Nelson Yaw Dzade

Affiliate Researcher
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Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Dr. Dzade has extensive experience in the fields of surface science, catalysis, and computational materials chemistry. His research activities are focused on employing the state-of-the-art computer simulations and modeling techniques based on the Density Functional Theory (DFT) to (a) Design and predict new materials with tailored and improved functionalities, (b) Describe interface phenomena including adsorption, surface chemical reactions, and heterogeneous catalysis, and (c) Obtain information about the atomic structure and electronic states that may be hard to access experimentally. Recently, his research activities are focused on computer-aided design of iron-sulfide nanocatalysts for the solar-driven conversion of CO2 to fuels.

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Cu2O/1T−MoS2 Mott–Schottky heterojunction hybridized porous electrospun carbon fibers as multifunctional separator coating for Li-S batteries

Doan, T. L. L., Lee, J. H., Kim, T. H., Nguyen, D. C., Dzade, N. Y. & Park, C. H., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Colloid And Interface Science. 703, 139128.

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Understanding the Metal-Center Mediated Adsorption and Redox Mechanisms in a FeMn(NbTa)2O6 Columbite Material for Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers

Bacirhonde, P. M., Shrestha, D., Kang, K., Hia, E. M., Komalla, N., Dzade, N. Y., Buldu-Akturk, M., Browne, M. P., Poudel, M. B., Yoo, D. J., Jeong, E. S., Mohamed, A. Y., Han, B. G., Cho, D. Y., Curnan, M. T., Gu, G. H., Han, J. W. & Park, C. H., Jun 24 2025, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 15, 24, 2404479.

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Integrated Experimental and Density Functional Theory Study of SnS/SnSe Heterojunction Nanostructures: Synthesis, Band Alignment, and Electronic Structure Insights

Nasane, M. P., Rahane, G. K., Rahane, S. N., Jathar, S. B., Jadkar, S. R., Jadhav, Y. A., Deepak, K. & Dzade, N. Y., Oct 14 2025, In: Langmuir. 41, 40, p. 27143-27153 11 p.

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Exploring Cs2AgInxBi1−xCl6 double perovskites for optoelectronics: insights from theoretical and photophysical approaches

Rahane, S. N., Rahane, G. K., Jadhav, Y., Nasane, M. P., Eya, H. I., Kalleshappa, D., Hareesh, K., Pawar, J., Jadkar, S. R. & Dzade, N. Y., Oct 2 2025, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27, 38, p. 20885-20900 16 p.

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DFT insights into the adsorption mechanisms of lithium polysulfides on Ni2P (0001) surface for lithium–sulfur batteries

Amaral, R. & Dzade, N. Y., Jun 30 2024, In: Applied Surface Science. 659, 159847.

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Mechanistic insights into the adsorption and dissociation of nitrogen oxides on nickel phosphide (Ni2P) catalysts

Amaral, R. & Dzade, N. Y., Mar 2024, In: Materials Today Communications. 38, 107824.

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Unraveling the origin of the high photocatalytic properties of earth-abundant TiO2/FeS2 heterojunctions: insights from first-principles density functional theory

Awe, O. F., Eya, H. I., Amaral, R., Komalla, N., Nbelayim, P. & Dzade, N. Y., Mar 29 2024, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26, 16, p. 12869-12879 11 p.

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Synthesis and Interface Engineering in Heterojunctions of Tin-Selenide-Based Nanostructures for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Barma, S. V., Jathar, S. B., Huang, Y. T., Jadhav, Y. A., Rahane, G. K., Rokade, A. V., Nasane, M. P., Rahane, S. N., Cross, R. W., Suryawanshi, M. P., Jo, S. B., Hoye, R. L. Z., Jadkar, S. R., Dzade, N. Y. & Rondiya, S. R., Jan 26 2024, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7, 2, p. 1986-1999 14 p.

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Charge Transfer Modulation in the α-CsPbI3/WS2 Heterojunction via Band-Tailoring with Elemental Ni Doping

Bhatt, H., Saha, R., Goswami, T., Sangeetha, C. K., Justice Babu, K., Kaur, G., Shukla, A., Patel, M. S., Rondiya, S. R., Dzade, N. Y. & Ghosh, H. N., Dec 18 2024, In: ACS Photonics. 11, 12, p. 5367-5379 13 p.

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Optimizing flotation separation of fluorapatite from Florida waste clay using a multiscale approach

Eskanlou, A., Arnold, B. J., Foucaud, Y., Badawi, M. & Dzade, N. Y., Jul 30 2024, In: Applied Surface Science. 662, 160067.

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First-Principles Investigation of Oxygen and Water Adsorption on (010), (100), and (111) Surfaces of BaZrS3 Chalcogenide Perovskite

Eya, H. I. & Dzade, N. Y., Oct 31 2024, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128, 43, p. 18409-18421 13 p.

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Novel Au/Cu2NiSnS4 Nano-Heterostructure: Synthesis, Structure, Heterojunction Band Offset and Alignment, and Interfacial Charge Transfer Dynamics

Jadhav, Y. A., Rahane, G. K., Goswami, T., Jagadish, K., Chordiya, K., Roy, A., Debnath, T., Jathar, S. B., Devan, R., Upadhyay Kahaly, M., Rondiya, S. R., Ghosh, H. N. & Dzade, N. Y., May 1 2024, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 16, 17, p. 21746-21756 11 p.

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Molybdenum oxide/nickel molybdenum oxide heterostructures hybridized active platinum co-catalyst toward superb-efficiency water splitting catalysis

Luu Luyen Doan, T., Chuong Nguyen, D., Komalla, N., Hieu, N. V., Nguyen-Dinh, L., Dzade, N. Y., Sang Kim, C. & Hee Park, C., Sep 15 2024, In: Journal of Colloid And Interface Science. 670, p. 12-27 16 p.

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Advanced Mott-Schottky heterojunction of semi-conductive MoS2 nanoparticles/metallic CoS2 nanotubes as an efficient multifunctional catalyst for urea-water electrolysis

Luyen Doan, T. L., Nguyen, D. C., Kang, K., Ponnusamy, A., Eya, H. I., Dzade, N. Y., Kim, C. S. & Park, C. H., Mar 2024, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 342, 123295.

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Theoretical investigation of electronic, energetic, and mechanical properties of polyvinyl alcohol/cellulose composite hydrogel electrolyte

Offia-Kalu, N. E., Nwanonenyi, S. C., Abdulhakeem, B., Dzade, N. Y. & Onwalu, P. A., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 127, 108667.

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