February 2016
Fellowship
Under this programme, researchers are assisted in making a ‘Cooperation Visit’ to an institute in Germany. Such visits will have a duration of no more than three (3) months and must be undertaken within 12 months of the award. The aim of the visit is to discuss research collaboration with German scientists with the ultimate goal of developing longer-term collaboration, perhaps through other DFG programmes. TWAS covers visa, health insurance and travel expenses, while DFG will provide subsistence costs for the stay in Germany. The administration and financial operation of TWAS is undertaken by UNESCO in accordance with an agreement between UNESCO and the Italian Government for TWAS.
November 2015
Pontsho Mbule > Other Awards
Under this programme, researchers are assisted in making a ‘Cooperation Visit’ to an institute in Germany. Such visits will have a duration of no more than three (3) months and must be undertaken within 12 months of the award. The aim of the visit is to discuss research collaboration with German scientists with the ultimate goal of developing longer-term collaboration, perhaps through other DFG programmes.
December 2015
Pontsho Mbule > Other Awards
December 2017
Pontsho Mbule > Other Awards
June 2010
Pontsho Mbule > Other Awards
July 2015
Pontsho Mbule > Other Awards
December 2019
Pontsho Mbule > Other Awards
South African National Research Foundation Y2 Rating.
Full Member
Dr. Pontsho Mbule
Membership since:
2019
Field of activity:
Awards
Other Memberships/Affiliations
South African Institute of Physics
The Microscopy Society of Southern Africa (MSSA)
The International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
Degrees:
2013
Doctorate
Physics
Publications resulting from Research
PS Mbule, GH Mhlongo, HC Swart. OM Ntwaeaborwa, Sensitizing effect of ZnO quantum dots Red-emitting Pr3+-doped SiO2 Phosphor, Physica B: 407 (2012) 1607-1610
PS Mbule, GH Mhlongo, HC Swart, OM Ntwaeaborwa, Low temperature synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and nanorods via wet chemistry route, proceedings of the South African Institute of Physics Conference, 12-15 July 2011, pp 174 – 178, ISBN 978-1-86888-688-3,
PS Mbule, T.-H. Kim, B.-S. Kim, H.C. Swart, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, Degradation of organic solar cells with solution processed ZnO, Journal of Physics Conference series (SAIP conference proceedings)
PS Mbule, T.-H. Kim, B.-S. Kim, H.C. Swart, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, Effects of particle morphology of ZnO buffer layer on the performance of organic solar cell devices, solar energy materials and solar cells, 112 (2013) 6-12
PS Mbule, T.-H. Kim, B.-S. Kim, H.C. Swart, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, Effects of ZnO buffer layer and depth profiling analysis of bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells. ISBN 978-1-4822-0581-7 (NanoTech Conference and Expo 2013 Proceedings)
PS Mbule, HC Swart and OM Ntwaeaborwa, Effects of thermal treatment and depth profiling analysis of solution processed bulk-heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 436 (2014) 9-15
PS Mbule, HC Swart, OM Ntwaeaborwa, MS Dhlamini and BM Mothudi, P3HT:PCBM Based Solar Cells: A short review focusing on ZnO Nanoparticles Buffer Layer, Post-fabrication Annealing and an Inverted Geometry, Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, B5 (1-2) (2015) 12-35
P.S. Mbule, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, B.M. Mothudi and M.S. Dhlamini, Structural and Optical characterization of nanoparticulate manganese doped zinc silicate phosphors prepared by sol-gel and combustion methods , Journal of luminescence, 179 (2016) 74-82
G. L. Kabongo, G. H. Mhlongo, P.S. Mbule, B. M. Mothudi, K. T. Hillie, M. S. Dhlamini, Photoluminescence Quenching and Enhanced Optical Conductivity of P3HT-Derived Ho3+-Doped ZnO Nanostructures, Nanoscale research letters, 11 (2016) 418
GL Kabongo, GH Mhlongo, BM Mothudi, KT Hillie, PS Mbule, MS Dhlamini, Structural, photoluminescence and XPS properties of Tm 3+ ions in ZnO nanostructures, Journal of Luminescence, 187 (2017) 141-153
P.S. Mbule, B.M. Mothudi and M.S. Dhlamini, Mn2+,Eu3+,Dy3+ doped and co-doped Zn2SiO4 nanophosphors: Study of the structure, photoluminescence and surface properties, Journal of Luminescence 192 (2017) 853–859
AM. Strydom, B Ghosh, SC. Ray, PS Mbule ,S Sarma, DK Mishra,Y.F. Wang, W.F. Pong ,Defect induced room temperature ferromagnetism in single crystal, poly-crystal, and nanorod ZnO: A comparative study, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 123 (2018) 161507-1-161507-9
B. Ghosh, Sekhar C. Ray, S Pattanaik, S Sarma, DK. Mishra, PS Mbule and WF Pong, Tuning of Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of Xenon ion Implanted Zinc Oxide, Jounal of applied Physics D: Applied Physics, 51(2018)095304-1 -095304-10
PS Mbule, D Wang, R Grieseler, P Schaaf, B Muhsin, H Hoppe, BM Mothudi, MS Dhlamini, Solar energy, 1172(2), (2018) 219-224
TE Talane, PS Mbule, LL Noto, K Shingange, GH Mhlongo, BM Mothudi, MS Dhlamini, Sol-gel preparation and characterization of Er3+ doped TiO2 luminescent nanoparticles, Materials Research Bulletin,108 (2018) 234-241
S. Sarma, P.S Mbule and C.S Ray, Layer-by-layer MoS2:GO composite thin films for optoelectronics device applications, 479 (2019) 1118-1123
BOOK CHAPTER
L.L. Noto, F.V. Molefe, P.S. Mbule, G. Kabongo, M. Khenfouch, B.M. Mothudi, M.S. Dhlamini
ISSN/ISBN Number: 978-1-910086-19-3
Title of book: Science and applications of Tailored Nanostructures
Status: Published/produced
Year: 2017
Editor Professor Paolo Di Sia
Publisher One Central Press (OCP)
Chapter pages: 214 - 238
L.L. Noto, F.V. Molefe, P.S. Mbule, G. Kabongo, M. Khenfouch, B.M. Mothudi, M.S. Dhlamini
ISSN/ISBN Number: 978-1-910086-19-3
Title of book: Science and applications of Tailored Nanostructures
Status: Published/produced
Year: 2017
Editor Professor Paolo Di Sia
Publisher One Central Press (OCP)
Chapter pages: 214 - 238
BOOK CHAPTER
Luyanda L. Noto, Hendrik C. Swart, Bakang M. Mothudi, Pontsho S. Mb ule and Mokhotjwa S. Dhlamini
ISSN/ISBN Number: 978-953-51-2763-5
Title of book: Luminescence - An Outlook on the Phenomena and their Applications
Title of chapter: The Dynamics of Luminescence
Status: Published/produced
Year: 2016
Editor : Jagannathan Thirumalai
Publisher: INTECH
Chapter pages: 13 - 32
Luyanda L. Noto, Hendrik C. Swart, Bakang M. Mothudi, Pontsho S. Mb ule and Mokhotjwa S. Dhlamini
ISSN/ISBN Number: 978-953-51-2763-5
Title of book: Luminescence - An Outlook on the Phenomena and their Applications
Title of chapter: The Dynamics of Luminescence
Status: Published/produced
Year: 2016
Editor : Jagannathan Thirumalai
Publisher: INTECH
Chapter pages: 13 - 32
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