Samson Khene

Lecturer 
Chemistry
Rhodes University
South Africa

Academician Chemistry
Biography

Dr Samson Khene, a lecturer in physical chemistry at a South African university, the Africa Science Leadership Programme has opened his eyes to the power and responsibility of science to solve complex social problems.

Research Intrest

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of phthalocyanines and binuclear metallophthalocyanines complexes for development of electrochemical sensors and photovoltaic cells.

List of Publications
KE Sekhosana, E Antunes, S Khene, S Dsouza, T Nyokong (2013) Fluorescence behavior of glutathione capped CdTe@ZnS quantum dots chemically coordinated to zinc octacarboxy phthalocyanines. J of Luminescence 136: 255-264.
He Qinggang, Li Qing, Khene Samson, Ren Xiaoming, López-Suárez Franz, et al. (2013) High-Loading Cobalt Oxide Coupled With Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Oxygen-Reduction in Anion Exchange Membrane Alkaline Fuel Cells. J Phy Chem C 117: 8697- 8707.
Qinggang He, Gang Wu, Ke Liu, Samson Khene, Tawanda Mugadza, et al. (2014) Effects of redox mediator on the catalytic activity of iron porphyrins towards oxygen reduction in acidic media. Chem Electro Chem 1: 1508-1515.

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