About Lecturer
Dr Nbelayim was employed by Ghana Standards Board/Authority after his National Service in 2005. In 2014 he took a study leave to pursue his PhD program, and remained so until his appointment as a lecturer in December 2020 by the University of Ghana. At Ghana Standards Authority (the national representative of ISO) he headed the General Chemistry and Polymer Labs; he set up a system for breeding mosquitoes for the performance test of mosquito repellents/pesticides; his assiduous approach to analysis led to a nationwide analysis of fuels from underground tanks of fuel stations in 2008, and subsequent direction for the replacement/cleanup of damaged/contaminated tanks, in collaboration with the local National Petroleum Authority. He was also responsible for research and analysis of unfamiliar general chemical-based samples/materials brought to the Authority.
Research Works and Interests
Advanced Functional Electronic Materials/Devices Engineering relating to nanoscale interface control and applied to:
1. Richard Barnes Asamoah, Abu Yaya, Bismark Mensah, Pascal Nbelayim, Vitus Apalangya, Yaw Delali Bensah, Lucas Damoah, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, David Dodoo Arhin and Ebenezer Annan, Synthesis and characterization of zinc and copper oxide nanoparticles and their antibacteria activity, Results in Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinma.2020.100099, 2020.
2. Pascal Nbelayim, Yuya Ashida, Keiichiro Maegawa, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda, Preparation and Characterization of stable and active Pt@TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles as electrocatalyst for application in PEMFCs, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 3 (4) 2020.
3. Nurhaswani Alias, Siti Azlina Rosli, Nurulhuda Bashirom, Monna Rozana, Wai Kian Tan, Go Kawamura, Pascal Nbelayim, Atsunori Matsuda and Zainovia, Nanostructured Anodic Metal Oxides, Chapter 8: Oxide nanotubes formation by anodic process and their application in photochemical reactions for heavy metal removal, edited by Grzegorz Sulka, Elsevier, 2020.
4. Kyaw Zay Ya, Pascal Nbelayim, Takuya Kikuchi, Keiichiro Maegawa, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda, Effect of mixed alkali metal ions in highly proton conductive K/Cs-hydrogen sulfate-phosphotungstic acid composites prepared by mechanical milling, Solid State Ionics, 340 (2019).
5. Kyaw Zay Ya, Pascal Nbelayim, Wai Kian Tan, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda, Anhydrous proton conductive xCHS-(1-x)WSiA composites prepared via liquidphase shaking, Solid State Ionics, 337 (2019).
6. Kyaw Zay Ya, Pascal Nbelayim, Wai Kian Tan, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda, Effects of cesium-substituted silicotungstic acid doped with polybenzimidazole membrane for the application of medium temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells, E3S Web of Conferences 83, 01008 HEET 2018 (2019).
7. Go Kawamura, Pascal Nbelayim, Wai Kian Tan and Atsunori Matsuda, Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells, Chapter 10: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Edited by Nurdan Demirci Sankir and Mehmet Sankir, Scrivener-Wiley, Hoboken NJ, USA, 2019.
8. Pascal Nbelayim, Go Kawamura, Wai Kian Tan, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda, “Ag@TiO2 Nanowires-Loaded Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Their Effect on the Various Performance Parameters of DSSCs”, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165 (9) H500H509 (2018).
9. Pascal Nbelayim, Go Kawamura, Mohamed Mubark Abdel-Galeil, Wai Kian Tan, Xing Wei, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda, “Effects of multi-sized and -shaped Ag@TiO2 nanoparticles on the performance of plasmonic dye-sensitized solar cells”, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 126 [3] 139-151 (2018).
10. Pascal Nbelayim, Go Kawamura, Wai Kian Tan, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda, “Systematic characterization of the effect of Ag@TiO2 nanoparticles on the performance of plasmonic dye-sensitized solar cells”, Sci. Rep., DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-15541-z (2017).
11. Pascal Nbelayim, Hisatoshi Sakamoto, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda. Preparation of thermally and chemically robust superhydrophobic coating from liquid phase deposition and low voltage reversible electrowetting, Thin Solid Films, 636 (2017).
12. Xing Wei, Pascal Sugri Nbelayim, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda. Ag nanoparticle-filled TiO2 nanotube arrays prepared by anodization and electrophoretideposition for dye-sensitized solar cells, Nanotechnology, 28 (2017).
Local and International Conferences Attended
1. Metal@TiO2 Core-Shell Nanostructures for Efficient Renewable Energy Devices. Pascal Nbelayim, Yuya Ashida, Keichiro Maegawa, Go Kawamura, Wai Kian Tan, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda 17th Meeting of The Japanese Sol-Gel Society, Poster # 42, Tokyo, Japan (2019.08.5-6).
2. Novel Pt@TiO2 Core-Shell Nanoparticles as Electrocatalyst for Application in IntermediateTemperature Range PEMFCs .Pascal Nbelayim, Yuya Ashida, Keichiro Maegawa, Go Kawamura, Wai Kian Tan, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda 43rd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites Program Schedule and Abstract Book, ICACC-S7-007-2019, p.709, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (2019.01.27-02.01)
3. A Panchromatic Absorbing Natural Dye with Potential for High Performance DSSC. Pascal Nbelayim, Go Kawamura, Wai K. Tan, Hiroyuki Muto, and Atsunori Matsuda 3rd AEM2018 (Advanced Energy Materials) Abstract Book, # 114, Guilford, England (UK) (2018.09.10-12).
4. Effect of Mixing Alkali Metal ions for Proton Conducting Hydrogen Sulfate Phosphotungstic acid Composites Kyaw Zay Ya, Takuya Kikuchi, Pascal Nbelayim, Go Kawamura, Wai K. Tan, Hiroyuki Muto, and Atsunori Matsuda 3rd AEM2018 (Advanced Energy Materials) Abstract Book, # 113, Guilford, England (UK) (2018.09.10-12).
5. Alkali Metal Ions in Hydrogen Sulphate Phosphotungstic Acid for Proton Conduction for Fuel cell Application .Pascal Nbelayim, Kyaw Zay Ya, Go Kawamura, Wai Kian Tan, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda 8th International Fuel Cell Workshop 2018 Proceedings, p. 211, Poster # 3, Kofu, Japan (2018.08.23-24).
6. Systematic characterization of the effect of Ag@TiO2 nanoparticles on the performance of plasmonic dye-sensitized solar cells, Pascal Nbelayim, Go Kawamura, Wai Kian Tan, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda DSSC Strikes Back – 1st Dyenamo DSSC Conference, Poster Session P25, Uppsala, Sweden (2017.10.15-17).
7. Plasmonic Ag@TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles doping and their effect on the photovoltaic and electrochemical performance of dye-sensitized solar cell. P.S. Fuseini Nbelayim; G. Kawamura; M.M.; Abdel-Galeil; W.K. Tan; H. Muto; A. Matsuda 41st International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites Program Schedule and Abstract Book, ICACC-S7-039-2017, p.709, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (2017.01.22-27).
8. Effect of Ag@TiO2 core-shell NPs on the performance of plasmonic DSSCs P. Nbelayim, T. W. Kian, G. Kawamura, H. Muto, A. Matsuda. 41st International CerSJ-GOMD Joint Symposium on Glass Science and Technologies collocated with The 57th Meeting on Glass and Photonic Materials & The 12th Symposium of Glass Industry Conferences of Japan, Program and Abstract Book, A-30, p.126, Kyoto, Japan (2016.11.13-15).
9. Preparation of superhydrophobic coating from liquid phase deposition and low voltage wettability control by an electric field. Pascal Nbelayim, Hisatoshi Sakamoto, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda. The 3rd International Conference of Global Network for Innovative Technology 2016; 3rd IGNITE-2016: Advanced Materials for Innovative Technologies, Abstract Book, OR69, p.68 Penang, Malaysia (2016.01.27-29).
10. Boosting photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cell via doping of a TiO2 photoanode with Ag@TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles. Pascal Nbelayim, Xing Wei, Wai K. Tan, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto, Atsunori Matsuda. The 54th Symposium on Basic Science of Ceramics, Abstract Book, 1B13, p.32, Saga, Japan. (2016.01.7 8).
11. Enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell efficiency by doping of TiO2 photoanode with Ag@TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles. P. Nbelayim, X. Wei, W. K. Tan, G. Kawamura, H. Muto, A. Matsuda The 56th Symposium on Glasses and Photonic Materials, Abstract Book, EB-03, p.23-24, Nagoya, Japan (2015.11.12-13).
12. Ghana Science Congress: - Accra, Ghana (2011).
13. Symposium on Basic Science of Ceramics: - Okinawa, Japan (2010).
14. Symposium on Basic Science of Ceramics: - Osaka, Japan (2009).
15. Annual Autumn Meeting of Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy Conference - Nagoya, Japan (2010).
16. Ghana Chemical Students Association: – Kwame Nkrumah University of Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2003.