Senior Professor Neerish Recaprasadu

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Department: Chemistry

Discipline: Inorganic Materials and Nanoscience

Highest Qualification

PhD Chemistry (London)

Contact details

Email: RevrapasaduN@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902 6152

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Nanoscience and nanotechnology Inorganic materials Design of precursors Electrocatalysis

Teaching Interest Areas

Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Inorganic Chemisty(Hons)

Active Research Projects

NRF/SASOL
NIMPO Incentive Grant

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

ASSAF, RSC and SACI

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Molecular Precursor Routes for Ag-Based Metallic, Intermetallic, and Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles: Their Comparative ORR Activity Trend at Solid|Liquid and Liquid|Liquid Interfaces.M.D Khan, M. Warczak, G.B Shombe, N. Revaprasadu, and M. Opallo, Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, 62, 21, 8379–8388..

Metal-organic Precursors for Transition Metal-doped Ni2P via Solvent-less Pyrolysis for Efficient Overall Water Splitting and Supercapacitance.S. G. Sibiya, G. E. Ayom, M. D. Khan, J. Choi, S. Bhoyate, R. K. Gupta and N. Revaprasadu. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2023, 26(18) e202300087.

Precursor engineering for the synthesis of mixed anionic metal (Cu, Mn) chalcogenide nanomaterials via solvent- less synthesis.