Dr. Sadaf Alibhai Jethva

Mobilitas+ Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Forestry and Engineering (EMÜ)

Nationality: India

Estonian University of Life Sciences

Fr.R.Kreutzwaldi 56, Tartu 51006, ESTONIA

Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Chair of Energy Application Engineering

Sadaf.Jethva@emu.ee

ORCID: 0000-0003-3003-0545

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Physics 2018(Saurashtra University,Rajkot, Gujarat, INDIA), Thesis Title: Studies on Properties of Mixed Valent Oxides
  • M.Phil. in Physics 2013 (Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, INDIA), Thesis Title: Studies on Some Functional Oxide System

Present fields of research

  • Photocatalysis
  • Waste water treatment
  • Metal & metal oxide nanoparticles

Experience

2023 – : Mobilitas+ Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia

2022-2023: Post-Doctoral Fellow FCIPT, Institute of Plasma Research (IPR) Gandhinagar, 382016, Gujarat, India

2018-2022: Assistant Professor (Contractual): Department of Nanoscience & Advanced Materials, Saurashtra University, Rajkot

2017-2018: Senior Research Fellow, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India

2015-2017: Junior Research Fellow, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India, Award letter No. : F1 – 17. 1 / 2014 – 15/ MANF- 2014 – 15 – MUS- GUJ – 33765

2013-2015: Project Fellow, UGC – DAE CSR Indore Project : Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India Reference No: CSR-I/CRS-64/2013/14/332, Title: Electronic structure and valence band studies on Functional oxides

Present Projects

Honor and Awards:

Silver Jubilee Conference (SJC) Poster presentation Award: National conference on “Study of Matter using Intense Radiation Sources and Under Extreme Conditions” held at UGC-DAE CSR, Indore during 3-6 November 2016

1st  Prize for Poster: X’ Radiate 2014: National workshop on X -ray diffraction techniques for Materials Characterization held at Saurashtra University, Rajkot on September 4 – 5 (2014)

Best Poster Presentation Award: ACNM & NEEM – 2013: International School and Workshop on ACNM & NEEM – 2013 held at Institute for Plasma Research Gandhinagar on November 22 – 26 (2013)

1st  Prize for Poster Presentation: 6th National Symposium on Recent Trends in Science and Technology – 2013, Rajkot

Maulana Azad National Fellowship award: 2015-2018, Award letter No. : F1 – 17. 1 / 2014 – 15/ MANF- 2014 – 15 – MUS- GUJ – 33765

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Publication in the group:
  1. Former publications

 (2023)

  • Sadaf Jethva, Falguni Bhabhor, Chirayu Patil, Vyom Desai, Arunsinh Zala, Nisha Chandwani, C Balasubramanian, NI Jamnapara Studies of physio-chemical changes of dielectric barrier discharge plasma treated aramid fibers. Vacuum 215, 112313 (2023) [Ref]
  • Dix Javiya, Manav Vyas, Manan Mashru, P Josely Jose, Urjitsinh Rathod, Sadaf Jethva, Chirag Savaliya, YN Jani, MJ Keshvani, Ashish Ravalia Studies and comparison of natural dye-sensitized solar cells and thin-film solar cells. Materials Today: Proceedings 73, 545-549 (2023) [Ref]

 (2022)

  • P Josely Jose, Urjitsinh Rathod, Chirag Savaliya, Sadaf Jethva, Akshay Panchasara, Savan Katba, Mukesh Keshvani, Megha Vagadia, Ashish Ravalia Studies on Multiferroic Behavior of Y-Mn Co-Doped Bi0. 9La0. 1FeO3 Journal of Electronic Materials 51,6689–6698 (2022) [Ref]
  • Chirag Savaliya, Hetal Kundaliya, Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Ashish Ravalia and D.G.Kuberkar Role of Ba and Ti co-doping in modifying the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of LaFeO3 Applied Nanoscience 13, 3245-3253. (2022) [Ref]
  • Akshay Panchasara, Sadaf Jethva, Chirag Savaliya, P Josely Jose, MJ Keshvani, Mahesh N Jivani, Ashish Ravalia Effect of growth condition on the electrical behavior of BiFeO3/Si thin film devices Ferroelectrics 599, 172-179 (2022) [Ref]

(2021)

  • Karan Solanki, Divyesh Parmar, Chirag Savaliya, Sanjay Kumar, Sadaf Jethva Surface morphology and optical properties of sol-gel synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles: Effect of Co, Pd and Ni-doping Materials today Proceedings, Volume 50, 2576-2580 (2021) [Ref]

(2020)

  • Savan Katba, Sadaf Jethva, Megha Vagadia, Ashish Ravalia, D.G. Kuberkar, Effect of La-substitution on magnetic properties of ErFeO3 orthoferrites J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 514, 167170 (2020) [Ref]
  • Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Chirag Savaliya, Ashish Ravalia, Mukul Bhatnagar, Mukesh Ranjan, Dinesh Shukla, D. M. Phase and D.G. Kuberkar. Electronic Structure correlation with ferroelectric behavior of Ca-doped BiFeO3 films, Electron Spectrosc. 146983 (2020) [Ref]

(2019)

  • Studies on Electronic Structure and Dielectric Properties of La-doped ErFeO3 Orthoferrites Savan Katba, Sadaf Jethva, Gyanendra Panchal, R. J. Chaudhary, D. M. Phase, D. G. Kuberkar J. Alloys Comp. 789, 814-824 (2019) [Ref]
  • Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Mukul Bhatnagar, Mukesh Ranjan, Dinesh Shukla and D.G. Kuberkar. Effect of strain on the modifications in electronic structure and resistive switching in Ca-doped BiFeO3 films Journal of Applied Physics 125,082510 (2019) [Ref]

(2018)

  • Ashish Ravalia, Bharat Kataria, Savan Katba, Sadaf Jethva, Megha Vagadia, K Asokan, Sanjeev Gautam, Keun Hwa Chae, DG Kuberkar Electronic excitation induced modifications in the ferroelectric polarization of BiFeO3 thin filmsVacuum 155, 572-577 (2018) [Ref]

(2017)

  • Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Malay Udeshi and D. G. Kuberkar Structural, transport and magnetotransport properties of Ru-doped La5Sr0.5Mn1-xRuxO3 (x = 0.0 & 0.05) manganite Journal of Physica B 520, 13–20 (2017) [Ref]
  • Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Malay Udeshi, Brinda Vyas, Hetal Kundalia, Priyanka Trivedi, Megha Vagadia and D.G. Kuberkar Studies on the Structure and Dielectric Properties of Ca-doped BiFeO3 MultiferroicsJournal of Ferroelectrics: 516, 106–116 (2017) [Ref]
  • Savan Katba, Sadaf Jethva, Malay Udeshi, Priyanka Trivedi, Megha Vagadia, Dinesh Shukla, Ram Choudhary, D.M. Phase and D. G. Kuberkar Doping Induced Modifications in the Electronic Structure and Magnetism of ZnO films: Valence band and Conduction Band Studies Applied Surface Science 423, 100–110 (2017) [Ref]
  • J. Keshvani, Savan Katba, Sadaf Jethva, Malay Udeshi, Bharat Kataria, Ashish Ravalia and D.G. Kuberkar Studies on structural, morphological and electroresistance properties of sol–gel grown nanostructured PrMnO3, Materials Science and Engineering B 218 40–50 (2017) [Ref]
  • Sadaf Jethva, Hetal Kundalia, Brinda Vyas, Chirag Savaliya, Malay Udeshi, Savan Katba and D.G. Kuberkar Impedance Studies on Ca-doped BiFeO3 Multiferroic: Role of Grain and Grain Boundary, AIP Conference Proceedings: 1832, 130016 (2017) [Ref]
  • J. Keshvani, Savan Katba, Sadaf Jethva, Malay Udeshi, D.D. Pandya, N.A. Shah, Ashish Ravalia, Bharat Kataria, and D.G. Kuberkar Grain boundary effects on the Structural, Microstructural and Transport behavior of Sol – Gel Grown PrMnO3 Nanoparticles [Ref]
  • Hetal Kundalia, Brinda Vyas, Chirag Savaliya, Malay Udeshi, Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Priyanka Trivedi and D.G. Kuberkar Grain Morphology Dependent Dielectric behaviour of ZnO – BaTiO3 Composites, AIP Conference Proceedings: 1837, 030003 (2017) [Ref]
  • Brinda Vyas, Hetal Kundalia, Chirag Savaliya, Malay Udeshi, Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Priyanka Trivedi, Megha Vagadia, S. Rayaprol and D.G. Kuberkar, Structure & Magnetic behavior of Cu doped NdMnO3 Manganite, AIP Conference Proceedings: 1837, 040020 (2017) [Ref]
  • Modification in the Dielectric behavior of Cobalt doped ZnO Synthesized by Co-Precipitation Method, Chirag Savaliya, Hetal Kundalia, Brinda Vyas, Malay Udeshi, Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, Jayshukh Marakna, D. D. Pandya, N. A. Shah and D. G. Kuberkar, AIP Conference Proceedings: 1837, 040049 (2017) [Ref]
  • Magnetic Structure and Magnetism of divalent Zn-doped NdMnO3 ,Brinda Vyas, Chirag Savaliya, Hetal Kundalia, Sadaf Jethva, Malay Udeshi, Savan Katba, Priyanka Trivedi, C. M. Thaker, S. Rayaprol and D.G. Kuberkar, AIP Conference Proceedings: 1832, 130021 (2017) [Ref]

(2016)

  • Megha Vagadia, Ashish Ravalia, Priyanka Trivedi, Sadaf Jethva, Savan Katba, D. G Kuberkar Resistive switching and magnetic behavior of Bi8Ba0.2FeO3/SrRuO3/SrTiO3 films: role of thickness- dependent strain Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49, 185302 (2016) [Ref]

(2015)

  • Priyanka Trivedi, Savan Katba, Sadaf Jethva, Malay Udeshi, Brinda Vyas, Megha Vagadia, S Gautam, KH Chae, K Asokan, D G Kuberkar, Modifications in the Electronic Structure of Rare-Earth doped BiFeO3 Multiferroic, Solid State Commun 222, 528 (2015) [Ref]

(2014)

  • J. Keshvani, Malay Udeshi, Sadaf Jethva, J. S. Rathod, B. T. Savalia, D. Venkateshwarlu, V. Ganesan, P. S. Solanki, and D. G. Kuberkar Magnetotransport studies on GdBa2Cu3OZ superconducting film, AIP Conference Proceedings: 1591, 1, 1531 (2014) [Ref]