Author:Mokoena, Teboho P; Swart, HC; Hillie, Kenneth T; Motaung, DEDate:Mar 2021Propanol and benzene, toluene, ethylenebenzene and xylene (BTEX) vapours are within the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) family and are utilized in industrial and petroleum goods, are greatly toxic in human health and environment. Therefore, ...Read more
Author:Mokoena, Teboho P; Hillie, Kenneth T; Swart, HC; Leshabane, N; Tshilongo, J; Motaung, DEDate:Oct 2020We report on the effect of the annealing temperature ramping rate on the gas sensing performance towards n-propanol gas and the luminescence properties using p-type NiO gas sensors prepared by the hydrothermal method and annealed at various ...Read more
Author:Mhlongo, Gugu H; Dhlamini, MS; Ntwaeaborwa, OM; Swart, HC; Hillie, KTDate:Jul 2011Tb3+-Pr3+, and Eu3+-Pr3+ ion pairs co-doped in a SiO2 matrix were prepared by a sol-gel method. Co-doping of Eu3+ and Tb3+ ions with Pr3+ in SiO2 resulted in the quenching of Eu3+ and Tb3+ emissions with increasing Pr3+ concentrations. The ...Read more
Author:Mhlongo, Gugu H; Dhlamini, MS; Ntwaeaborwa, OM; Swart, HC; Hillie, KTDate:Feb 2014Luminescence properties of Pr(sup3+) single doped SiO2 and Pr(sup3+) co-doped SiO(sub2):Tb(sup3+)/Eu(sup3+) nanophosphors synthesized using sol–gel method were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were ...Read more
Author:Dejene, FB; Kebede, Mesfin ADate:Jul 2011Effect of Tb3+ ion concentrations on the structural and persistence luminescence properties of CaSixOy:Tb3+ crystals were evaluated using powders grown by the solution combustion technique. The XRD study indicates the change of phase from ...Read more