My research focus is on the development and engineering of new improved materials for applications in the health sectors in finding cure/treatment to life threatening diseases. My project is aimed at synthesizing and characterizing new inorganic host materials containing lanthanide ions and metal ions to explore their viability as new photonic materials up-converting phosphors.

• L.E. Mathevula, L.L. Noto, B.M. Mothudi, M. Chithambo, M.S. Dhlamini, Structural and optical properties of sol-gel derived α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles, Journal of Luminescence 192 (2017) 879–887
• L.E. Mathevula, L.L. Noto, B.M. Mothudi, M.S. Dhlamini, Structural and optical properties of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles, influenced by holmium ions, Physica B: Condensed Matter, Physica B 535 (2018) 258–261.
• L.L. Noto, D. Poelman, V.R. Orante-Barrón, H.C.Swart,L.E. Mathevula, R. Nyenge, M. Chithambo, Photoluminescence and thermoluminescence properties of BaGa, Physica B:Condensed Matter, Physica B 535 (2018) 268–271,
• L.E. Mathevula. B.M. Mothudi M.S. Dhlamini Effect of Er3+ on structural and optical properties of microwave synthesized α-Fe2 Physica B: Condensed Matter,
• Ismaila Taiwo Bello, Saheed Adewale Adio, Adewale Odunayo Oladipo, Oluwaseun Adedokun, Langutani Eulenda Mathevula, Mokhotjwa Simon Dhlamini, Molybdenum sulfide-based supercapacitors: From synthetic, bibliometric, and qualitative perspectives, International Journal of Energy Research, 2021, 45, 12665-12692.

• Luminescence of rare earth doped α-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles for Imaging
• The development of ZnO-ZnS upconverting nanocomposite using Yb³⁺ as sensitizer for the purpose of Biological Imaging