesis, structure and photoluminescence, New Journal of Chemistry, 45(4) (2021) 2132–2140.

   

• [39]Vukov, D., Škipina, B., Maleti, S., Cerovi, D.D., Duvenhage, M.M., Luyt, A.S., Mirjani. D., Dudic, D, The study of optical and photodielectric properties of polymethyl methacrylate and tris-(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminum (Alq₃) composites, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138(39) (2021) 50992 – 51000.

   

• [40]Hlahla, J.M., Mafa, M.S., Van der Merwe, R., Alexander, O., Duvenhage, M.M., Kemp, G., Moloi, M.J., The Photosynthetic Efficiency and Carbohydrates Responses of Six Edamame (Glycine max. L. Merrill) Cultivars under Drought Stress, Plants: Responses of Plants to Environmental Stresses Volume II, 11(3) (2022) 394-416.

   

• [41]Kumar, P., Mathpal, M.C., Ghosh, S., Inwati, G.K., Maze, J.R., Duvenhage, M.M., Roos, W.D., Swart, H.C., Plasmonic Au nanoparticles embedded in glass: Study of TOF-SIMS, XPS and its enhanced antimicrobial activities, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 909 (2022) 146789 – 146805.

   

• [42]Kumar, P., Mathpal, M.C., Inwati, G.K., Kumar, S., Duvenhage, M.M., Roos, W.D., Swart, H.C., Study of Defect-Induced Chemical Modifications in Spinel Zinc-Ferrites Nanostructures by In-Depth XPS Investigation, 9(1) (2022) 20 – 35.

• [1]L.F. Koao, H.C. Swart, E. Coetsee, M.M. Biggs and F.B. Dejene, The effect of Mg²⁺ ions on the photoluminescence of Ce³⁺-doped silica Physica B, 404 (2009) 4499-4503.

   

• [2]M.M. Biggs, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans, and H.C. Swart, Characterization and luminescent properties of SiO₂:ZnS:Mn²⁺ and ZnS:Mn²⁺ nanophosphors synthesized by a sol–gel method Physica B, 404 (2009) 4470-4475.

   

• [3]V. Kumar, V. Mishra, M.M. Biggs, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, Luminescence investigations of Ce³⁺ doped CaS nanophosphors, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 492 (2010) L8-L12.

   

• [4]J.J. Dolo, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans, E. Coetsee, B.F. Dejene, M.M. Biggs and H.C. Swart, The effect of oxygen pressure on the structure, morphology and photoluminescence intensity of pulsed laser deposited Gd²O²S:Tb³⁺ thin film phosphor, Applied Physics A, 101 (2010) 655-659.

   

• [5]M.M. Biggs, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, ‘n Oorsig van verskillende tipes luminessensie en verskillende tipes fosfors: gebruike en karakterisering, Die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie, 29 (2010) 145-146.

   

• [6]V. Kumar, V. Mishra, M.M. Biggs, I.M. Nagpure, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans and H.C. Swart, Electron beam induced green luminescence and degradation study of CaS:Ce nanocrystalline phosphors for FED applications, Applied Surface Science, 256 (2010) 1720-1724.

   

• [7]F.B. Dejene, A.G. Ali, H.C. Swart, J.R. Botha, K. Roro, E. Coetsee and M.M. Biggs, Optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by varying the sodium hydroxide to zinc acetate molar ratios using a Sol-Gel process, Central European Journal of Physics, 9 (2011) 1321-1326.

   

• [8]D.B. Bem, H.C. Swart, A.S. Luyt, M.M. Duvenhage and F.B. Dejene, Characterization of Luminescent and Thermal Properties of Long Afterglow SrAl_xO_y:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ Phosphor Synthesized by Combustion Method, Polymer Composites, 32 (2011) 219-226.

   

• [9]M.M. Duvenhage, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, UV exposure and photon degradation of Alq₃ powders, Physica B-Condensed Matter 407 (2012) 1521.

   

• [10]I.M. Nagpure, M.M. Duvenhage, Shreyas S. Pitale, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, J.J. Terblans and H.C. Swart, Synthesis, thermal and spectroscopic characterization of Caq₂(calcium 8-hydroxyquinoline) organic phosphor, Journal of Fluorescence, 22 (2012) 1271-1279.

   

• [11]A.K. Bedyal, V. Kumar, V. Sharma, S.S. Pitale, E. Coetsee, M.M. Duvenhage, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, Spectral and surface investigations of Mn²⁺ doped SrZnO₂ nanocrystalline phosphors, Journal of Material Science, 48 (2013) 3327 - 3333.

   

• [12]M.M. Duvenhage, H.C. Swart, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, H.G. Visser, Synthesis, crystal structure, luminescent properties and photon degradation of mer-tris(8-Hydroxy-quinolinato-N, O)-indium(iii) hydrate 0.5 methanol solvate, Optical Materials, 35 (2013) 2366-2371.

   

• [13]V. Kumar, H.C. Swart, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, R.E. Kroon, J.J. Terblans, S.K.K. Shaat, A. Yousif and M.M. Duvenhage, Origin of the red emission in zinc oxide nanophosphors, Materials Letters, 101 (2013) 57-60.

   

• [14]M.M. Duvenhage, H.G. Visser, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and H.C. Swart, The effect of electron donating and withdrawing groups on the morphology and optical properties of Alq₃, Physica B – Condensed Matter, 439 (2014) 46-49.

   

• [15]Yousif, A., Swart, H.C., Terblans, J.J., Jafer, R.M., Kumar, V., Kroon, R.E., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Duvenhage, M.M., Structural and morphology analysis of annealed Y₃(Al,Ga)₅O₁₂:Tb thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition, Applied Surface Science, 305 (2014) 732-739.

   

• [16]Kumar, V., Kumar, V., Som, S., Duvenhage, M.M., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Swart, H.C., Effect of Eu doping on the photoluminescence properties of ZnO nanophosphors for red emission applications, Applied Surface Science, 308 (2014), 419-430.

   

• [17]Yousif, A., Jafer, R.M., Terblans, J.J., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Duvenhage, M.M., Kumar, V., Swart, H.C., TOF SIMS induced artificial topographical effects on the Y₂(Al,Ga)₅O₁₂:Tb³⁺ thin films deposited on Si substrates by the pulsed laser deposition technique, Applied Surface Science, 313 (2014) 524-531.

   

• [18]Yousif, A., Jafer, R.M., Som, S., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Swart, H.C., Ultra-broadband luminescent from a Bi doped CaO matrix, RSC Advances, 5 (2015), 54115-54122.

   

• [19]Duvenhage, M.-M., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Visser, H.G., Swarts, P.J., Swarts, J.C., Swart, H.C., Determination of the optical band gap of Alq₃ and its derivatives for the use in two-layer OLEDs, Optical Materials, 42 (2015), 193-198.

   

• [20]Som, S., Kumar, V., Kumar, V., Gohain, M., Pandey, A., Duvenhage, M.M., Terblans, J.J., Bezuindenhoud, B.C.B., Swart, H.C., Dopant distribution and influence of sonication temperature on the pure red light emission of mixed oxide phosphor for solid state lighting, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 28 (2015) 79-89.

   

• [21]Urgessa, Z.N., Mbulanga, C.M., Tankio Djiokap, S.R., Botha, J.R., Duvenhage, M.M., Swart, H.C., The defect passivation effect of hydrogen on the optical properties of solution-grown ZnO nanorods, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 48-52.

   

• [22]Mbulanga, C.M., Urgessa, Z.N., Tankio Djiokap, S.R., Botha, J.R., Duvenhage, M.M., Swart, H.C., Surface characterization of ZnO nanorods grown by chemical bath deposition, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 42-47.

   

• [23]Ngoepe, P.N.M., Meyer, W.E., Auret, F.D., Omotoso, E., Diale, M., Swart, H.C., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Chemical and electrical characteristics of annealed Ni/Au and Ni/Ir/Au contacts on AlGaN, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 209-212.

   

• [24]Duvenhage, M.-M., Terblans, J.J., Ntwaeaborwa, M., Swart, H.C., XPS investigation of the photon degradation of Znq₂ green organic phosphor, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 480 (2016) 141-146.

   

• [25]Motaung, D.E., Kortidis, I., Mhlongo, G.H., Duvenhage, M.-M., Swart, H.C., Kiriakidis, G., Ray, S.S., Correlating the magnetism and gas sensing properties of Mn-doped ZnO films enhanced by UV irradiation, RSC Advances, 6 (2016) 26227-26238.

   

• [26]Yousif, A., Jafer, R.M., Som, S., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Swart, H.C., The effect of different annealing temperatures on the structure and luminescence properties of Y₂O₃:Bi³⁺ thin films fabricated by spin coating, Applied Surface Science, 365 (2016) 93-98.

   

• [27]Alexander, O.T., Duvenhage, M.M., Brink, A., Muller, P., Swart, H.C., Kroon, R.E. and Visser, H.G.Synthesis, structures and luminescence properties of two gallium(III) complexes containing 5,7-dimethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 70 (2017) 1316-1326.

   

• [28]Yousif, A., Duvenhage, M.M., Ntwaeaborwa, O.M., Swart, H.C., Role of target and Ga particulates on the surface and optical properties of Y₃(Al,Ga)₅O₁₂:Tb thin films prepared by PLD, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 535 (2018) 319-322.

   

• [29]Prakash, J., Kumar, V., Erasmus, L.J.B., Duvenhage, M.M., Sathiyan, G., Bellucci, S., Sun, S., Swart, H.C., Phosphor Polymer Nanocomposite: ZnO:Tb³⁺ Embedded Polystyrene Nanocomposite Thin Films for Solid-State Lighting Applications, ACS Appl. Nano Mater, 1 (2018) 977-988.

   

• [30]Potter, G., Swart, C.W., van Wyk, P.W.J., Duvenhage, M.M., Coetsee, E., Swart, H.C., Budge, S.M., Speers, R.A., Compositional, ultrastructural and nanotechnological characterization of the SMA strain of Saccharomyces pastorianus: Towards a more complete fermentation yeast cell analysis, PLoS ONE 13 (2018) 1-18.

   

• [31]Kumar, P., Mathpal, M.C., Prakash, J., Hamad, S., Rao, S.V., Viljoen, B.C., Duvenhage, M.M., Njoroge, E.G., Roos, W.D., Swart H.C., Study of Tunable Plasmonic, Photoluminscence, and Nonlinear Optical Behavior of Ag Nanoclusters Embedded in a Glass Matrix for Multifunctional Applications, Phys. Status Solidi A, (2018) 1800768 (1-18).

   

• [32]Yan, X.L., Duvenhage, M.M., Wang, J.Y., Swart, H.C., Terblans, J.J., Evaluation of sputtering induced surface roughness development of Ni/Cu multilayers thin films by Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry depth profiling with different energies O²⁺ ion bombardment, Thin Solid Films, 669 (2019) 188-197.

   

• [33]Offiah, S.U., Agbogu, A.N.C., Nwanya A.C., Nkele, A.C., Chime, U.K, Sone, B.T., Duvenhage, M.M., Botha, S., Ekwealor, A.B.C., Osuji, R.U., Maaza, M., Ezema, F.I., Influence of cadmium precursor concentrations on the structural, optical and electrochemical impedance properties of CdZnS thin films, Vacuum, 160 (2019) 246-254.

   

• [34]Truscott, J.C., Conradie, J., Swart, H.C., Duvenhage, M.-M., Visser, H.G., Synthesis, crystal structures, photoluminescence, electrochemistry and DFT study of aluminium(III) and gallium(III) complexes containing a novel tetradentate Schiff base ligand, Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, 75 (2019) 1045–1052.

   

• [35]Verstraete, R., Rampelberg, G., Rijckaert, Van Driessche, I., Coetsee, E., Duvenhage, M.M., Smet, P., Detavernier, C., Swart, H., Poelman, D. Stabilizing Fluoride Phosphors: Surface Modification by Atomic Layer Deposition, Chemistry of Materials, 31 (2019) pp. 7192–7202.

   

• [36]Kumar, P., Kumar, A., Rizvi, M.A., Moosvi S.K., Krishnan, V., Duvenhage, M.M., Roos, W.D., Swart, H.C., Surface, optical and photocatalytic properties of Rb doped ZnO nanoparticles, Applied Surface Science, 514 (2020) 145930.

   

• [37]Škipina, B., Petronijevic, I.M., Luyt, A.S., Dojcinovic, B.P., Duvenhage, M.M., Swart, H.C., Suljovrujic, E., Dudic, D., Ionic diffusion in iPP: DC electrical conductivity, Surfaces and Interfaces, 21 (2020) 100772.

   

• [38]Alexander, O.T., Duvenhage, M.M., Kroon, R.E., Brink, A., Visser, H.G., Comparison of a dimeric and a monomeric indium-quinolinato complex: synthesis, structure and photoluminescence, New Journal of Chemistry, 45(4) (2021) 2132–2140.

   

• [39]Vukov, D., Škipina, B., Maleti, S., Cerovi, D.D., Duvenhage, M.M., Luyt, A.S., Mirjani. D., Dudic, D, The study of optical and photodielectric properties of polymethyl methacrylate and tris-(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminum (Alq₃) composites, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138(39) (2021) 50992 – 51000.

   

• [40]Hlahla, J.M., Mafa, M.S., Van der Merwe, R., Alexander, O., Duvenhage, M.M., Kemp, G., Moloi, M.J., The Photosynthetic Efficiency and Carbohydrates Responses of Six Edamame (Glycine max. L. Merrill) Cultivars under Drought Stress, Plants: Responses of Plants to Environmental Stresses Volume II, 11(3) (2022) 394-416.

   

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Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy

Photoluminescence

FTIR

UV-Vis

• Photoluminescence
• Solid State Physics
• Material Science
• Spectroscopy

PHYS1644

PHYS1543

PHYI6864

Presenter at Naval Hill Planetarium

Presenter at Boyden Observatory

Facilitator for school groups visiting the department.