Assistant Proffesor
Physics
Nano materials, Material Science, Energy storage
2D Materials, MXene, Graphene, Thin Films, Supercapacitors, Energy Storage Electrode Materials
Mail: sanketa.jena@sru.edu.in
Ph.D in Physics from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Manipur, India
M.Sc in Physics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
B.Sc in Physics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Assistant Proffesor at SVERI's College of Engineering Pandharpur, Maharastra, from 2025-08-29 to 2026-02-05.
PG
Sanketa Jena, Bibhu P. Swain, Cobalt-embedded Ti2NTx MXene frameworks with enhanced electrochemical, electrical, and anticorrosion performance, Surfaces and Interfaces, 86 (2026) 108698, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2026.108698, Q1 (I.F.-6.3)
Sanketa Jena, Bibhu P. Swain, Elevating Electrochemical, Electrical, Anti-corrosion Features and Investigation of Excitation Dependent Optoelectronic Properties of Binder Free Fe decorated Ti2NTx MXene Heterostructures, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 209 (2026) 113236, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2025.113236, Q1 (I.F.-4.9)
Sanketa Jena, Mukul Gupta, Bibhu P. Swain, Effect of V concentration on X-ray absorption edge, opto-mechanical, and anti-corrosion properties of Ti1-xVxN thin films, Vacuum, 240 (2025) 114496, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2025.114496, Q1 (I.F.-3.9)
Sanketa Jena, Soumyadeep Laha, Bibhu P. Swain, Optical, electrochemical, electronic environments and anti-corrosion properties of V2NTx MXene reinforced rGO nanocomposites, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 194 (2025) 109531, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2025.109531, Q1 (I.F.-4.6)
Sanketa Jena, Mukul Gupta, Bibhu P. Swain, Effect of interlayer thickness on electrochemical properties and corrosion resistance of sputtered TiNxnm/Tixnm multilayer thin films, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 182 (2024) 108729, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2024.108729, Q1 (I.F.-4.6)
Sanketa Jena, Aishwarya Madhuri, Mukul Gupta, Bibhu P. Swain, Comparative assessment and experimental analysis of atomic coordination and mechanical properties of sputter deposited Ti-rich TiN, TiC, and TiCN thin films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1002 (15) (2024) 175217, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175217, Q1 (I.F.-6.3)
Sanketa Jena, Soumyadeep Laha, Bibhu P. Swain, Ti2NTx MXene/rGO nanocomposites: Optical tunning, functional bonding and electrochemical analysis for supercapacitor electrode application, Applied Surface Science, 666 (2024) 160403, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160403, Q1 (I.F.-6.9)
Sanketa Jena, Aishwarya Madhuri, Sumitra Dutta, Bibhu P. Swain, Investigation of structural, phonon modes and electronic environment of GaP: Si nanostructure thin films, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 677 (2024) 415664, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2024.415664, Q2 (I.F.-2.8)
Sanketa Jena, Aishwarya Madhuri, Mukul Gupta, Bibhu P Swain, Investigation of interfacial and interdiffusion study of Ti2N MXene phase from TiN/Ti multilayers, Thin Solid Films, 780 (2023) 139969, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2023.139969, Q2 (I.F.-2)
Aishwarya Madhuri, Sanketa Jena, Mukul Gupta, Bibhu Prasad Swain Nitrogen flow rate dependent atomic coordination, phonon vibration and surface analysis of DC magnetron sputtered nitrogen rich-AlN thin films, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 666 (2023) 415141, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2023.415141, Q2 (I.F.-2.8)
Sambit Kumar Sahoo, Aishwarya Madhuri, Akash Saini, Sanketa Jena, Pukhrambam Sushma Devi, Soumyadeep Laha, Bibhu Prasad Swain, Correlation of microstructural and chemical bonding of FeNi-rGO nanocomposites, Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems, 4 (2023) 100035, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalmes.2023.100035
Aishwarya Madhuri, Sanketa Jena, Mukul Gupta, Bibhu Prasad Swain, Tweaking the mechanical stability of Al1?xWxN ternary nitride alloys for hard coating applications, and study on their structural, photoluminescence and surface chemical analysis, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 968 (2023) 171854, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.171854, Q1 (I.F.-6.3)
Akash Saini, Aishwarya Madhuri, Sambit Kumar Sahoo, Pukhrambam Sushma Devi, Sanketa Jena, Soumyadeep Laha, Bibhu Prasad Swain Investigation of microstructural, chemical bonding and optical properties of Fe-Cu/rGO nanocomposites, Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems, 5 (2024) 100053, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalmes.2023.100053
Aishwarya Madhuri, Sanketa Jena, Sumitra Dutta, Bibhu Prasad Swain, Evolution of Electroless Cu/CuxO Nanostructured Thin Films: Study of Surface Fractal, Tuning Band Gap and Electronic Structure, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 50 (9) (2024) 6789-6800, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-024-09283-0, Q1 (I.F.-2.6)
Sumitra Dutta, Aishwarya Madhuri, Sanketa Jena, Soumyadeep Laha, Bibhu P. Swain, Optical, corrosion resistance and electrochemical properties of Fe3O4-Ag2O/rGO nanocomposites for supercapacitive behaviour, Applied Physics A 130 (2024) 719, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-07888-8, Q2 (I.F.-2.9)
Sumitra Dutta, Aishwarya Madhuri, Sanketa Jena, Bibhu P. Swain, Investigation of chemical network, electronic environments and electrochemical performance of Fe3O4/ZnO/rGO nanocomposites, Bulletin of Materials Science 47 (4) (2024) 47:280, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-024-03353-7, Q3 (I.F.-1.9)
Sumitra Dutta; Aishwarya Mahuri; Sanketa Jena; Soumyadeep Laha; Bibhu Prasad Swain, Electronic environments, optical and electrochemical properties of FeAlOx/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites, Physica B: Condensed Matter 705 (2025) 417078, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2025.417078, Q2 (I.F.-2.8)
Senior Research Fellowship, National Institute of Technology Manipur sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) India (2023-2026)
Junior Research Fellowship, National Institute of Technology Manipur sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) India (2021-2023)
National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (2010) (High School Level)
GATE 2021 Qualified, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), National-level Examination in Physics, India, Gate Score-463
IIT JAM (Joint Admission Test for Masters) Qualified in Physics, (2017)
International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices (AFMD-2024), Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India, Feb 26-29, 2024.