Dr MJ Sithole

Qualifications

• PhD (Physics) – University of Western Cape
• MSc (Physics) – University of South Africa
• BSc (Hons) – University of South Africa

Currently teaching

• Solid State Physics
• Condensed Matter Physics

Fields of academic interests

Experimentalist: Solid State, Condensed Matter

My research is focused on producing and studying physical and chemical characteristics of  zinc compounds such as zinc layered hydroxide salts (ZLHS) for photonic and gas sensing applications. I use low cost methods such as template-less and surfactant-free aqueous chemical growth (ACG) to synthesize zinc compounds.

Field of Specialisation

• Solid State Physics
• Condensed Matter Physics

Journal articles

• A. N. Ikot, G. J. Rampho, P. O. Amadi, M. J. Sithole, U. S. Okorie, M. L. Lekala, Shannon entropy and Fisher information-theoretic measures for Mobius square potential,The European Physical Journal Plus 135 (2020) 1-13

•  A. N. Ikot, G. J. Rampho, P. O. Amadi, U. S. Okorie, M. J. Sithole, M. L. Lekala, Quantum information-entropic measures for exponential-type potential, Results in Physics 18 (2020) 103150

• U. S. Okorie, A. N. Ikot, E. O. Chukwuocha, M. C. Onyeaju, P. O. Amadi, M. J. Sithole, G. J. Rampho, Energies Spectra and Thermodynamic Properties of Hyperbolic Pöschl–Teller Potential (HPTP) Model, International Journal of Thermophysics 41 (2020)
• A. N. Ikot, U. S. Okorie, G. Osobonye, P. O. Amadi, C. O. Edet, M. J. Sithole, G. J. Rampho, R. Sever, Superstatistics of Schrödinger equation with pseudo-harmonic potential in external magnetic and Aharanov-Bohm fields, Heliyon 6 (2020) e03738

Projects

• Investigate the tunability of ZLHS porous structure formation at different fluences and incidence angles using swift heavy ion irradiation     
• Investigate the sensing capabilities of the prepared materials using pre-calibrated gas flow meters.
• Prevention of algal infestation on concrete roofing tiles by Alkali metal silicate-ZLHS coating composition