The University of Queensland

Uganda textile education and industry: the current status and investment opportunities

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Mugaanire, Innocent Tendo and Yang, Shengyuan (2023). Uganda textile education and industry: the current status and investment opportunities. Quality education and international partnership for textile and fashion: hidden potentials of East Africa. (pp. 93-119) edited by Xinfeng Yan, Lihong Chen and Hafeezullah Memon. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-1320-6_5

Fabrication techniques for wearable batteries

Marriam, Ifra, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Chathuranga, Hiran, Yang, Shengyuan and Yan, Cheng (2022). Fabrication techniques for wearable batteries. Smart and flexible energy devices. (pp. 397-415) Boca Raton, FL USA: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003186755-22

Advanced chemical applications of modified cotton

Lugoloobi, Ishaq, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Memon, Hafeezullah and Sun, Chao (2020). Advanced chemical applications of modified cotton. Textile science and clothing technology. (pp. 501-527) edited by Hua Wang and Hafeezullah Memon. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-9169-3_20

Self-stratifying coating enables facile fabrication of robust superhydrophobic sponges for oil-water mixture separation

Xu, Lingxiang, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Jian, Hu, Chen, Wang, Xiaomei, Bai, Yang, Zhao, Zhenbai, Ma, Yong, Chen, Yong and Li, Weili (2023). Self-stratifying coating enables facile fabrication of robust superhydrophobic sponges for oil-water mixture separation. Progress in Organic Coatings, 183 107705, 107705. doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2023.107705

Hybrid Alkali Salt Catalysts‐Promoted CVD Growth of 2D MoSe₂–WSe₂ and WSe₂–MoSe₂ Lateral Heterostructures

Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Bui, Anh Dinh, Truong, Thien N., Saji, Sandra, Kremer, Felipe, Yang, Zhongshu, Yin, Zongyou, Lu, Yuerui, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2023). Hybrid Alkali Salt Catalysts‐Promoted CVD Growth of 2D MoSe2–WSe2 and WSe2–MoSe2 Lateral Heterostructures. Advanced Materials Technologies, 8 (15) 2300143. doi: 10.1002/admt.202300143

Electrocapacitive Deionization: Mechanisms, Electrodes, and Cell Designs

Sun, Kaige, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wang, Chao, Wang, Xianfen, Zhang, Xiwang and Zhao, Xiu Song (2023). Electrocapacitive Deionization: Mechanisms, Electrodes, and Cell Designs. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (18) 2213578, 1-33. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202213578

Few-layer MoS2 nanosheets with and without silicon nanoparticles as anodes for lithium-ion batteries

Marriam, Ifra, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Chen, Hao, Chathuranga, Hiran, Motta, Nunzio, Alarco, Jose A., He, Zhenjiang, Zheng, Junchao, Du, Aijun and Yan, Cheng (2023). Few-layer MoS2 nanosheets with and without silicon nanoparticles as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (6), 2670-2678. doi: 10.1039/d2ta08886j

Interface challenges and optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Liu, Hanwen, Zhou, Qianqin, Xia, Qingbing, Lei, Yaojie, Long Huang, Xiang, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Song Zhao, Xiu (2023). Interface challenges and optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 77, 642-659. doi: 10.1016/j.jechem.2022.11.028

Electrospun biomedical nanofibers and their future as intelligent biomaterials

Lugoloobi, Ishaq, Yuanhao, Wang, Marriam, Ifra, Hu, Jinming, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2022). Electrospun biomedical nanofibers and their future as intelligent biomaterials. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, 24 100418, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cobme.2022.100418

Simulations of lead-free organic–inorganic perovskites under tensile/compressive loads and different force fields

Farhadi, Bita, Zabihi, Fatemeh, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Lugoloobi, Ishaq, Omidi, Mohammad and Liu, Aimin (2022). Simulations of lead-free organic–inorganic perovskites under tensile/compressive loads and different force fields. Molecular Physics, 121 (1) e2150704. doi: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2150704

High-luminescence and submillimeter-scale MoS2 monolayer growth using combinational phase precursors via chemical vapor deposition

Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Bui, Anh Dinh, Kremer, Felipe, Saji, Sandra, Yin, Zongyou, Lu, Yuerui, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2022). High-luminescence and submillimeter-scale MoS2 monolayer growth using combinational phase precursors via chemical vapor deposition. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 4 (10), 5072-5080. doi: 10.1021/acsaelm.2c01162

Twist angle effects on the absorbance, carrier lifetime, and diffusion properties in low dimension Type‐II MoS 2 /WS 2  heterobilayers

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Truong, Thien N., Yan, Wei, Tang, Cheng, Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Bullock, James, Du, Aijun, Yan, Cheng, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2022). Twist angle effects on the absorbance, carrier lifetime, and diffusion properties in low dimension Type‐II MoS 2 /WS 2  heterobilayers. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9 (34) 2201649, 2201649. doi: 10.1002/admi.202201649

Rechargeable dual‐carbon batteries: a sustainable battery technology

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Duignan, Timothy T., Xu, Zhen and Zhao, Xiu Song (2022). Rechargeable dual‐carbon batteries: a sustainable battery technology. Advanced Energy Materials, 12 (44) 2202450, 1-34. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202202450

Magnesium/lithium hybrid batteries based on SnS2-MoS2 with reversible conversion reactions

Fan, Xin, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wu, Yilan, Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan and Zhao, Xiu Song (2022). Magnesium/lithium hybrid batteries based on SnS2-MoS2 with reversible conversion reactions. Energy Material Advances, 2022 9846797, 1-14. doi: 10.34133/2022/9846797

Origin of excellent charge storage properties of defective tin disulphide in magnesium/lithium-ion hybrid batteries

Fan, Xin, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wu, Yilan, Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan and Zhao, Xiu Song (2022). Origin of excellent charge storage properties of defective tin disulphide in magnesium/lithium-ion hybrid batteries. Nano-Micro Letters, 14 (1) 177. doi: 10.1007/s40820-022-00914-5

Extraordinary nonlinear optical interaction from strained nanostructures in van der Waals CuInP2S6

Rahman, Sharidya, Yildirim, Tanju, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Khan, Ahmed Raza and Lu, Yuerui (2022). Extraordinary nonlinear optical interaction from strained nanostructures in van der Waals CuInP2S6. ACS Nano, 16 (9), 13959-13968. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c03294

All room-temperature synthesis, N2 photofixation and reactivation over 2D cobalt oxides

Lu, Haijiao, Zhao, Yi-Ming, Saji, Sandra Elizabeth, Yin, Xinmao, Wibowo, Ary, Tang, Chi Sin, Xi, Shibo, Cao, Pengfei, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Liu, Borui, Heggen, Marc, Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E., Tricoli, Antonio, Wee, Andrew T.S., Nguyen, Hieu T., Yan, Qing-Bo and Yin, Zongyou (2022). All room-temperature synthesis, N2 photofixation and reactivation over 2D cobalt oxides. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 304 121001, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.121001

Electrocapacitive desalination with nitrogen-doped hierarchically structured carbon prepared using a sustainable salt-template method

Sun, Kaige, Wang, Chao, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Zhao, Xiu Song (2022). Electrocapacitive desalination with nitrogen-doped hierarchically structured carbon prepared using a sustainable salt-template method. Chemical Engineering Journal, 446 137211, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.137211

Synthesis of Carbon-Modified Cobalt Disphosphide as Anode for Sodium-Ion Storage

Hu, Zhe, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Elkholy, Ayman E., Xia, Qingbing, Hussain, Tanveer, Liu, Hanwen and Zhao, Xiu Song (2022). Synthesis of Carbon-Modified Cobalt Disphosphide as Anode for Sodium-Ion Storage. Electrochimica Acta, 423 140611, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140611

Interfacing transition metal dichalcogenides with chromium germanium telluride quantum dots for controllable light-matter interactions

Zhang, Jian, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2022). Interfacing transition metal dichalcogenides with chromium germanium telluride quantum dots for controllable light-matter interactions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 611, 432-440. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.131

Natural and industrial wastes for sustainable and renewable polymer composites

Das, Oisik, Babu, Karthik, Shanmugam, Vigneshwaran, Sykam, Kesavarao, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Neisiany, Rasoul Esmaeely, Försth, Michael, Sas, Gabriel, Gonzalez-Libreros, Jaime, Capezza, Antonio J., Hedenqvist, Mikael S., Berto, Filippo and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2022). Natural and industrial wastes for sustainable and renewable polymer composites. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 158 112054, 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.112054

The role of hydrothermal carbonization in sustainable sodium‐ion battery anodes

Xu, Zhen, Wang, Jing, Guo, Zhenyu, Xie, Fei, Liu, Haoyu, Yadegari, Hossein, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Ryan, Mary P., Hu, Yong‐Sheng and Titirici, Maria‐Magdalena (2022). The role of hydrothermal carbonization in sustainable sodium‐ion battery anodes. Advanced Energy Materials, 12 (18) 2200208, 2200208. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202200208

Influence of the anode buffer layer materials and the light radiation power on the efficiency of a planar p-i-n perovskite solar cell: theory and simulation

Farhadi, Bita, Zabihi, Fatemeh, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Lugoloobi, Ishaq and Liu, Aimin (2022). Influence of the anode buffer layer materials and the light radiation power on the efficiency of a planar p-i-n perovskite solar cell: theory and simulation. Journal of Photonics for Energy, 12 (1) 015503, 015503-015503. doi: 10.1117/1.jpe.12.015503

Aggregation-induced emission molecules enable characterization of superhydrophobic coatings

Wang, Lijun, Wang, Lin, Yang, Xiansong, Li, Weili, Chen, Lizhuang, Tang, Jijun, Cong, Weiwei, Hu, Rong, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Tang, Benzhong (2022). Aggregation-induced emission molecules enable characterization of superhydrophobic coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings, 163 106633, 106633. doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2021.106633

Progress in the development of solid-state electrolytes for reversible room-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries

Vineeth, S. K., Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Liu, Hanwen, Soni, Chhail Bihari, Sungjemmenla, , Zhao, X. S. and Kumar, Vipin (2022). Progress in the development of solid-state electrolytes for reversible room-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries. Materials Advances, 3 (16), 6415-6440. doi: 10.1039/d2ma00428c

Techniques enabling inorganic materials into wearable fiber/yarn and flexible lithium-ion batteries

Marriam, Ifra, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Xu, Zhen, Chathuranga, Hiran, Chen, Su, Chen, Hao, Zheng, Jun-Chao, Du, Aijun and Yan, Cheng (2021). Techniques enabling inorganic materials into wearable fiber/yarn and flexible lithium-ion batteries. Energy Storage Materials, 43, 62-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.08.039

Investigation of gallium–boron spin‐on codoping for poly‐Si/SiOx passivating contacts

Truong, Thien N., Le, Tien T., Yan, Di, Phang, Sieu Pheng, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Young, Matthew, Al-Jassim, Mowafak, Cuevas, Andres, Macdonald, Daniel, Stuckelberger, Josua and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2021). Investigation of gallium–boron spin‐on codoping for poly‐Si/SiOx passivating contacts. Solar RRL, 5 (12) 2100653, 2170125. doi: 10.1002/solr.202100653

Exploring the mechanism of self-stratifying coatings with aggregation-induced emission

Wang, Lin, Wang, Lijun, Wu, Jiming, Wang, Lei, Cong, Weiwei, Wang, Xiao, Hu, Rong, Li, Weili, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Tang, Ben Zhong (2021). Exploring the mechanism of self-stratifying coatings with aggregation-induced emission. Progress in Organic Coatings, 159 106448, 106448. doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2021.106448

Understanding electrochemical capacitors with in-situ techniques

Pal, Bhupender, Yasin, Amina, Kaur, Rupinder, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zabihi, Fatemeh, Yang, Shengyuan, Yang, Chun-Chen, Sofer, Zděnek and Jose, Rajan (2021). Understanding electrochemical capacitors with in-situ techniques. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 149 111418, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111418

Extremely stretchable and healable ionic conductive hydrogels fabricated by surface competitive coordination for human-motion detection

Wang, Yufeng, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Liu, Ying, Wang, Meng, Zhu, Jixin, Xu, Jingsan, Zhang, Chao and Liu, Tianxi (2021). Extremely stretchable and healable ionic conductive hydrogels fabricated by surface competitive coordination for human-motion detection. Chemical Engineering Journal, 420 127637, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127637

Janus hybrid sustainable all-cellulose nanofiber sponge for oil-water separation

Agaba, Aphra, Marriam, Ifra, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Yuanhao, Wang (2021). Janus hybrid sustainable all-cellulose nanofiber sponge for oil-water separation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 185, 997-1004. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.027

Twist-driven wide freedom of indirect interlayer exciton emission in MoS2/WS2 heterobilayers

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Jian, Saji, Sandra Elizabeth, Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Rahman, Sharidya, Truong, Thien N., Lu, Yuerui, Yin, Zongyou, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2021). Twist-driven wide freedom of indirect interlayer exciton emission in MoS2/WS2 heterobilayers. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2 (8) 100509. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100509

Homogenous metallic deposition regulated by defect-rich skeletons for sodium metal batteries

Xu, Zhen, Guo, Zhenyu, Madhu, Rajesh, Xie, Fei, Chen, Ruixuan, Wang, Jing, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Hu, Yong-Sheng and Titirici, Maria-Magdalena (2021). Homogenous metallic deposition regulated by defect-rich skeletons for sodium metal batteries. Energy and Environmental Science, 14 (12), 6381-6393. doi: 10.1039/d1ee01346g

Contactless and Spatially Resolved Determination of Current−Voltage Curves in Perovskite Solar Cells via Photoluminescence

Bui, Anh Dinh, Mahmud, Md Arafat, Mozaffari, Naeimeh, Basnet, Rabin, Duong, The, Bartholazzi, Gabriel, Le, Tien T., Truong, Thien N., Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wibowo, Ary, Weber, Klaus J., White, Thomas P., Catchpole, Kylie R., Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2021). Contactless and Spatially Resolved Determination of Current−Voltage Curves in Perovskite Solar Cells via Photoluminescence. Solar RRL, 5 (8) 2100348, 1-1. doi: 10.1002/solr.202170083

Complementary bulk and surface passivations for highly efficient perovskite solar cells by gas quenching

Tang, Shi, Bing, Jueming, Zheng, Jianghui, Tang, Jianbo, Li, Yong, Mayyas, Mohannad, Cho, Yongyoon, Jones, Timothy W., Yang, Terry Chien-Jen, Yuan, Lin, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Nguyen, Hieu T., Nielsen, Michael P., Ekins-Daukes, N.J., Kalantar-Zadeh, Kourosh, Wilson, Gregory J., McKenzie, David R., Huang, Shujuan and Ho-Baillie, Anita W.Y. (2021). Complementary bulk and surface passivations for highly efficient perovskite solar cells by gas quenching. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2 (8) 100511. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100511

Circular economy and sustainability of the clothing and textile industry

Chen, Xuandong, Memon, Hifza A., Wang, Yuanhao, Marriam, Ifra and Tebyetekerwa, Mike (2021). Circular economy and sustainability of the clothing and textile industry. Materials Circular Economy, 3 12. doi: 10.1007/s42824-021-00026-2

Highly Stretchable and Reconfigurable Ionogels with Unprecedented Thermoplasticity and Ultrafast Self-Healability Enabled by Gradient-Responsive Networks

Wang, Yufeng, Liu, Ying, Plamthottam, Roshan, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Xu, Jingsan, Zhu, Jixin, Zhang, Chao and Liu, Tianxi (2021). Highly Stretchable and Reconfigurable Ionogels with Unprecedented Thermoplasticity and Ultrafast Self-Healability Enabled by Gradient-Responsive Networks. Macromolecules, 54 (8), 3832-3844. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00443

Highly Enhanced Light–Matter Interaction in MXene Quantum Dots–Monolayer WS2 Heterostructure

Neupane, Guru Prakash, Wang, Bowen, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Nguyen, Hieu T., Taheri, Mahdiar, Liu, Boqing, Nauman, Mudassar and Basnet, Rabin (2021). Highly Enhanced Light–Matter Interaction in MXene Quantum Dots–Monolayer WS2 Heterostructure. Small, 17 (11) 2006309, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/smll.202006309

Nanoscale localized contacts for high fill factors in polymer-passivated perovskite solar cells

Peng, Jun, Walter, Daniel, Ren, Yuhao, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wu, Yiliang, Duong, The, Lin, Qiaoling, Li, Juntao, Lu, Teng, Mahmud, Md Arafat, Lem, Olivier Lee Cheong, Zhao, Shenyou, Liu, Wenzhu, Liu, Yun, Shen, Heping, Li, Li, Kremer, Felipe, Nguyen, Hieu T., Choi, Duk-Yong, Weber, Klaus J., Catchpole, Kylie R. and White, Thomas P. (2021). Nanoscale localized contacts for high fill factors in polymer-passivated perovskite solar cells. Science, 371 (6527), 390-395. doi: 10.1126/science.abb8687

Vanadium-doped monolayer MoS2 with tunable optical properties for field-effect transistors

Zhang, Jian, Zhu, Yi, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Li, Delong, Liu, Dan, Lei, Weiwei, Wang, Lifeng, Zhang, Yupeng and Lu, Yuerui (2021). Vanadium-doped monolayer MoS2 with tunable optical properties for field-effect transistors. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4 (1), 769-777. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.0c03083

Polyindole batteries and supercapacitors

Marriam, Ifra, Wang, Yuanhao and Tebyetekerwa, Mike (2020). Polyindole batteries and supercapacitors. Energy Storage Materials, 33, 336-359. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2020.08.010

Mechanisms and applications of steady-state photoluminescence spectroscopy in two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Jian, Xu, Zhen, Truong, Thien N., Yin, Zongyou, Lu, Yuerui, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2020). Mechanisms and applications of steady-state photoluminescence spectroscopy in two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides. ACS Nano, 14 (11), 14579-14604. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08668

Intelligent materials

Liu, Kai, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Ji, Dongxiao and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2020). Intelligent materials. Matter, 3 (3), 590-593. doi: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.07.003

Which is a better fluorescent sensor: aggregation-induced emission-based nanofibers or thin-coating films?

Ding, Yexin, Li, Weili, Wang, Fangming, Li, Hongkun, Yang, Shengyuan, Wang, Lijun, Wang, Zhiming, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Tang, Ben Zhong (2020). Which is a better fluorescent sensor: aggregation-induced emission-based nanofibers or thin-coating films?. Materials Advances, 1 (4), 574-578. doi: 10.1039/d0ma00409j

Emission control from transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers by aggregation-induced molecular rotors

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Cheng, Yanhua, Zhang, Jian, Li, Weili, Li, Hongkun, Neupane, Guru Prakash, Wang, Bowen, Truong, Thien N., Xiao, Chuanxiao, Al-Jassim, Mowafak M., Yin, Zongyou, Lu, Yuerui, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2020). Emission control from transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers by aggregation-induced molecular rotors. ACS Nano, 14 (6), 7444-7453. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03086

Electrospun nanofibers-based face masks

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Xu, Zhen, Yang, Shengyuan and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2020). Electrospun nanofibers-based face masks. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2 (3), 161-166. doi: 10.1007/s42765-020-00049-5

Hydrogenation Mechanisms of Poly‐Si/SiO x Passivating Contacts by Different Capping Layers

Truong, Thien N., Yan, Di, Chen, Wenhao, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Young, Matthew, Al-Jassim, Mowafak, Cuevas, Andres, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2020). Hydrogenation Mechanisms of Poly‐Si/SiO x Passivating Contacts by Different Capping Layers. Solar RRL, 4 (3) 1900476, 1-1. doi: 10.1002/solr.202070033

High stress-driven voltages in net-like layer-supported organic-inorganic perovskites

Tusiime, Rogers, Zabihi, Fatemeh, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Yousry, Yasmin Mohamed, Wu, Yue, Eslamian, Morteza, Yang, Shengyuan, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Yu, Muhuo and Zhang, Hui (2020). High stress-driven voltages in net-like layer-supported organic-inorganic perovskites. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8 (8), 2643-2658. doi: 10.1039/c9tc05468e

What is next for electrospinning?

Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2020). What is next for electrospinning?. Matter, 2 (2), 279-283. doi: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.01.004

Tandem Solar Cells: Spatially and Spectrally Resolved Absorptivity: New Approach for Degradation Studies in Perovskite and Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells (Adv. Energy Mater. 4/2020)

Nguyen, Hieu T., Gerritsen, Sven, Mahmud, Md Arafat, Wu, Yiliang, Cai, Ziyuan, Truong, Thien, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Duong, The, Peng, Jun, Weber, Klaus, White, Thomas P., Catchpole, Kylie and Macdonald, Daniel (2020). Tandem Solar Cells: Spatially and Spectrally Resolved Absorptivity: New Approach for Degradation Studies in Perovskite and Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells (Adv. Energy Mater. 4/2020). Advanced Energy Materials, 10 (4). doi: 10.1002/aenm.202070016

Hydrogen-Assisted Defect Engineering of Doped Poly-Si Films for Passivating Contact Solar Cells

Truong, Thien N., Yan, Di, Samundsett, Christian, Liu, Anyao, Harvey, Steven P., Young, Matthew, Ding, Zetao, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Kremer, Felipe, Al-Jassim, Mowafak, Cuevas, Andres, MacDonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2019). Hydrogen-Assisted Defect Engineering of Doped Poly-Si Films for Passivating Contact Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2 (12), 8783-8791. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01771

Spatially and spectrally resolved absorptivity: new approach for degradation studies in perovskite and perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

Nguyen, Hieu T., Gerritsen, Sven, Mahmud, Md Arafat, Wu, Yiliang, Cai, Ziyuan, Truong, Thien, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, The Duong, , Peng, Jun, Weber, Klaus, White, Thomas P., Catchpole, Kylie and Macdonald, Daniel (2019). Spatially and spectrally resolved absorptivity: new approach for degradation studies in perovskite and perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Advanced Energy Materials, 10 (4) 1902901, 1902901. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201902901

Contactless, nondestructive determination of dopant profiles of localized boron-diffused regions in silicon wafers at room temperature

Nguyen, Hieu T., Li, Zhuofeng, Han, Young-Joon, Basnet, Rabin, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Truong, Thien N., Wu, Huiting, Yan, Di and Macdonald, Daniel (2019). Contactless, nondestructive determination of dopant profiles of localized boron-diffused regions in silicon wafers at room temperature. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 10423, 10423. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46986-z

Aluminium and zinc co-doped CuInS2 QDs for enhanced trion modulation in monolayer WS2 toward improved electrical properties

Zhang, Jian, Zhang, Yupeng, Zhang, Jian, Wang, Bowen, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhu, Yi, Liu, Boqing, Nguyen, Hieu T., Lu, Yuerui and Tian, Shouqin (2019). Aluminium and zinc co-doped CuInS2 QDs for enhanced trion modulation in monolayer WS2 toward improved electrical properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7 (47), 15074-15081. doi: 10.1039/c9tc05469c

Fluorescent aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based thermosetting electrospun nanofibers: Fabrication, properties and applications

Li, Weili, Ding, Yexin, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Xie, Yixiao, Wang, Lin, Li, Hongkun, Hu, Rong, Wang, Zhiming, Qin, Anjun and Tang, Ben Zhong (2019). Fluorescent aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based thermosetting electrospun nanofibers: Fabrication, properties and applications. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 3 (11), 2491-2498. doi: 10.1039/c9qm00342h

Perovskite solar fibers: current status, issues and challenges

Balilonda, Andrew, Li, Qian, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Tusiime, Rogers, Zhang, Hui, Jose, Rajan, Zabihi, Fatemeh, Yang, Shengyuan, Ramakrishna, Seeram and Zhu, Meifang (2019). Perovskite solar fibers: current status, issues and challenges. Advanced Fiber Materials, 1 (2), 101-125. doi: 10.1007/s42765-019-00011-0

Retained fluorescence of aggregation-caused quenched Rhodamine grafted in the hierarchical mesopores of silica MCM-41 at solid-state

Li, W., Wang, Jun, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Ding, Yexing, Qiu, Zhenyu, Yan, Chao, Liu, Feng and Zhang, Jide (2019). Retained fluorescence of aggregation-caused quenched Rhodamine grafted in the hierarchical mesopores of silica MCM-41 at solid-state. Advanced Powder Technology, 30 (10), 2218-2224. doi: 10.1016/j.apt.2019.07.002

All-Cellulose-Based Quasi-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Hybrid Capacitors Enabled by Structural Hierarchy

Xu, Zhen, Xie, Fei, Wang, Jing, Au, Heather, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Guo, Zhenyu, Yang, Shengyuan, Hu, Yong-Sheng and Titirici, Maria-Magdalena (2019). All-Cellulose-Based Quasi-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Hybrid Capacitors Enabled by Structural Hierarchy. Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (39) 1903895, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201903895

1-D polymer ternary composites: understanding materials interaction, percolation behaviors and mechanism toward ultra-high stretchable and super-sensitive strain sensors

Yu, Senlong, Wang, Xingping, Xiang, Hengxue, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Zhu, Meifang (2019). 1-D polymer ternary composites: understanding materials interaction, percolation behaviors and mechanism toward ultra-high stretchable and super-sensitive strain sensors. Science China Materials, 62 (7), 995-1004. doi: 10.1007/s40843-018-9402-1

Critical insight: Challenges and requirements of fibre electrodes for wearable electrochemical energy storage

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Marriam, Ifra, Xu, Zhen, Yang, Shengyuan, Zhang, Hui, Zabihi, Fatemeh, Jose, Rajan, Peng, Shengjie, Zhu, Meifang and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2019). Critical insight: Challenges and requirements of fibre electrodes for wearable electrochemical energy storage. Energy and Environmental Science, 12 (7), 2148-2160. doi: 10.1039/c8ee02607f

Quantifying Quasi-Fermi Level Splitting and Mapping its Heterogeneity in Atomically Thin Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Jian, Liang, Kun, The Duong, , Neupane, Guru Prakash, Zhang, Linglong, Liu, Boqing, Truong, Thien N., Basnet, Rabin, Qiao, Xiaojing, Yin, Zongyou, Lu, Yuerui, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2019). Quantifying Quasi-Fermi Level Splitting and Mapping its Heterogeneity in Atomically Thin Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. Advanced Materials, 31 (25) 1900522, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/adma.201900522

Solar Cells: Quantifying Quasi‐Fermi Level Splitting and Mapping its Heterogeneity in Atomically Thin Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Adv. Mater. 25/2019)

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Jian, Liang, Kun, Duong, The, Neupane, Guru Prakash, Zhang, Linglong, Liu, Boqing, Truong, Thien N., Basnet, Rabin, Qiao, Xiaojing, Yin, Zongyou, Lu, Yuerui, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2019). Solar Cells: Quantifying Quasi‐Fermi Level Splitting and Mapping its Heterogeneity in Atomically Thin Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (Adv. Mater. 25/2019). Advanced Materials, 31 (25) 1970180. doi: 10.1002/adma.201970180

Highly efficient photovoltaic energy storage hybrid system based on ultrathin carbon electrodes designed for a portable and flexible power source

Farhadi, Bita, Marriam, Ifra, Yang, Shengyuan, Zhang, Hui, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhu, Meifang, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Jose, Rajan and Zabihi, Fatemeh (2019). Highly efficient photovoltaic energy storage hybrid system based on ultrathin carbon electrodes designed for a portable and flexible power source. Journal of Power Sources, 422, 196-207. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.02.091

“Stiff–Soft” Binary Synergistic Aerogels with Superflexibility and High Thermal Insulation Performance

Zhang, Junyan, Cheng, Yanhua, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Meng, Si, Zhu, Meifang and Lu, Yunfeng (2019). “Stiff–Soft” Binary Synergistic Aerogels with Superflexibility and High Thermal Insulation Performance. Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (15) 1806407, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201806407

Hydrogenation of phosphorus-doped polycrystalline silicon films for passivating contact solar cells

Truong, Thien N., Yan, Di, Samundsett, Christian, Basnet, Rabin, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Li, Li, Kremer, Felipe, Cuevas, Andres, Macdonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2019). Hydrogenation of phosphorus-doped polycrystalline silicon films for passivating contact solar cells. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11 (5), 5554-5560. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b19989

Preparation of silica/polymer nanocomposites with aggregation-induced emission properties as fluorescent responsive coatings

Li, Weili, Qiu, Zhenyu, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Jin, Wang, Yong, Gao, Tian, Wang, Jun, Ding, Yexing and Xie, Yixiao (2019). Preparation of silica/polymer nanocomposites with aggregation-induced emission properties as fluorescent responsive coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings, 127, 8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2018.11.001

Laponite-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications: a review

Das, Sabya S., Neelam, , Hussain, Kashif, Singh, Sima, Hussain, Afzal, Faruk, Abdul and Tebyetekerwa, Mike (2019). Laponite-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications: a review. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 25 (4), 424-433. doi: 10.2174/1381612825666190402165845

Perovskite solar cell-hybrid devices: thermoelectrically, electrochemically, and piezoelectrically connected power packs

Zabihi, Fatemeh, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Xu, Zhen, Ali, Aizaz, Kumi, Alex Kwasi, Zhang, Hui, Jose, Rajan, Ramakrishna, Seeram and Yang, Shengyuan (2019). Perovskite solar cell-hybrid devices: thermoelectrically, electrochemically, and piezoelectrically connected power packs. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (47), 26661-26692. doi: 10.1039/c9ta08070h

Superior piezoresistive strain sensing behaviors of carbon nanotubes in one-dimensional polymer fiber structure

Yu, Senlong, Wang, Xingping, Xiang, Hengxue, Zhu, Liping, Tebyetekerwa, Mike and Zhu, Meifang (2018). Superior piezoresistive strain sensing behaviors of carbon nanotubes in one-dimensional polymer fiber structure. Carbon, 140, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.08.028

Sub-bandgap luminescence from doped polycrystalline and amorphous silicon films and its application to understanding passivating-contact solar cells

Nguyen, Hieu T., Liu, Anyao, Yan, Di, Guthrey, Harvey, Truong, Thien N., Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Li, Ziyuan, Li, Zhuofeng, Al-Jassim, Mowafak M., Cuevas, Andres and Macdonald, Daniel (2018). Sub-bandgap luminescence from doped polycrystalline and amorphous silicon films and its application to understanding passivating-contact solar cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1 (11), 6619-6625. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01561

Precipitated silica agglomerates reinforced with cellulose nanofibrils as adsorbents for heavy metals

Agaba, Aphra, Cheng, Huan, Zhao, Jiangbin, Zhang, Congcong, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Rong, Liduo, Sui, Xiaofeng and Wang, Bijia (2018). Precipitated silica agglomerates reinforced with cellulose nanofibrils as adsorbents for heavy metals. RSC Advances, 8 (58), 33129-33137. doi: 10.1039/C8RA05611K

Polyester@MXene nanofibers-based yarn electrodes

Shao, Wenyu, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Marriam, Ifra, Li, Weili, Wu, Yongzhi, Peng, Shengjie, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Yang, Shengyuan and Zhu, Meifang (2018). Polyester@MXene nanofibers-based yarn electrodes. Journal of Power Sources, 396, 683-690. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.06.084

Synergistic effect of CNT films impregnated with CNT modified epoxy solution towards boosted interfacial bonding and functional properties of the composites

Marriam, Ifra, Xu, Fujun, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Gao, Yang, Liu, Wei, Liu, Xiaohua and Qiu, Yiping (2018). Synergistic effect of CNT films impregnated with CNT modified epoxy solution towards boosted interfacial bonding and functional properties of the composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 110, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.04.011

Water-based fluorescent paint: Presenting a novel approach to study and solve the aggregation caused quench (ACQ) effect in traditional fluorescent materials

Li, Weili, Wang, Jun, Xie, Yixiao, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Qiu, Zhenyu, Tang, Jijun, Yang, Shengyuan, Zhu, Meifang and Xu, Zexiao (2018). Water-based fluorescent paint: Presenting a novel approach to study and solve the aggregation caused quench (ACQ) effect in traditional fluorescent materials. Progress in Organic Coatings, 120, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2018.03.003

Improved thermal and mechanical performance of ramie fibers reinforced poly(lactic acid) biocomposites via fiber surface modifications and composites thermal annealing

Debeli, Dereje Kebebew, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Hao, Jia, Jiao, Fengshuang and Guo, Jiansheng (2018). Improved thermal and mechanical performance of ramie fibers reinforced poly(lactic acid) biocomposites via fiber surface modifications and composites thermal annealing. Polymer Composites, 39 (S3), E1867-E1879. doi: 10.1002/pc.24844

Surface Self-Assembly of Functional Electroactive Nanofibers on Textile Yarns as a Facile Approach toward Super Flexible Energy Storage

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Xu, Zhen, Li, Weili, Wang, Xingping, Marriam, Ifra, Peng, Shengjie, Ramkrishna, Seeram, Yang, Shengyuan and Zhu, Meifang (2018). Surface Self-Assembly of Functional Electroactive Nanofibers on Textile Yarns as a Facile Approach toward Super Flexible Energy Storage. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1 (2), 377-386. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.7b00057

Highly sensitive and stretchable piezoresistive strain sensor based on conductive poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene)/few layer graphene composite fiber

Wang, Xingping, Meng, Si, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Li, Yilong, Pionteck, Jürgen, Sun, Bin, Qin, Zongyi and Zhu, Meifang (2018). Highly sensitive and stretchable piezoresistive strain sensor based on conductive poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene)/few layer graphene composite fiber. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 105, 291-299. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.11.027

Robust, hydrophilic graphene/cellulose nanocrystal fiber-based electrode with high capacitive performance and conductivity

Chen, Guoyin, Chen, Tao, Hou, Kai, Ma, Wujun, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Cheng, Yanhua, Weng, Wei and Zhu, Meifang (2018). Robust, hydrophilic graphene/cellulose nanocrystal fiber-based electrode with high capacitive performance and conductivity. Carbon, 127, 218-227. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.11.012

A bottom-up approach to design wearable and stretchable smart fibers with organic vapor sensing behaviors and energy storage properties

Marriam, Ifra, Wang, Xingping, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Chen, Guoyin, Zabihi, Fatemeh, Pionteck, Jürgen, Peng, Shengjie, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Yang, Shengyuan and Zhu, Meifang (2018). A bottom-up approach to design wearable and stretchable smart fibers with organic vapor sensing behaviors and energy storage properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6 (28), 13633-13643. doi: 10.1039/c8ta03262a

An attempt to adopt aggregation-induced emission to study organic-inorganic composite materials

Li, Weili, Yao, Wei, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Tang, Jijun, Yang, Shengyuan, Zhu, Meifang, Hu, Rong, Qin, Anjun, Tang, Ben Zhong and Xu, Zexiao (2018). An attempt to adopt aggregation-induced emission to study organic-inorganic composite materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6 (26), 7003-7011. doi: 10.1039/C8TC01949E

Materials interaction in aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based fluorescent resin for smart coatings

Yao, Wei, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Bian, Xuehao, Li, Weili, Yang, Shengyuan, Zhu, Meifang, Hu, Rong, Wang, Zhiming, Qin, Anjun and Tang, Ben Zhong (2018). Materials interaction in aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based fluorescent resin for smart coatings. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 6 (47), 12849-12857. doi: 10.1039/c8tc04175j

Green approach to fabricate Polyindole composite nanofibers for energy and sensor applications

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wang, Xingping, Marriam, Ifra, Dan, Pan, Yang, Shengyuan and Zhu, Meifang (2017). Green approach to fabricate Polyindole composite nanofibers for energy and sensor applications. Materials Letters, 209, 400-403. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2017.08.062

The current working conditions in Ugandan apparel assembly plants

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Akankwasa, Nicholus Tayari and Marriam, Ifra (2017). The current working conditions in Ugandan apparel assembly plants. Safety and Health at Work, 8 (4), 378-385. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2017.01.005

Nanostructured polyaniline/poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) composite fiber for use as highly sensitive and flexible ammonia sensor

Wang, Xingping, Meng, Si, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Weng, Wei, Pionteck, Jürgen, Sun, Bin, Qin, Zongyi and Zhu, Meifang (2017). Nanostructured polyaniline/poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) composite fiber for use as highly sensitive and flexible ammonia sensor. Synthetic Metals, 233, 86-93. doi: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2017.09.012

Unveiling polyindole: freestanding As-electrospun polyindole nanofibers and polyindole/carbon nanotubes composites as enhanced electrodes for flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Yang, Shengyuan, Peng, Shengjie, Xu, Zhen, Shao, Wenyu, Pan, Dan, Ramakrishna, Seeram and Zhu, Meifang (2017). Unveiling polyindole: freestanding As-electrospun polyindole nanofibers and polyindole/carbon nanotubes composites as enhanced electrodes for flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors. Electrochimica Acta, 247, 400-409. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.07.038

Controlled synergistic strategy to fabricate 3D-skeletal hetero-nanosponges with high performance for flexible energy storage applications

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wang, Xingping, Wu, Yongzhi, Yang, Shengyuan, Zhu, Meifang and Ramakrishna, Seeram (2017). Controlled synergistic strategy to fabricate 3D-skeletal hetero-nanosponges with high performance for flexible energy storage applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (40), 21114-21121. doi: 10.1039/c7ta06242g

Luminescence from poly-Si films and its application to study passivating-contact solar cells

Nguyen, H. T., Truong, T. N., Yan, D., Samundsett, C., Basnet, R., Tebyetekerwa, M., Guthrey, H., Al-Jassim, M. M., Li, Z., Li, L., Kremer, F., Cuevas, A. and MacDonald, D. (2019). Luminescence from poly-Si films and its application to study passivating-contact solar cells. 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Chicago, IL United States, 16-21 June 2019. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980949

Predicting open-circuit voltages in atomically-thin monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides-based solar cells

Tebyetekerwa, Mike, MacDonald, Daniel and Nguyen, Hieu T. (2019). Predicting open-circuit voltages in atomically-thin monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides-based solar cells. Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Chicago, IL, United States, 16-21 June 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980641