{{Short description|South African physicist}} {{Infobox academic | name = Mmantsae Diale | birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa | occupation = Professor | awards = National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) prize in 2018 | education = PhD degree ,the University of Pretoria MSc in Physics from the Medical University of Southern Africa (SMU) | alma_mater = University of Pretoria | discipline = Scientists(Physics) }} '''Mmantsae Diale''' is a South African professor of physics at the University of Pretoria, researcher, and the South African Research Chair (SARCHI) in clean and green energy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Prof. Mmantsae Diale {{!}} The AAS |url=https://aasciences.africa/fellows/mmantsae-diale |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=aasciences.africa |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mmantsae Diale {{!}} Pan-African Scientific Research Council |url=https://pasrc.princeton.edu/members/individuals/mmantsae-diale |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=pasrc.princeton.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Mmantsae Moche Diale: "In big conferences, there are very few black women." |url=https://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/exclude-from-home-page/professor-mmantsae-moche-diale-in-big-conferences-there-are-very-few-black-women |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=www.scienceinpublic.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mmantsae Diale {{!}} University of Pretoria {{!}} |url=https://www.newswise.com/users/expert/Mmantsae-Diale-10067875 |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=www.newswise.com |language=en}}</ref> Her research focus is on physical and chemical means to control the electronic and optical properties of materials.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mmantsae Diale {{!}} University of Pretoria |url=https://www.up.ac.za/physics/article/2086799/mmantsae-diale |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=www.up.ac.za}}</ref> Mmantsae Diale is the founder and chair of Women in Physics in South Africa (WiPiSA).<ref name=":0" />
== Education == Mmantsae Diale obtained her Bachelor of Science in Education(Physics and Mathematics) from North West University (Mafikeng) , Master of Science in Physics from the Medical University of Southern Africa (SMU)and BSc Honours in Physics at Sefako Makgatho University in Pretoria.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof Mmantsae Moche Diale – NSTF |url=https://nstf.org.za/2018/11/08/professor-mmantsae-moche-diale/ |access-date=2025-08-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> She studied for her PhD degree at the University of Pretoria.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof. Mmantsae Moche Diale {{!}} UR ACE-ESD |url=https://aceesd.ur.ac.rw/node/3558 |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=aceesd.ur.ac.rw}}</ref>
== Awards == In 2018, Diale was awarded the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Award for Engineering Research Capacity Development for her significant impact on STEM capacity building in South Africa. In 2023, she was elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, recognizing her contributions to scientific research and development on the continent.<ref>https://www.dsti.gov.za/index.php/media-room/latest-news/2567-winners-of-the-2017-2018-nstf-south32-awards</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof. Mmantsae Diale {{!}} The AAS |url=https://aasciences.africa/fellows/mmantsae-diale |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=aasciences.africa |language=en}}</ref>
== Selected Publications ==
* {{cite journal |last1=Mtangi |first1=W. |last2=Auret |first2=F.D. |last3=Nyamhere |first3=C. |last4=Janse van Rensburg |first4=P.J. |last5=Chawanda |first5=M. Diale, A. |date=2009 |title=Analysis of temperature dependent measurements on Pd/ZnO Schottky barrier diodes and the determination of the Richardson constant |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0921452608005280 |journal=Physica B: Condensed Matter |volume=404 |issue=8–11 |pages=1092–1096 |doi=10.1016/j.physb.2008.11.022 |bibcode=2009PhyB..404.1092M |access-date=2025-08-29|url-access=subscription }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Diale |first1=M. |last2=Auret |first2=F.D. |last3=van der Berg |first3=N.G. |last4=Odendaal |first4=R.Q. |last5=Roos |first5=W.D. |date=2005 |title=Analysis of GaN cleaning procedures |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0169433204015697 |journal=Applied Surface Science |volume=246 |issue=1–3 |pages=279–289 |doi=10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.11.024 |bibcode=2005ApSS..246..279D |access-date=2025-08-29|url-access=subscription }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Kyesmen |first1=Pannan I. |last2=Nombona |first2=Nolwazi |last3=Diale |first3=Mmantsae |date=2021 |title=Heterojunction of nanostructured α-Fe2O3/CuO for enhancement of photoelectrochemical water splitting |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/85755/1/Kyesmen_Heterojunction_2021.pdf |journal=Journal of Alloys and Compounds |volume=863 |article-number=158724 |doi=10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.158724 |access-date=2025-08-29 |doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Omotoso |first1=E. |last2=Meyer |first2=W.E. |last3=Auret |first3=F.D. |last4=Paradzah |first4=A.T. |last5=Diale |first5=M. |last6=Coelho |first6=S.M.M. |last7=Janse van Rensburg |first7=P.J. |date=2015 |title=The influence of high energy electron irradiation on the Schottky barrier height and the Richardson constant of Ni/4H-SiC Schottky diodes |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/50010/1/Omotoso_Influence_2015.pdf |journal=Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing |volume=39 |pages=112–118 |doi=10.1016/j.mssp.2015.04.031 |access-date=2025-08-29 |doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Rosenberg |first1=John W. |last2=Legodi |first2=Matshisa J. |last3=Rakita |first3=Yevgeny |last4=Cahen |first4=David |last5=Diale |first5=Mmantsae |date=2017-10-14 |title=Laplace current deep level transient spectroscopy measurements of defect states in methylammonium lead bromide single crystals |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/63099/3/Rosenberg_Laplace_2017.pdf |journal=Journal of Applied Physics |volume=122 |issue=14 |article-number=145701 |doi=10.1063/1.4995970 |bibcode=2017JAP...122n5701R |issn=0021-8979 |access-date=2025-08-29 |doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Mayimele |first1=M A |last2=van Rensburg |first2=J P. Janse |last3=Auret |first3=F D |last4=Diale |first4=M |date=2016 |title=Analysis of temperature-dependant current–voltage characteristics and extraction of series resistance in Pd/ZnO Schottky barrier diodes |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/52231/1/Mayimele_Analysis_2016.pdf |journal=Physica B: Condensed Matter |volume=480 |pages=58–62 |doi=10.1016/j.physb.2015.07.034 |bibcode=2016PhyB..480...58M |access-date=2025-08-29 |doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Mayimele |first1=Meehleketo A. |last2=Diale |first2=Mmantsae |last3=Mtangi |first3=Wilbert |last4=Auret |first4=Francois D. |date=2015 |title=Temperature-dependent current–voltage characteristics of Pd/ZnO Schottky barrier diodes and the determination of the Richardson constant |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/50425/1/Mayimele_Temperature_2015.pdf |journal=Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing |volume=34 |pages=359–364 |doi=10.1016/j.mssp.2015.02.018 |access-date=2025-08-29 |doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Mtangi |first1=W. |last2=Auret |first2=F.D. |last3=Nyamhere |first3=C. |last4=Janse van Rensburg |first4=P.J. |last5=Chawanda |first5=A. |last6=Diale |first6=M. |last7=Nel |first7=J.M. |last8=Meyer |first8=W.E. |date=2009 |title=The dependence of barrier height on temperature for Pd Schottky contacts on ZnO |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/11788/1/Mtangi_Dependence%282009%29.pdf |journal=Physica B: Condensed Matter |volume=404 |issue=22 |pages=4402–4405 |doi=10.1016/j.physb.2009.09.022 |bibcode=2009PhyB..404.4402M |access-date=2025-08-29 |doi-access=free}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Mwankemwa |first1=Benard S. |last2=Nambala |first2=Fred J. |last3=Kyeyune |first3=Farooq |last4=Hlatshwayo |first4=Thulani T. |last5=Nel |first5=Jackie M. |last6=Diale |first6=Mmantsae |date=2017 |title=Influence of ammonia concentration on the microstructure, electrical and raman properties of low temperature chemical bath deposited ZnO nanorods |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/62183/1/Mwankemwa_Influence_2017.pdf |journal=Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing |volume=71 |pages=209–216 |doi=10.1016/j.mssp.2017.08.005 |access-date=2025-08-29 |doi-access=free}}
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