SAIP2012

Session

DCMPM1

10 Jul 2012, 11:00

Conveners

DCMPM1: MSc Prize

• Albert Chawanda (University of Pretoria)

DCMPM1: MSc Oral Prize

• Andre Botha (Unisa)

DCMPM1: MSc Oral Prize

• Francis Dejene (University of the Free State)

DCMPM1: MSc Oral Prize

• Enrico Lombardi (UNISA)

DCMPM1: MSc Oral Prize

• Bonex Mwakikunga (CSIR National Laser Centre)

DCMPM1: Hons Oral Prize

• Rapela Maphanga (University of Limpopo)

DCMPM1

• Bhekumusa Mathe (University of the Witwatersrand)

DCMPM1

• Bakang Moses Mothudi (University of South Africa)

DCMPM1

• Japie Engelbrecht (NMMU)

DCMPM1

• Erasmus Koena Rammutla (University of Limpopo)

DCMPM1

• Hendrik Swart (University of the Free State)

Description

Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Contribution list Timetable

120. Improving the microhardness and wear resistance of Titanium and Titanium carbide based metal matrix composite

Mr FRANKLIN OCHONOGOR (Dr Patricia A.I. Popoola)

10/07/2012, 11:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

128. Effects of the substrate temperature on the properties of vanadium dioxide nano-coatings deposited on glass substrate by inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering

Mr itani given madiba (university of western)

10/07/2012, 11:20

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

142. Angle Resolved PhotoEmission Spectroscopy (ARPES) Study of Sr4Ru3O10

Mr Prosper NGABONZIZA (University of Johannesburg)

10/07/2012, 11:40

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

149. Luminescent dynamics of GdTaO₄:Pr³⁺

Mr Luyanda Lunga Noto (University of Free State (Student))

10/07/2012, 12:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

156. First principle stability study of FePO₄ and LiFePO₄ polymorphs

Mr NDANDULENI LESLEY LETHOLE (SAIP)

10/07/2012, 14:30

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

165. Conversion of FeCl₃ into FeSi fibrous structures at high temperature for gas sensing applications

Mr SIBONGISENI THABETHE (CSIR,National Centre for Nano -Structured Materials)

10/07/2012, 14:50

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

216. A Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Platinum Nanoparticle Formation During Vapour Deposition

Mr Leon Wessels (UFS)

10/07/2012, 15:10

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

217. RBS-Channelling Investigation of Radiation Damage and Diffusion of Krypton implanted into 6H-SiC

Mr Chemist Mabena (University of Pretoria)

10/07/2012, 15:30

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

224. First-Principle Study on Stabilities of Reactive Products of Sulphur and Oxygen in Lithium- and Sodium- air Batteries.

Mr CLIFFTON MASEDI (UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO)

11/07/2012, 08:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

260. Structural and Magnetic Properties of MgCe_xFe_2-xO₄ Nanoferrites

Mr Prince Mkwae (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

11/07/2012, 08:20

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

310. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres

Mr Vincent Marsicano (University of the Witwatersrand)

11/07/2012, 08:40

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

343. An investigation of the structural and magnetic properties of Ho substituted BiFeO₃

Mr Mehluli Ncube (University of the Witswatersrand)

11/07/2012, 10:55

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

347. Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Magnetic Properties of Mg_1-xZn_xFe₂O₄ Nanoparticles

Mr Patrick Masina (School of Chemistry and Physics, Westville Campus,University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa)

11/07/2012, 11:15

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

380. Synthesis and characterization of SnO₂ Nanostructures for gas sensing applications

Mr Bongani Thabethe (Msm csir)

11/07/2012, 11:35

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

406. The influence of spin on electronic transport in reduced graphene oxide

Mr Ross McIntosh (University of the Witwatersrand)

11/07/2012, 16:30

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

480. Study of iodine implanted in pyrolytic carbon after heat treatment

Mr Mxolisi Mukhawana (University of Pretoria)

11/07/2012, 16:50

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

206. Mechanisms of luminescence in carbon-doped alpha aluminium oxide: Investigations using time-resolved optical stimulation technique

Mr Angel Nyirenda (Rhodes University)

11/07/2012, 17:10

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

440. Laser Surface Alloying of Aluminium (AA1200) Alloy for Improving Hardness Property

Mr Tshimangadzo Rambau (TUT)

11/07/2012, 17:30

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

411. Semi-metallic transport in ultra-thin layers of carbon films deposited by laser ablation

Mr Christopher Coleman (The University of the Witwatersrand)

12/07/2012, 08:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

503. Extracting device parameters of pn-junction diodes using sigmoidal properties of resistance – voltage curves: theory, simulation and application

Ms Pesi Hangoma (Univeristy of Zambia)

12/07/2012, 08:20

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

242. Density Functional Tight-Binding (DFTB) Study of Si as an Anode Material

Mr Katlego Phoshoko (University of Limpopo, Materials Modelling Centre)

12/07/2012, 08:40

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

222. Laser surface alloying of Al with Mo for hardness improvement

Mr Humphrey Nkosi (Tshwane University of Technology)

12/07/2012, 09:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

437. Comparative study of luminescence properties of Eu²⁺, Dy³⁺ and Tm³⁺ co-doped CaAl₂O₄ powder phosphors

Dr Mokhotjwa Simon Dhlamini (University of South Africa)

12/07/2012, 11:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

418. Thermoluminescent properties of Ba_1-xMg_xAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ prepared by combustion method

Dr Bakang Moses Mothudi (University of South Africa)

12/07/2012, 11:20

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

279. Synthesis and electrochemical properties of cation doped spinel LiM_xMn_2-xO₄ (M=Ni, Al and x=0, 0.5) cathode materials for Li-ion battery

Dr Mesfin Kebede (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR))

12/07/2012, 11:40

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

210. Absorption and site-selective laser spectroscopy of BaF₂:Nd³⁺ single crystals

Dr Marjorie Mujaji (Wits University)

12/07/2012, 12:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

350. Depth profiling and thickness measurements of transition metal based thin hard coatings using Heavy Ion ERD time of flight spectrometry

Dr Mandla Msimanga (iThemba LABS)

12/07/2012, 14:10

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

249. Electronic transport in a rope of metal filled single walled carbon nanotubes

Ms Siphephile Ncube (University of the Witwatersrand.)

12/07/2012, 14:30

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

385. Enhanced tunnel transport in disordered carbon superlattice structures incorporated with nitrogen

Mr Ross McIntosh (University of the Witwatersrand)

12/07/2012, 14:50

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

261. Large Area CVD Graphene for Photovoltaic Applications: Synthesis, Transfer and Characterisation.

Dr David Dodoo-Arhin (SARCHI Chair in Carbon Technology and Materials, Department of Physics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South AfricaPretoria)

12/07/2012, 15:10

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

402. Study of irradiation-induced primary defects in wide bandgap semiconductors

Mr Johan Janse van Rensburg (University of Pretoria)

12/07/2012, 16:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

429. On the T2 Deep-Level in Zinc Oxide Thin Films

Dr Matthias Schmidt (University of Pretoria)

12/07/2012, 16:20

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

537. CMPMS Division Group Meeting

Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (NMMU)

12/07/2012, 16:40

453. Real-time XRD/RBS study of platinum germanide formation on Ge<100> and Ge<111> substrates

Prof. Craig Comrie (iThemba LABS)

13/07/2012, 08:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

50. Tunable half-metallicity in substitutionally-doped boronitrene

Dr Aniekan Magnus Ukpong (Department of Physics, University of Pretoria)

13/07/2012, 08:20

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

570. Non-Specialist Talk - Materials analysis of the fuels for the next generation of nuclear reactors

Prof. Johan Malherbe (UP)

13/07/2012, 08:40

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

160. The Lattice Dynamics of Mercuric Chloride

Dr Jonathan Keartland (University of the Witwatersrand)

13/07/2012, 11:00

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

60. Volume element structure and roton-maxon-phonon excitations in superfluid helium-4 beyond the Gross-Pitaevskii approximation

Dr Konstantin Zloshchastiev (School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg)

13/07/2012, 11:20

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation

466. Analysis of Iodine Implanted 6H-SiC

Prof. Johan Malherbe (University of Pretoria)

13/07/2012, 11:40

Track A - Division for Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Oral Presentation