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South Africa
2026

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Engineering and Technology

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56
Citations
8977
World Ranking
2904
National Ranking
7

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  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Ncholu I. Manyala is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, notably:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Manyala has contributed to numerous publications in recurring venues, reflecting the focus and scope of their research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • RSC Advances

Among the more notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Manyala are:

  • Ex-situ nitrogen-doped porous carbons as electrode materials for high performance supercapacitor, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Optimization of graphene oxide through various Hummers' methods and comparative reduction using green approach, 2021, Diamond and Related Materials
  • Polypyrrole-Promoted rGO-MoS2 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 and H2O to CO, CH4, and H2 Products, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Waste chicken bone-derived porous carbon materials as high performance electrode for supercapacitor applications, 2022, Journal of Energy Storage
  • High energy and excellent stability asymmetric supercapacitor derived from sulphur-reduced graphene oxide/manganese dioxide composite and activated carbon from peanut shell, 2020, Electrochimica Acta

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, many of whom have coauthored numerous studies. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Kabir O. Oyedotun
  • Delvina Japhet Tarimo
  • Vusani M. Maphiri
  • Ndeye F. Sylla
  • Oladepo Fasakin

The breadth of Manyala's research reflects an integration of materials engineering with practical energy applications, focusing substantially on supercapacitor technology and advanced battery materials, alongside investigations into polymers, graphene derivatives, and electrocatalysts. This profile emphasizes a sustained research activity in energy storage materials as well as materials chemistry relevant to energy conversion processes.

Best Publications

  • Large anomalous Hall effect in a silicon-based magnetic semiconductor

    Ncholu Manyala;Yvan Sidis;Yvan Sidis;John F. DiTusa;Gabriel Aeppli

  • Magnetoresistance from quantum interference effects in ferromagnets

    N. Manyala;Y. Sidis;Y. Sidis;J. F. DiTusa;G. Aeppli

  • Magnetoresistance From Quantum Interference Effects in Ferromagnets

    N. Manyala;Y Siids;J. F. DiTusa;G. Aeppli

  • Renewable pine cone biomass derived carbon materials for supercapacitor application

    Abdulhakeem Bello;Ncholu I. Manyala;Farshad Barzegar;Abubakar A. Khaleed;Abubakar A. Khaleed

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of manganese phosphate/graphene foam composite for electrochemical supercapacitor applications

    Abdulmajid Abdallah Mirghni;Moshawe Jack Madito;Tshifhiwa Moureen Masikhwa;Kabir O. Oyedotun

  • Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of High-Voltage Nanostructured LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4 Spinel: Tuning the Mn3+ Content and Electrochemical Performance

    Charl J. Jafta;Charl J. Jafta;Mkhulu K. Mathe;Ncholu Manyala;Wiets D. Roos

  • A high energy density asymmetric supercapacitor utilizing a nickel phosphate/graphene foam composite as the cathode and carbonized iron cations adsorbed onto polyaniline as the anode

    Abdulmajid Abdallah Mirghni;M.J. Madito;Kabir O. Oyedotun;T.M. Masikhwa

  • Synthesis and electrochemical investigation of spinel cobalt ferrite magnetic nanoparticles for supercapacitor application

    H. Kennaz;A. Harat;O. Guellati;D. Y. Momodu

  • Symmetric supercapacitors based on porous 3D interconnected carbon framework

    Abdulhakeem Bello;Farshad Barzegar;Damilola Y. Momodu;Julien K. Dangbegnon

  • Chemical adsorption of NiO nanostructures on nickel foam-graphene for supercapacitor applications

    A. Bello;K. Makgopa;M. Fabiane;D. Dodoo-Ahrin

  • Nickel-cobalt phosphate/graphene foam as enhanced electrode for hybrid supercapacitor

    Abdulmajid Abdallah Mirghni;Kabir O. Oyedotun;Badr Ahmed Mahmoud;Abdulhakeem Bello;Abdulhakeem Bello

  • Activated carbon derived from tree bark biomass with promising material properties for supercapacitors

    Damilola Y. Momodu;M.J. Madito;Farshad Barzegar;Abdulhakeem Bello

  • Asymmetric supercapacitor based on VS2 nanosheets and activated carbon materials

    Tshifhiwa M. Masikhwa;Farshad Barzegar;Julien K. Dangbegnon;Abdulhakeem Bello

  • High performance asymmetric supercapacitor based on molybdenum disulphide/graphene foam and activated carbon from expanded graphite.

    Tshifhiwa M. Masikhwa;Moshawe J. Madito;Abdulhakeem Bello;Julien K. Dangbegnon

  • Investigation of different aqueous electrolytes on the electrochemical performance of activated carbon-based supercapacitors

    Farshad Barzegar;Damilola Y. Momodu;Omobosede O. Fashedemi;Abdulhakeem Bello

  • Simonkolleite nano-platelets: Synthesis and temperature effect on hydrogen gas sensing properties

    J. Sithole;J. Sithole;Balla D. Ngom;Balla D. Ngom;Balla D. Ngom;Saleh Khamlich;Saleh Khamlich;E. Manikanadan

  • Structural and optical properties of nano-structured tungsten-doped ZnO thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition

    B.D. Ngom;B.D. Ngom;B.D. Ngom;T. Mpahane;N. Manyala;O. Nemraoui

  • Thermochromic VO2 thin films synthesized by rf-inverted cylindrical magnetron sputtering

    J.B. Kana Kana;J.M. Ndjaka;P. Owono Ateba;B.D. Ngom

  • Ex-situ nitrogen-doped porous carbons as electrode materials for high performance supercapacitor

    Ndeye F. Sylla;Ndeye M. Ndiaye;Balla D. Ngom;Bridget K. Mutuma

  • Effect of porosity enhancing agents on the electrochemical performance of high-energy ultracapacitor electrodes derived from peanut shell waste.

    Ndeye Fatou Sylla;Ndeye Maty Ndiaye;B.D. Ngom;Damilola Y. Momodu

  • Manganese oxide/graphene oxide composites for high-energy aqueous asymmetric electrochemical capacitors

    Charl J. Jafta;Funeka Nkosi;Lukas le Roux;Mkhulu K. Mathe

  • High-performance symmetric electrochemical capacitor based on graphene foam and nanostructured manganese oxide

    Abdulhakeem Bello;Omobosede O. Fashedemi;Joel N. Lekitima;Mopeli Fabiane

Frequent Co-Authors

Malik Maaza
Malik Maaza University of South Africa
Kenneth I. Ozoemena
Kenneth I. Ozoemena University of the Witwatersrand
Mohamed Chaker
Mohamed Chaker Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Xiaohua Xia
Xiaohua Xia University of Pretoria
Andrew Forbes
Andrew Forbes Monash University
Zachary Fisk
Zachary Fisk University of California, Irvine
Gabriel Aeppli
Gabriel Aeppli Paul Scherrer Institute
Aleksandar Matic
Aleksandar Matic Chalmers University of Technology
Jianwei Ren
Jianwei Ren Inner Mongolia University

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