Dr. Sharafadeen Adetunji Adeniji

Designation:

Lecturer I

Department:

Physics

Office:

Volta, Room 111

Biography

Dr. Sharafadeen Adetunji Adeniji is a physicist and materials scientist with a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Physics from the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Abuja, Nigeria. His academic journey began in 2010 when he started as a high school Physics teacher in Abuja, where he inspired a passion for science in his students. During his doctoral studies, he also served as a teaching assistant at AUST, furthering his dedication to education.

In 2018, Dr. Adeniji joined the Department of Physics at Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, where he has been actively involved in teaching, mentoring, and research. His research interests are centered on materials for clean and renewable energy, with a particular focus on developing efficient, low-cost, and environmentally friendly materials for light-emitting devices, solar cells, and supercapacitors. Dr. Adeniji’s work has been published in several Scopus-indexed journals, reflecting his commitment to advancing the field of materials science.

Recent Publications (Articles, Books, Book Chapters/Sections, Proceedings, etc.)

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Articles (Kindly attach the article DOI)

SCOPUS Q1

  1. Sanni, Dahiru M., Yuanqing Chen, Aditya S. Yerramilli, Esidor Ntsoenzok, Joseph Asare, Sharafadeen A. Adeniji, Omolara V. Oyelade, Adebayo A. Fashina, and T. L. Alford. “An approach to optimize pre-annealing aging and anneal conditions to improve photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells.” Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy8, No. 1 (2019): 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40243-018-0139-3
  1. A. Bello, D. M. Sanni, S. A. Adeniji, V. Anye, K. Orisekeh, M. Kigozi, R. Koech. “Combustion synthesis of battery-type positive electrodes for robust aqueous hybrid supercapacitor.” Journal of Energy Storage27 (2020): 101160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2019.101160
  1. V. Oyelade, O. K. Oyewole, D. O. Oyewole, S. A. Adeniji, R. Ichwani, D. M. Sanni, and W. O. Soboyejo. “Pressure-Assisted Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells.” Scientific Reports (2020) 10:7183 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64090-5
  1. Oluwaseun Oyewole, Deborah Oyewole, Omolara Oyelade, Sharafadeen Adeniji, Richard Koech, Joseph Asare, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, and Winston Soboyejo. “Failure of Stretchable Organic Solar Cells Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading.” Mater. Eng. 2020, 2000369 https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202000369
  1. Sharafadeen Adeniji, Oluwaseun Oyewole, Richard Koech, Deborah Oyewole, Jaya Cromwell, Ridwan Ahmed, Omolara Oyelade, Dahiru Sanni, Kingsley Orisekeh, Abdulhakeem Bello, and Winston Soboyejo. “Failure Mechanisms of Stretchable Perovskite Light-Emitting Devices under Monotonic and Cyclic Deformations.” Mater. Eng. 2021, 2100435 https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202100435
  1. K. Koech, Reisya Ichwani, D.O. Oyewole, M. Kigozi, D. Amune, D. M. Sanni, S.A. Adeniji, O.K. Oyewole, A. Bello, E. Ntsoenzok, and W. O. Soboyejo. “Tin Oxide Modified Titanium Dioxide as Electron Transport Layer in Formamidinium-Rich Perovskite Solar Cells.” Energies 2021, 14, 7870. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237870
  2. Richard K. Koech, Yusuf A. Olanrewaju, Reisya Ichwani, Moses Kigozi, Deborah O. Oyewole, Omolara V. Oyelade, Dahiru M. Sanni, Sharafadeen A. Adeniji, Erika Colin Ulloa, Lyubov V. Titova, Julia L. Martin, Ronald L. Grimm, Abdulhakeem Bello, Oluwaseun K. Oyewole, Esidor Ntsoenzok, Winston O. Soboyejo.”Effects of Polyethylene Oxide Particles on the Photo-physical Properties and Stability of FA-Rich Perovskite Solar Cells.” Scientific Reports (2022) 12:12860. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15923-y

 

SCOPUS Q2

  1. Kingsley Orisekeh, Vitalis Anye, Oluwaseun Oyewole, Ridwan Ahmed, David Orisekeh, Omolara Oyelade, Sharafadeen Adeniji, Sadiq Umar, Abdulhakeem Bello, Winston Soboyejo. “Mechanical Properties of Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone /Polyvinyl Alcohol-based Solid Electrolytes.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.52379

 

SCOPUS Q3

  1. D. M. Sanni, E. Ntsoenzok, E. Saintaimé, S. A. Adeniji, O. V. Oyelade, R. K. Koech, D. I. Amune, A. Bello. “The role of hafnium acetylacetonate buffer layer on the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells derived from dehydrated lead acetate as Pb source.” AIP Advances10, 075006 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0012646
  2. A. Adeniji, J. Cromwell, D. O. Oyewole, O. V. Oyelade, R. K. Koech, D. M. Sanni, O. K. Oyewole, B. Babatope, and W. O. Soboyejo. “Pressure-Assisted Fabrication of Perovskite Light Emitting Devices.” AIP Advances 11, 025112 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0035953
  3. Dahiru M. Sanni, Aditya S. Yerramilli, Esidor Ntsoenzok, Sharafadeen A. Adeniji, Omolara V. Oyelade, Richard K. Koech, Adebayo Fashina, and T. L. Alford. “Impact of precursor concentration on the performance of perovskite solar cells from the dehydrated lead acetate precursors.” Vac. Sci. Technol. A 39, 032801 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000714
  4. O. Oyewole, O. K. Oyewole, K. Kushnir, T. Shi, O. V. Oyelade, S. A. Adeniji, B. Agyei-Tuffour, K. Evans-Lutterodt, L. V. Titova, and W. O. Soboyejo. “Pressure and thermal annealing effects on the photoconversion efficiency of polymer solar cells.” AIP Advances 11, 045304 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0045694
  5. O. Oyewole, R. K. Koech, R. Ichwani, R. Ahmed, J. Hinostroza Tamayo, S. A. Adeniji, J. Cromwell, E. Colin Ulloa, O. K. Oyewole, B. Agyei-Tuffour, L. V. Titova, N. A. Burnham, and W. O. Soboyejo.” Annealing Effects on Interdiffusion in Layered FA-Rich Perovskite Solar Cells.” AIP Advances 11, 065327 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0046205
  6. Richard Koech, Reisya Ichwani, Julia Martin, Deborah O. Oyewole, Omolara V. Oyelade, Yusuf Afolabi Olanrewaju, Dahiru Muhammad Sanni, Sharafadeen Adetunji Adeniji, Ronald M. Grimm, Abdulhakeem Bello, Oluewaseun Oyewole, Esidor Ntsoenzok, and Winston O. Soboyejo. “A study of effects of a thermally evaporated nanoscale CsBr layer on the optoelectronic properties and stability of formamidinium-rich perovskite solar cells.” AIP Advances 11, 095112 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0064398
  7. V. Oyelade, O. K. Oyewole, Yusuf Afolabi Olanrewaju, Reisya Ichwani, Richard Koech, Deborah Oyewole, Sharafadeen Adetunji Adeniji, Dahiru Muhammad Sanni, J. Cromwell, Ridwan Adesoye Ahmed, Kingsley Orisekeh, Vitalis Chioh Anye, W. O. Soboyejo. “Understanding the effects of annealing temperature on the mechanical properties of layers in FAI-rich perovskite solar cells.” AIP Advances 12(2): 025104 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0078558
  8. Jaya Cromwell, Sharafadeen Adeniji, Deborah Oyewole, Richard Koech, Reisya Ichwani, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Oluwaseun Oyewole, and Winston Soboyejo. Effects of Blister Formation on the Degradation of Organic Light Emitting Devices.” AIP Advances 12, 035308 (2022); doi: 10.1063/5.0082229

Courses/Modules Taught

Undergraduates (Code & Title)

  1. General Physics I – Mechanics (PHY 101)
  2. General Physics II – Electromagnetism (PHY 102)
  3. General Physics III – Behavior of Matter (PHY 103)
  4. General Physics IV – Vibration Waves and Optics (PHY 104)
  5. General Physics Practical I (PHY 107)
  6. General Physics Practical II (PHY 108)
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