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Ab initio studies of bimetallic-doped {0001} hematite surface for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

Simfukwe, Joseph; Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin; Braun, Artur; Diale, M. (Mmantsae Moche) (MDPI, 2021-08)

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) were carried out to study the energetic stability and electronic properties of a bimetallic-doped α-Fe2O3 photoanode surface with (Zn, Ti) and (Zn, ...
Ab initio studies of hydrogen adatoms on bilayer graphene

Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin; Ukpong, Aniekan M.; Chetty, Nithaya (American Physical Society, 2012-05)

We present a comparative density functional study of the adsorption of hydrogen on bilayer graphene. Six different exchange-correlation functionals are employed to explore the possible configurations of hydrogen ad- sorption ...
Ab initio studies of isolated boron substitutional defects in graphane

Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin; Chetty, Nithaya (IOP Publishing Limited, 2017)

We have systematically studied energetics, structural and electronic properties of di erent con gurations of the B atoms substituting C-H pairs located on a single hexagonal ring in a graphane system using the rst-principles ...
Ab initio studies of isolated hydrogen vacancies in graphane

Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin; Molepo, Mahlanga P.; Chetty, Nithaya (Elsevier, 2016-05)

We present a density functional study of various hydrogen vacancies located on a single hexagonal ring of graphane (fully hydrogenated graphene) considering the e ects of charge states and the position of the Fermi level. ...
Ab initio studies of staggered Li adatoms on graphene

Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin; Chetty, Nithaya (Elsevier, 2010-06)

We study Li on graphene using the Vienna ab initio Simulation Package employing the projector-augmented wave method within the generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation potential. We give detailed ...
Ab initio study of aluminium impurity and interstitial-substitutional complexes in Ge using a hybrid functional (HSE)

Igumbor, Emmanuel; Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin; Meyer, Walter Ernst (Springer, 2017-07)

The results of an ab initio modelling of aluminium substitutional impurity (AlGe), aluminium interstitial in Ge [IAl for the tetrahedral (T) and hexagonal (H) configurations] and aluminium interstitial-substitutional ...
Ab initio study of metastability of Eu3+ defect complexes in GaN

Ouma, C.N.M.; Meyer, Walter Ernst (Elsevier, 2014-04)

Density functional theory (DFT) within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) has been used to study the structural and electronic properties of Eu3þ defect complexes in GaN under Ga-rich conditions. Two distinct ...
Ab initio study of the effect of hydrogen passivation on boron-oxygen-carbon related defect complexes in silicon

Abdurrazaq, Abdulgaffar; Raji, Abdulrafiu T.; Meyer, Walter Ernst (Elsevier, 2020-05)

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Ab Initio study of MgTe self-interstitial (Mgi and Tei) : a wide band gap semiconductor

Igumbor, Emmanuel; Omotoso, Ezekiel; Meyer, Walter Ernst (Trans Tech Publications, 2017-06)

We present results of defect formation energies and charge state thermodynamic transition levels of Mg and Te interstitials in MgTe wurzite structure. We use the generalized gradient approximation and local density ...
Ab-initio study of germanium di-interstitial using a hybrid functional (HSE)

Igumbor, Emmanuel; Ouma, C.N.M.; Webb, Geoffrey; Meyer, Walter Ernst (Elsevier, 2016-01)

In this work, we present ab-initio calculation results of Ge di-interstitials (I2(Ge)) in the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) using the Heyd, Scuseria, and Ernzerhof (HSE) hybrid functional. The formation ...
Ab-initio study of MgSe self-interstitial (Mgi and Sei)

Igumbor, Emmanuel; Obodo, Kingsley Onyebuchi; Meyer, Walter Ernst (Trans Tech Publications, 2016)

We present detailed calculations of formation and thermodynamics transition state energies of Mgi and Sei interstitial defects in MgSe using generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and local density approximation (LDA) ...
An ab-initio study of P-type ZrCoY (Y[dbnd]Sb and Bi) half – Heusler semiconductors

Allan, Lynet; Mulwa, Winfred M.; Mwabora, Julius M.; Musembi, Robinson J.; Mapasha, Refilwe Edwin (Elsevier, 2023-08)

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Ab-initio study of the optical properties of beryllium-sulphur co-doped graphene

Olaniyan, Okikiola; Igumbor, Emmanuel; Khaleed, Abubakar A.; Mirghni, Abdulmajid Abdallah; Manyala, Ncholu I. (American Institute of Physics, 2019)

Graphene is a carbon material with excellent properties, which makes it applicable in a myriad of applications. However, the range of the applications of graphene can be extended to the developing field of nanoelectronics ...
Abnormal high stability halide perovskite thin films and solar cells to alpha and gamma irradiations with varying fluence

Fru, Juvet Nche; Diale, M. (Mmantsae Moche) (Elsevier, 2024-03)

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Accuracy of approximate methods for the calculation of absorption-type linear spectra with a complex system–bath coupling

Nothling, Johan A.; Mancal, Tomas; Kruger, T.P.J. (Tjaart) (American Institute of Physics, 2022-09)

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Activated carbon derived from tree bark biomass with promising material properties for supercapacitors

Momodu, Damilola Y.; Madito, M.J. (Moshawe); Barzegar, Farshad; Bello, Abdulhakeem; Khaleed, Abubakar A.; Olaniyan, Okikiola; Dangbegnon, Julien K.; Manyala, Ncholu I. (Springer, 2017-03)

Activated carbon from tree bark (ACB) has been synthesized by a facile and environmentally friendly activation and carbonization process at different temperatures (600, 700 and 800 °C) using potassium hydroxide (KOH) ...
Advanced analysis of single-molecule spectroscopic data

Botha, Joshua Leon; Van Heerden, Bertus; Kruger, T.P.J. (Tjaart) (Biophysical Society, 2024-09)

We present Full SMS, a multipurpose graphical user interface (GUI)-based software package for analyzing single molecule spectroscopy (SMS) data. SMS typically delivers multiparameter data—such as fluorescence brightness, ...
Advances in the management of radioactive wastes and radionuclide contamination in environmental compartments : a review

Adeola, Adedapo Oluwasanu; Iwuozor, Kingsley O.; Akpomie, Kovo G.; Adegoke, Kayode Adesina; Oyedotun, Kabir Oyeniran; Ighalo, Joshua O.; Amaku, James F.; Olisah, Chijioke; Conradie, Jeanet (Springer, 2023-06)

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AGN feeding and feedback in fornax a : kinematical analysis of the multi-phase ISM

Maccagni, Filippo M.; Serra, Paolo; Gaspari, M.; Kleiner, Dane; Morokuma-Matsui, K.; Oosterloo, T.A.; Onodera, M.; Kamphuis, Peter; Loi, F.; Thorat, Kshitij; Ramatsoku, Mpati; Smirnov, Oleg M.; White, S.V. (Hans Publishers, 2021-12)

We present a multi-wavelength study of the gaseous medium surrounding the nearby active galactic nucleus (AGN), Fornax A. Using MeerKAT, ALMA, and MUSE observations, we reveal a complex distribution of the atomic (H i), ...
Ammonia gas sensing characteristics of V2O5 nanostructures : a combined experimental and ab initio density functional theory approach

Akande, Amos A.; Mosuang, Thuto; Ouma, Cecil N.M.; Benecha, Evans M.; Tesfamicheal, Tuquabo; Roro, Kittessa T.; Machatine, Augusto Gonçalo Jose; Mwakikunga, Bonex Wakufwa (Elsevier, 2020-04)

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