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Dr. Henry Barasa Wafula

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Department of Physics

School of Natural Sciences (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. SPD Block B Room 316

Kakamega-Webuye Road

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4628-3670

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Dr. Henry Barasa Wafula

Dr. Henry Barasa Wafula holds a doctorate degree in Physics specializing in Solar Energy Materials. His areas of academic and research interest are in the fields of Photovoltaic solar cell Materials Design and Fabrication, Solar Energy Technology research. His major scholarly contribution was his role in Characterization of Cobalt Doped Titanium Dioxide and Cu: In2S3 Nanocomposite Thin films Deposited by ILGAR Technique for Photovoltaic application. His recent research interests include use of Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics computational approaches in the study of materials in Photovoltaic applications. He currently serves as the Departmental Chairperson of the Postgraduate Studies Committee. A member of the following professional bodies: European Physical Society (EPS), African Network for Solar Energy (ANSOLE), Physics Society of Kenya (PSK), Kenya DAAD Scholars Association (KDSA) and Material Science and Solar Energy Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (MSESSA)

Some of his Major publications

  1. Milimo Amos Nalianya, Celline Awino, Henry Barasa, Victor Odari, Francis Gaitho, Benard Omogo and Maxwell Mageto (2021) Numerical study of lead free CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3 perovskite solar cell by SCAPS-1D International Journal for Light and Electron Optics 248, 168060 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.168060.

  2.  Gloria I. Murila, Henry Barasa Wafula and Maxwell Mageto (2021) Structural, Electronic and Electrochemical Properties of Vanadium Disulphide Material for Energy Conversion and Storage in Li/Na-ion Battery, Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews 7(2), 41-49, JMSRR 64855 (https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/30177)

  3. Ligavo Margdaline, Mageto Maxwel, Wafula Henry Barasa, Emmanuel Yeri Kombe (2019) The impact of Air Mass on performance of a Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Module in Kakamega, Physical Science International Journal, 21(2), 1-7, PSIJ.47540 DOI:https://doi.org/10.9734/psij/2019/v21i230106.

  4. Ligavo Margdaline Musanga, Wafula Henry Barasa and Mageto Maxwell (2018) The Effect of Irradiance and Temperature on the Performance of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Module in Kakamega, Physical Science International Journal, 19(4), PSIJ.44862 DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/PSIJ/2018/44862.

  5. Wafula, Henry Barasa; Musembi, Robinson Juma; Juma, Albert Owino; Tonui, Patrick; Simiyu, Justus; Sakwa, Thomas; Prakash, Deo; Verma, K.D. (2017) Compositional analysis and optical properties of Co doped TiO2 thin films fabricated by spray pyrolysis method for dielectric and p hotocatalytic applications, Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, vol. 128, pp. 212-217 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2016.08.107

  6. Wafula, Barasa Henry, Albert Juma, Thomas Sakwa, Robinson Musembi, and Justus Simiyu. (2016). "A Surface Photovoltage Study of Surface Defects on Co-Doped TiO2 Thin Films Deposited by Spray Pyrolysis"Coatings 6, no. 3: 30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings6030030

  7. Henry Wafula, Albert Juma, Thomas Sakwa, Robinson Musembi, Justus Simiyu, (2016) A Surface Photovoltage study of surface defects of Co-doped TiO2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis, Coatings, 6, 30, 1-9 https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings6030030.

  8. Henry Wafula , Musembi Robinson, Albert Juma, Thomas Sakwa, Manasse Kitui, Rodrigo Araoz and Christian-H. Fischer.(2015) Role of Cl on Diffusion of Cu in In2S3 Layers Prepared by Ion Layer Gas Reaction Method, Coatings 5, 54-62.  https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings5010054.

  9. Juma Albert., Wafula Henry, Wendler E. and Dittrich T. (2014) Meyer-Neldel rule for Copper (I) Diffusion in In2S3 Layers. Journal of Applied Physics 115, 053703, 1-5 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864125

  10. Gloria I. Murila, George S. Manyali and Henry B. Wafula (2019) Adsorption Energies of Lithium and Sodium Ions on Vanadium Disulphide: A DFT Study, Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews, 2(1), JMSRR.45546  https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/28819

  11.  Alima Mukasia, George S. Manyali, Wafula Henry Barasa and James Sifuna (2019) Thermoelectric Properties of Zn-doped CdO, Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews, 2, JMSRR.45389 https://journaljmsrr.com/index.php/JMSRR/article/view/28814.
  12. Milimo Amos Nalianya, Celline Awino, Henry Barasa, Victor Odari, Milimo Amos Nalianya , Celline Awino, Henry Barasa, Victor Odari a,Francis Gaitho, Benard Omogo, Maxwell Mageto. Numerical study of lead free CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3 perovskite solar cell byNumerical study of lead free CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3 perovskite solar cell bySCAPS-1D. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.168060

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