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Electrochemically enhanced ferric lithium manganese phosphate / multi-walled carbon nanotube, as a possible composite cathode material for lithium ion battery
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Lithium iron manganese phosphate (LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4), is a promising, low cost and high energy density (700 Wh/kg) cathode material with high theoretical capacity and high operating voltage of 4.1 V vs. Li/Li+, which falls ...
Electro-Luminescent and Photovoltaic Responses of poly (propylene imine) dendritic CuInSe2 (CIS) Quantum Dots
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The development of renewable energy has attracted more attention due to the increasingly serious energy and environmental crisis in the world nowadays. Second generation photovoltaics based on thin films of binary semiconductor ...
p- and e- type Semiconductor layers optimization for efficient perovskite photovoltaics
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Perovskite solar cells have attracted a tremendous amount of research interest in the
scientific community recently, owing to their remarkable performance reaching up to 22%
power conversion efficiency (PCE) in merely 6 ...
Hydrogeomorphic controls on the longitudinal distribution and dynamics of reed beds in non-perennial river systems, Western Cape, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
There has been a growing interest in the role of interactions between vegetation and
geomorphology in shaping fluvial environments, from evolutionary to modern-process
timescales. However, much of this work has mainly ...
Supercapacitor development from transition metal-integrated spinel manganese oxide-carbon nanotubes composite materials
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Supercapacitors are electrochemical energy storage devices, much like Li-ion batteries, that
have expeditiously been improved over the years through extensive research conducted in
material sciences and nanotechnology. ...
Microfluidic paper based electrochemical sensing devices
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Microfluidic paper based electrochemical sensing devices (μPEDs) provides a new way for
point of care testing (POCT). μPEDs offer an inexpensive, portable, easy to use technology too
monitor the environment and diagnose ...
Application of Sutherlandia flutescens in cosmetic skin industry (phytochemical fingerprinting and its activity against skin immune diseases.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Hyperpigmentation disorders such as melasma, freckles and black-pigmented spots on the
surface of the skin are often a result of increased over production and accumulation of melanin
pigments in the skin. In melanin ...
Investigation of the natural products composition from the seaweed ulva capensis
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
In modern society, diversity of marine macroalgae has become an inspiration for pharmaceutical companies and researchers because of their numerous health benefits, and a great deal of interest has developed towards the ...
Development of modified TiO2 nanostructures for photocatalysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
TiO2 has been broadly used as a standard photocatalyst due to its high stability, low cost, relatively low toxicity, and excellent photocatalytic performance in comparison to other semiconductor materials. However, the ...
Tellurium attenuation of kesterite band-gap for improved photovoltaic efficiency
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Tellurium is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table and is known to be a better semiconductor material when compared to sulfur and selenium. By introducing tellurium into the kesterite structure there would ...