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File:Tayo.png Benjamin O. Tayo
Associate Professor of Engineering and Physics at the University of Central Oklahoma.
OKPVRI Member Email: btayo@uco.edu

Dr. Tayo received his Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Buea, followed by a Master Degree in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Trieste in 2007, and a Ph.D. in Computational Materials Physics from Lehigh University in 2012. Dr. Tayo was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Scientist in the MOCVD and Nanophotonics Lab (Tansu Group) at Lehigh University before joining Pittsburg State University (2013 – 2019). Dr. Tayo’s research involves the use of various theoretical and computational tools for studying the properties of advanced materials for a wide range of applications including solar energy harvesting, solid-state lighting, optoelectronics, and biosensing. Dr. Tayo is also interested in materials informatics, and the use of Data Science and Machine Learning methodologies to improve the predictive power and accuracy of first-principle calculations. Dr. Tayo has been a tireless mentor to several undergraduate and graduate students, especially students from underrepresented groups, financially challenged, and first-generation students. Dr. Tayo is the faculty advisor of the UCO’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) chapter and the UCO’s National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) chapter.

Selected Publications

  • Matthew B. Henry, Mukesh Tumbapo, and Benjamin O. Tayo, “Identification of DNA Bases Using Nanopores Created in Finite-Size Nanoribbons from Graphene, Phosphorene, and Silicene”, AIP Advances, 11, 035324 (2021).
  • Ahmed Alzharani, Esam Allehyani, Chris Hance, Raymond Westby, Benjamin O. Tayo, and Charles Neef, “Electrochemical Studies of Ferrocene and Maleimide Containing Alternating Copolymers”, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 786, 129 (2017).
  • Benjamin O. Tayo, “Band gap engineering in graphene nanoribbon heterojunctions: Tight-binding model”, AIP ADVANCES 5, 087121 (2015).
  • Benjamin O. Tayo, “Effective mass versus band gap in graphene nanoribbons: influence of H-passivation and uniaxial strain”, Mater. Focus 3, No. 4, 248-254 (2014).
  • C. K. Tan, J. Zhang, X. H. Li, G. Y. Liu, Benjamin. O. Tayo, and N. Tansu, “First-Principle Electronic Properties of GaN1-x Asx Alloy for Visible Light Applications”, Journal of Display Technology, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 272-279, April 2013.

Recent Presentations

  • “Workshop: Utilizing Modern Computational, Data Exploration, and Data Visualization Tools for Physics Education and Research,” Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers Fall Meeting, September 25, 2021, East Central University.
  • Computational Modeling of Nano-bioelectronic Devices for Sensing Applications, Chemistry Seminar, East Central University, October 25, 2019.
  • “First-principle studies of Mo(1-x)WxS2 alloy for optoelectronic applications,” Physics Colloquium, University of Buea (Cameroon), July 28, 2016.
  • “Energy gap and carrier effective mass of strained H-functionalized graphene nanoribbons,” Physics Seminar, Tulsa University, November 21, 2014.
  • “Electronic and transport properties of graphene nanoribbons,” Physics Seminar, Wichita State University, November 12, 2014.

Student Information

Current Graduate Students: 2

Current Undergraduate Students: 2