| First-principle calculations of the bulk properties of 4d transition metal carbides and nitrides in the rocksalt, zincblende and wurtzite structures KK Korir, GO Amolo, NW Makau, DP Joubert Diamond and related materials 20 (2), 157-164, 2011 | 76 | 2011 |
| Oxygen adsorption on the (1× 1) and (2× 1) reconstructed C (111) surfaces: a density functional theory study TE Derry, NW Makau, C Stampfl Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22 (26), 265007, 2010 | 37 | 2010 |
| Two-dimensional graphene–HfS 2 van der Waals heterostructure as electrode material for alkali-ion batteries GW King'ori, CNM Ouma, AK Mishra, GO Amolo, NW Makau RSC advances 10 (50), 30127-30138, 2020 | 30 | 2020 |
| Hardness characterization parameters of niobium carbide and niobium nitride: a first principles study PW Muchiri, VM Mwalukuku, KK Korir, GO Amolo, NW Makau Materials Chemistry and Physics 229, 489-494, 2019 | 30 | 2019 |
| Study of oxygen on the three low index diamond surfaces by XPS NW Makau, TE Derry Surface Review and Letters 10 (02n03), 295-301, 2003 | 30 | 2003 |
| Diamond surfaces polished both mechanically and manually; an atomic force microscopy (AFM) study TE Derry, N van der Berg, NW Makau Diamond and related materials 17 (2), 127-136, 2008 | 23 | 2008 |
| First-principles calculations of the elastic constants of the cubic, orthorhombic and hexagonal phases of BaF2 PWO Nyawere, NW Makau, GO Amolo Physica B: Condensed Matter 434, 122-128, 2014 | 19 | 2014 |
| Ab initio insights into Graphene-Zirconium disulfide/diselenide heterostructure as electrode material for alkali-ion batteries GW King'ori, CNM Ouma, GO Amolo, NW Makau Surfaces and Interfaces 24, 101036, 2021 | 18 | 2021 |
| Adhesion of electrodes on diamond (111) surface: A DFT study T Ichibha, K Hongo, I Motochi, NW Makau, GO Amolo, R Maezono Diamond and Related Materials 81, 168-175, 2018 | 18 | 2018 |
| Quantum Monte Carlo study of pressure-induced phase transition in GaAs CNM Ouma, MZ Mapelu, NW Makau, GO Amolo, R Maezono Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 86 (10), 104115, 2012 | 17 | 2012 |
| Ab Initio Simulations of Copper Oxide Nanowires and Clusters on TiO2 (101) Anatase Surface V Meng’wa, N Makau, G Amolo, S Scandolo, N Seriani The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (37), 20359-20365, 2017 | 14 | 2017 |
| Metal–semiconductor ohmic contacts: An ab initio Density Functional Theory study of the structural and electronic properties of metal–diamond (111)-(1× 1) interfaces I Motochi, NW Makau, GO Amolo Diamond and related materials 23, 10-17, 2012 | 13 | 2012 |
| Interaction of diamond (111)-(1× 1) and (2× 1) surfaces with OH: A first principles study C Stampfl, TE Derry, NW Makau Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22 (47), 475005, 2010 | 12 | 2010 |
| Density functional theory study of water photo-oxidation at copper oxide nanostructures on the anatase (101) surface V Meng’wa, N Makau, G Amolo, S Scandolo, N Seriani The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (29), 16765-16771, 2018 | 7 | 2018 |
| Partial density of states ligand field theory (PDOS-LFT): Recovering a LFT-like picture and application to photoproperties of ruthenium (II) polypyridine complexes D Magero, ME Casida, G Amolo, N Makau, L Kituyi Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 348, 305-325, 2017 | 7 | 2017 |
| QMC and phonon study of super-hard cubic boron carbon nitride MO Atambo, NW Makau, GO Amolo, R Maezono Materials Research Express 2 (10), 105902, 2015 | 7 | 2015 |
| Ab-initio calculation of formation and migration energies of intrinsic defects in BaF2 PWO Nyawere, S Scandolo, NW Makau, GO Amolo Solid state communications 179, 25-28, 2014 | 7 | 2014 |
| The impact of anionic vacancies on the mechanical properties of NbC and NbN: An ab initio study PW Muchiri, KK Korir, NW Makau, GO Amolo Computational Materials Science 203, 111113, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
| Carbon atom exchange between the diamond surface and lubricant during polishing TE Derry, NW Makau Diamond and related materials 15 (1), 160-163, 2006 | 6 | 2006 |
| A new way of depositing thin targets of monolayer thickness for nuclear reaction analysis: A case of the 550 keV 13C (p, γ) 14N resonant nuclear reaction NW Makau, TE Derry Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators …, 2005 | 5 | 2005 |
