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Half-sandwich Iridium(III) complexes with triphenylamine-substituted dipyridine frameworks and bioactivity applications
2018 Publications
1. Matlou, G., Kobayashi, N., Kimura, M. and Nyokong, T.
Physicochemical properties of water soluble unsymmetrical phthalocyanine-folic
acid conjugates
Dyes and Pigments (2018), 149, 393-398
ISSN: 0143-7208
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.10.030
Publisher: Elsevier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.10.030
2. Kubheka, G., Sanusi, K., Mack, J. and Nyokong, T
Optical limiting properties of 3,5-dipyrenylvinyleneBODIPY dyes at 532nm
Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
(2018), 191, 357-364
ISSN: 1386-1425
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.10.021
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2017.10.021
3. Managa, M., Ngoy, B.P., Mafukidze, D. and Nyokong, T.
Incorporation of metal free and Ga 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-bromophenyl)
porphyrin into Pluronic F127-folic acid micelles
Journal of Luminescence (2018), 194 739–746
ISSN: 0022-2313
DOI:10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.09.045
Publisher: Elsevier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.09.045
4. Managa, M., Achadu, O.J. and Nyokong, T
Photophysical studies of graphene quantum dots - pyrene-derivatized porphyrins
conjugates when encapsulated within Pluronic F127 micelles
Dyes and Pigments 148 (2018) 405-416
ISSN: 0143-7208
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.09.031
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.09.031
5. Fomo, F., Achadu, O.J. and Nyokong, T.
One-pot synthesis of graphene quantum dots– phthalocyanines supramolecular
hybrid and the investigation of their photophysical properties
Journal of Materials Science (2018) 53, 538-548
ISSN: 0022-2461
DOI:10.1007/s10853-017-1539-y
Publisher: Springer
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-017-1539-y
6. Nwaji, N., Mack, J. and Nyokong, T.
Photophysical and strong optical limiting properties of ball-type phthalocyanines
dimers and their monomeric analogues
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry (2018) 352, 73-85
ISSN: 1010-6030
DOI:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.10.045
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.10.045
7. Oluwole, D.O. and Nyokong, T.
Optical nonlinearity of pentadecylphenoxyl substituted sandwich-type
metallophthalocyanines in the presence of Ag-CdSeTe/ZnTeSe nanocrystals:
Effects of conjugation and central metals
Dyes and Pigments (2018), 151, 254-262
ISSN: 0143-7208
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.01.009
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.01.009
8. Idowu, M.A., Xego, S., Arslanoglu, Y., Mack, J., Antunes, E. and Nyokong, T.
Photophysicochemical behaviour and antimicrobial properties of monocarboxy Mg
(II) and Al (III) phthalocyanine-magnetite conjugates
Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
(2018), 193, 407-414
ISSN: 1386-1425
DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2017.12.052
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2017.12.052
9. Oluwole, D.O., Manoto, S.L., Malabi, R., Maphanga, C., Ombinda-Lemboumba,
S., Mthunzi-Kufa, P. and Nyokong, T.
Evaluation of the photophysicochemical properties and photodynamic therapy
activity of nanoconjugates of zinc phthalocyanine linked to glutathione capped Au
and Au3Ag1 nanoparticles
Dyes and Pigments (2018), 150, 139-150
ISSN: 0143-7208
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.11.019
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.11.019
10. Fomo, G., Nwaji, N. and Nyokong, T.
Low symmetric metallophthalocyanine modified electrode via click chemistry for
simultaneous detection of heavy metals
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (2018), 813, 58-66
ISSN: 1572-6657
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.02.016
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.02.016
11. Ngoy, Bokolombe P.; Hlatshwayo, Zweli; Nwaji, Njemuwa; Fomo, Gertrude;
Mack, John; Nyokong, Tebello
Photophysical and optical limiting properties at 532 nm of BODIPY dyes with pbenzyloxystyryl groups at the 3,5-positions
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (2018), 22(5), 413-422.
ISSN: 1088-4246
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
DOI:10.1142/S1088424617500857
https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424617500857
12. Nwahara, Nnamdi; Achadu, Ojodomo J.; Nyokong, Tebello
In-situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles on graphene quantum dots-phthalocyanine
nanoplatforms: First description of the photophysical and surface enhanced Raman
scattering behaviour
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry (2018), 359, 131144.
ISSN: 1010-6030
DOI:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.04.011
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.04.011
13. Stone, Justin; Mack, John; Nyokong, Tebello; Kimura, Mitsumi; Kobayashi,
Nagao Photophysical properties of a novel styryl-BODIPY with a fused crown ether
moiety
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (2018), 22(1/3), 1-9
ISSN: 1088-4246
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
DOI:10.1142/S1088424617500699
https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424617500699
14. Managa, M., Khene, S., Britton, J., Martynov, A.G., Gorbunova, Y.G., Tsivadze,
A.Y. and Nyokong, T.
Photophysics and NLO properties of Ga(III) and In(III) phthalocyaninates bearing
diethyleneglycol chains
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (2018), 22(1/3), 137-148
ISSN: 1088-4246
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
DOI:10.1142/S1088424618500128
https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424618500128
15. Abdurrahmanoglu, Saziye; Canlica, Mevlude; Mack, John; Nyokong, Tebello
Pyridone substituted phthalocyanines: Photophysico-chemical properties and TDDFT calculations
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (2018), 22(1/3), 25-31
ISSN: 1088-4246
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
DOI:10.1142/S1088424617500730
https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424617500730
16. Liang, Xu; Qin, Mingfeng; Zhou, Lin; Liu, Tingting; Li, Minzhi; Mack, John;
Ndebele, Nobuhle; Nyokong, Tebello; Zhu, Weihua
Porphyrin dimers with a bridging chiral amide-bonded benzo-moiety: Influence of
positional isomerism on the molecular chirality
Dyes and Pigments (2018), 154, 229-233
ISSN: 0143-7208
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.02.043
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.02.043
17. Nwahara, Nnamdi; Nkhahle, Reitumetse; Ngoy, Bokolombe P.; Mack, John;
Nyokong, Tebello
Synthesis and photophysical properties of BODIPY-decorated graphene quantum
dot-phthalocyanine conjugates
New Journal of Chemistry (2018), 42(8), 6051-6061
ISSN 1144-0546
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI:10.1039/C8NJ00758F
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/nj/c8nj00758f
18. Sindelo, Azole; Osifeko, Olawale L.; Nyokong, Tebello
Synthesis, photophysicochemical and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy
studies of indium pyridyl phthalocyanines: Charge versus bridging atom
Inorganica Chimica Acta (2018), 476, 68-76
ISSN: 0020-1693
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2018.02.020
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2018.02.020
19. Nwaji, Njemuwa; Achadu, Ojodomo J.; Nyokong, Tebello
Photo-induced resonance energy transfer and nonlinear optical response in balltype phthalocyanine conjugated to semiconductor and graphene quantum dots
New Journal of Chemistry (2018), 42(8), 6040-6050
ISSN 1144-0546
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI:10.1039/C7NJ05196D
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/nj/c7nj05196d
20. Oluwole, David O.; Sari, Fatma Aslihan; Prinsloo, Earl; Dube, Edith; Yuzer,
Abdulcelil; Nyokong, Tebello; Ince, Mine
Photophysicochemical properties and photodynamic therapy activity of highly
water-soluble Zn(II) phthalocyanines
Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
(2018), 203, 236-243
DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.090
ISSN: 1386-1425
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.090
21. Dube, Edith; Oluwole, David O.; Nwaji, Njemuwa; Nyokong, Tebello
Glycosylated zinc phthalocyanine-gold nanoparticle conjugates for photodynamic
therapy: Effect of nanoparticle shape
Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
(2018), 203, 85-95
DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.081
ISSN: 1386-1425
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.081
22. Nwaji, Njemuwa; Mack, John; Nyokong, Tebello
Enhanced nonlinear optical response of benzothiazole substituted ball-type
phthalocyanines in the presence of metallic nanoparticles
Optical Materials (2018), 82, 93-103
DOI:10.1016/j.optmat.2018.05.052
ISSN: 0925-3467
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.05.052
23. Yuan, Xuemei; Li, Minzhi; Meng, Ting; Mack, John; Soy, Rodah; Nyokong,
Tebello; Zhu, Weihua; Xu, Haijun; Liang, Xu
Core-modified rubyrins with phenanthrene-fused pyrrole rings: Highly selective and
tunable response to Hg2+ ions
Dyes and Pigments (2018), 158, 188-194
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.05.045
ISSN: 0143-7208
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.05.045
24. Centane, Sixolile; Sekhosana, Edward Kutloano; Matshitse, Refilwe; Nyokong,
Tebello
Electrocatalytic activity of a push-pull phthalocyanine in the presence of reduced
and amino functionalized graphene quantum dots towards the electrooxidation of
hydrazine
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (2018), 820, 146-160
DOI:10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.05.005
ISSN: 1572-6657
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.05.005
25. Dube, Edith; Oluwole, David O.; Nyokong, Tebello
Improved Photophysical and Photochemical Properties of Thiopheneethoxy
Substituted Metallophthalocyanines on Immobilization onto Gold-speckled Silica
Nanoparticles
Photochemistry and Photobiology (2018), 94(3), 521-531
DOI:10.1111/php.12879
ISSN:1751-1097
Publisher: Wiley
https://doi.org/10.1111/php.12879
26. Dube, Edith; Oluwole, David O.; Prinsloo, Earl; Nyokong, Tebello
A gold-chitosan composite with low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine for enhanced
singlet oxygen generation and improved photodynamic therapy activity
New Journal of Chemistry (2018), 42(12), 10214-10225
DOI:10.1039/c8nj00801a
ISSN 1144-0546
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/nj/c8nj00801a
27. Oluwole, David O.; Nwaji, Njemuwa; Nene, Lindokhuhle C.; Mokone, Lesedi;
Dube, Edith; Nyokong, Tebello
Novel nano-dyad of homoleptic sandwich-type phthalocyanines with nitrogen doped
graphene quantum dots for nonlinear optics
New Journal of Chemistry (2018), 42(12), 10124-10133
DOI:10.1039/c8nj01707g
ISSN 1144-0546
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/nj/c8nj01707g
28. Mwanza, D.; Louzada, M.; Britton, J.; Sekhosana, E.; Khene, S.; Nyokong, T.;
Mashazi, P.
The effect of the cobalt and manganese central metal ions on the nonlinear optical
properties of tetra(4-propargyloxyphenoxy)phthalocyanines
New Journal of Chemistry (2018), 42(12), 9857-9864
DOI:10.1039/c8nj00748a
ISSN 1144-0546
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/nj/c8nj00748a
29. Ion, R-M., Nyokong, T., Nwahara, N., Suica-Bunghez, I-R., Iancu, L.,
Teodorescu, S., Dulama, I.D., Stirbescu, R.M., Gheboianu, A. and Grigorescu, R.M.
Wood preservation with gold hydroxyapatite system
Heritage Science (2018), 6:37, 1-12 (NOT ON SCIFINDER)
DOI: 10.1186/s40494-018-0202-5
ISSN: 2050-7445
Publisher: Springer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0202-5
30. Sekhosana, K.E., Nkhahle, R. and Nyokong, T.
The primary demonstration of exciton coupling effects on optical limiting properties
of blue double‐decker lanthanide phthalocyanine salts
ChemistrySelect (2018), 3, 6671–6682
DOI: 10.1002/slct.201 800597
ISSN: 2365-6549
Publisher: Wiley
https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201800597
31. Matlou, Gauta Gold; Oluwole, David O.; Prinsloo, Earl; Nyokong, Tebello
Photodynamic therapy activity of zinc phthalocyanine linked to folic acid and
magnetic nanoparticles
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, B: Biology (2018), 186, 216-224.
DOI:10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.07.025
ISSN: 1011-1344
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.07.025
32. Matshitse, Refilwe; Nyokong, Tebello
Singlet Oxygen Generating Properties of Different Sizes of Charged Graphene
Quantum Dot Nanoconjugates with a Positively Charged Phthalocyanine
Journal of Fluorescence (2018), 28(3), 827-838
DOI:10.1007/s10895- 018-2247-y
ISSN: 1053-0509
Publisher: Springer
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-018-2247-y
33. Magadla, Aviwe; Oluwole, David O.; Britton, Jonathan; Nyokong, Tebello
Effect of nature of nanoparticles on the photophysicochemical properties of
asymmetrically substituted Zn phthalocyanines
Inorganica Chimica Acta (2018), 482, 438-446
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2018.06.043
ISSN: 0020-1693
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2018.06.043
34. Nwaji, Njemuwa; Dingiswayo, Somila; Mack, John; Nyokong, Tebello
Photophysical and enhanced nonlinear optical response in asymmetric
benzothiazole substituted phthalocyanine covalently linked to semiconductor
quantum dots
Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
(2018), 204, 629-639. DOI:10.1016/j.saa.2018.06.098
ISSN: 1386-1425
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2018.06.098
35. Peteni, Siwaphiwe; Nyokong, Tebello
Effect of doping vs covalent linking of a low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine to silica
nanoparticles on singlet oxygen production
Inorganica Chimica Acta (2018), 482, 431-437.
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2018.06.029
ISSN: 0020-1693
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2018.06.029
36. Lebechi, Augustus K.; Gai, Lizhi; Shen, Zhen; Nyokong, Tebello; Mack, John
Electrospun 3,5-dithienylvinyleneBODIPY embedded polystyrene nanofibers for the
photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes in industrial wastewaters
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (2018), 22(6), 501-508.
DOI:10.1142/S1088424618500360
ISSN: 1088-4246
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424618500360
37. Managa, Muthumuni; Britton, Jonathan; Prinsloo, Earl; Nyokong, Tebello
Effects of Pluronic F127 micelles as delivering agents on the vitro dark toxicity and
photodynamic therapy activity of carboxy and pyrene substituted porphyrins
Polyhedron (2018), 152, 102-107.
DOI:10.1016/j.poly.2018.06.031
ISSN: 0277-5387
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2018.06.031
38. Nwaji, Njemuwa; Mack, John; Nyokong, Tebello
An optical limiting study in aminophenoxy substituted phthalocyanine in the
presence of semiconductor quantum dots
Journal of Luminescence (2018), 203, 247-256
DOI:10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.06.044
ISSN: 0022-2313
Publisher: Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.06.044
39. Dube, Edith; Nwaji, Njemuwa; Mack, John; Nyokong, Tebello
The photophysicochemical behavior of symmetric and asymmetric zinc
phthalocyanines, surface assembled onto gold nanotriangles
New Journal of Chemistry (2018), 42(17), 14290-14299
DOI: 10.1039/c8nj02746c
ISSN 1144-0546
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/nj/c8nj02746c
40. Mpeta, Lekhetho S.; Fomo, Gertrude; Nyokong, Tebello
Click chemistry electrode modification using 4-ethynylbenzyl substituted cobalt
phthalocyanine for applications in electrocatalysis
Journal of Coordination Chemistry (2018), 71(10), 1623-1638
ISBN: 0095-8972
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
DOI:10.1080/00958972.2018.1466118
https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2018.1466118
41. R Matshitse, N Nwaji, M Managa, Earl Prinsloo, T Nyokong
Effect of number of positive charges on the photophysical and photodynamic
therapy activities of quarternary benzothiazole substituted zinc phthalocyanine
ISSN: 1010-6030
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry (2018), 367, 253260
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.08.033
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.08.033
42. Francis Chindeka, Philani Mashazi, Jonathan Britton, Gertrude Fomo, David O.
Oluwole,
Azole Sindelo, Tebello Nyokong
Optimizing phthalocyanine based dye-sensitized solar cells: The role of
reduced graphene oxide
Synthetic Metals 246 (2018) 236–245
ISSN: 0379-6779
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2018.10.021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2018.10.021
43. George R. C., Nyoni S., Shumba M., Nyokong T.
Porphyrin nanorods modified glassy carbon electrode surface for oxygen reduction
reaction catalysis
J. Chem Soc. Nigeria, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp 147 - 157 [2018]
http://journals.chemsociety.org.ng/index.php/jcsn/article/view/139
Peer-Reviewed Non-Subsidy Earning Journal Research Publication
(NOT ON SCIFINDER)
44. Liang, X., Luo, H., Lan, Y., Zhu, W., Mack, J., Hlatshwayo, Z., Nyokong, T. and
Chen, Q.
π-Extended BODIPY Analogues: Synthesis, Electronic Structure, Potential Utility
for in vivo Imaging Applications and Cytotoxicity
Macroheterocycles 2018 11(4) 421-428
DOI: 10.6060/mhc181005l
Publisher: ISUCT
https://macroheterocycles.isuct.ru/en/mhc181005l
45. B. T. Bomanda, W. Waudo, B.P. Ngoy, J.T. Muya, P.T. Mpiana, M. Mbala, I.
Openda, J. Mack, and T. Nyokong
Photophysical and in vitro Antibacterial Studies of 2,6-Dibromo-BODIPY Dye
Substituted with Dithienylenevinylene at 3,5-Positions
Macroheterocycles 2018 11(4) 429-437
DOI: 10.6060/mhc180898n
Publisher: ISUCT
https://macroheterocycles.isuct.ru/en/mhc180898n
46. Molupe, N., Babu, B., Oluwole, D.O., Prinsloo, E., Mack, J. and Nyokong, T.
The investigation of in vitro dark cytotoxicity and photodynamic therapy effect of a
2,6-dibromo-3,5-distyryl BODIPY dye encapsulated in Pluronic® F-127 micelles
Journal of Coordination Chemistry 2018 71(21), 3444-3457
DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2018.1522536
ISBN: 0095-8972
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2018.1522536
47. Mgidlana, S., Oluwole, D.O. and Nyokong, T.
Effects of the carboxylic acid substituents on the photophysical and nonlinear
optical properties of asymmetrical Zn(II) phthalocyanines–quantum dots conjugates
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2018, 48(6), 296–307
DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2018.1503684
ISBN: 2470-1556
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
https://doi.org/10.1080/24701556.2018.1503684