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Carbon nanotubes, dye sensitised solar cells, graphene, physicochemical properties
South Africa

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Employment (6)

University of Pretoria: Pretoria, ZA

2025-01-01 to present | lecturer (Chemistry)
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Edwin Mombeshora

University of Zimbabwe: Harare, Harare, ZW

2022-06-01 to 2024-12-31 | lecturer (Chemistry and Earth Sciences)
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Edwin Mombeshora

University of KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2018-05-01 to 2022-12-31 | Post Doctoral Research Fellow (Discipline of Chemical Engineering )
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Edwin Mombeshora

University of KwaZulu-Natal - Westville Campus: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2021-01-01 to 2022-05-31 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (School of Chemistry and Physics)
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University of KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2016-02-01 to 2017-11-30 | Physical chemistry tutor (Chemistry and Physics)
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University of KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2016-01-18 to 2016-12-31 | Nanotechnology Platform administrator (Chemistry and Physics)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2014-07-01 to 2017-11-15 | PhD, Physical Chemistry (Chemistry and Physics)
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University of KwaZulu Westville Campus: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2012-08-14 to 2014-05-27 | MSc (Chemistry and Physics)
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Edwin Mombeshora

University of Zimbabwe: Harare, Harare, ZW

2008-08-12 to 2011-10-08 | Honours degree Chemistry (Chemistry)
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Professional activities (2)

South African Chemical Institute (SACI): Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2018-08 | SACI Post-Graduate Award
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Golden Key International Honour Society: GA, GA, US

2015-09 | Outstanding academic achievement
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Works (24)

Pristine graphene oxide treatment of wastewater from a typical sub-tropical mine in Chegutu, Zimbabwe

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
2025-02-07 | Journal article
Contributors: F. R. Kalitsilo; H. Hashemi; E. T. Mombeshora
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Towards high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells by utilizing reduced graphene oxide-based composites as potential alternatives to conventional electrodes: A review

Next Materials
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Edigar Muchuweni; Edwin T. Mombeshora; Cosmas M. Muiva; T. Stephen Sathiaraj; Abdullah Yildiz; Diego Pugliese
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The prospects of biologically derived materials in perovskite solar cells

Applied Materials Today
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Edigar Muchuweni; Alexander J. Doolin; Matthew L. Davies; Bice S. Martincigh; Vincent O. Nyamori
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Towards high-performance lithium-ion batteries by introducing graphene-based materials into LiFePO4 cathodes: A review

Nano Trends
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Edigar Muchuweni; Edwin T. Mombeshora; Cosmas M. Muiva; T. Stephen Sathiaraj
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Dynamics of reduced graphene oxide: synthesis and structural models

RSC Advances
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Edigar Muchuweni
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Elemental composition and speciation trends in Upper Mazowe River, a typical sub-tropical river ecosystem impacted by gold mining and agriculture in Zimbabwe

Environmental Advances
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Naume Tivirayi Mandizha; Jameson Kugara; Edwin T. Mombeshora; Mark Fungayi Zaranyika
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Graphene oxide applications in biorefinery catalysis to chemical commodities: critical review, prospects and challenges

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Annegret Stark
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Understanding solvothermal reductive reactions of graphene oxide in boron and ammonia solutions

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
2023-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora
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A review of graphene derivative enhancers for perovskite solar cells

Nanoscale Advances
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Edigar Muchuweni; Rodrigo Garcia-Rodriguez; Matthew L. Davies; Vincent O. Nyamori; Bice S. Martincigh
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Metal‐organic chemical vapor deposition of anatase titania on multiwalled carbon nanotubes for electrochemical capacitors

Energy Science & Engineering
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Edigar Muchuweni; Matthew L. Davies; Vincent O. Nyamori; Bice S. Martincigh
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Graphitic carbon nitride-based new-generation solar cells: Critical challenges, recent breakthroughs and future prospects

Solar Energy
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Edigar Muchuweni; Edwin T. Mombeshora; Bice S. Martincigh; Vincent O. Nyamori
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Understanding oxidative reaction of carbon nanoplatelets towards tailored physicochemical properties

Materials Chemistry and Physics
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Annegret Stark
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Recent Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Organic Solar Cells

Frontiers in Chemistry
2022-01-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2646
Contributors: Edigar Muchuweni; Edwin T. Mombeshora; Bice S. Martincigh; Vincent O. Nyamori
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Multi-dimensional applications of graphitic carbon nitride nanomaterials – A review

Journal of Molecular Liquids
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ekemena O. Oseghe; Samson O. Akpotu; Edwin T. Mombeshora; Adewale O. Oladipo; Lucy M. Ombaka; Bianca B. Maria; Azeez O. Idris; Gcina Mamba; Lwazi Ndlwana; Olushola S. Ayanda et al.
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Surface modifications of carbon nanotubes towards tailored electrochemical characteristics

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
2021-10-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0957-4522
Part of ISSN: 1573-482X
Contributors: Kudzai Mugadza; Edwin T. Mombeshora; Annegret Stark; Patrick G. Ndungu; Vincent O. Nyamori
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Effect of graphite/sodium nitrate ratio and reaction time on the physicochemical properties of graphene oxide

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019961265

Contributors: Mombeshora, E.T.; Ndungu, P.G.; Nyamori, V.O.
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Oxygen-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes: physicochemical properties and capacitor functionality

International Journal of Energy Research
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85010572474

Contributors: Mombeshora, E.T.; Ndungu, P.G.; Jarvis, A.L.L.; Nyamori, V.O.
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Effect of graphite/sodium nitrate ratio and reaction time on the physicochemical properties of graphene oxide

Carbon
2017-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0008-6223
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Patrick G. Ndungu; Vincent O. Nyamori
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The physicochemical properties and capacitive functionality of pyrrolic- and pyridinic-nitrogen, and boron-doped reduced graphene oxide

Electrochimica Acta
2017-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0013-4686
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Patrick G. Ndungu; Vincent O. Nyamori
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Some perspectives on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube synthesis from acetonitrile and N,N ′-dimethylformamide mixtures

Materials Chemistry and Physics
2017-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; A.L.Leigh Jarvis; Patrick G. Ndungu; Bryan P. Doyle; Emanuela Carleschi; Vincent O. Nyamori
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Physicochemical characterisation of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide composites for electrochemical capacitors

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
2017-09-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Vincent O. Nyamori
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Sustainable Solar Energy Storage for Rural Africa

Energy Storage
2017-07-06 | Conference paper
Contributors: R.G. Charles; M.L. Davies; P. Douglas; S.M. Atiemo; Margaret Bates; A. Clews; I. Mabbett; B.S. Martincigh; E.T. Mombeshora; Joanna Joanna et al.
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Multiwalled carbon nanotube-titania nanocomposites: Understanding nano-structural parameters and functionality in dye-sensitized solar cells

S.Afr.j.chem
2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T MOMBESHORA; Reuben SIMOYI; Vincent O NYAMORI; Patrick G NDUNGU
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A review on the use of carbon nanostructured materials in electrochemical capacitors

Int. J. Energy Res.
2015-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Edwin T. Mombeshora; Vincent O. Nyamori
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