About

Dr. Neetu Dhanda is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at NIILM University, Kaithal. She has earned a Ph.D. in Materials Science and holds a postgraduate degree in Physics, providing her with a strong grounding in both theoretical concepts and practical applications of the discipline. With her academic and research background, she actively contributes to teaching, research activities, and curriculum development. Her research interests include nanomaterials, magnetic materials such as nanoferrites, environmental applications, material characterization techniques, and allied areas of materials research. Dr. Neetu has published several research papers in reputed Scopus-indexed journals, reflecting her consistent involvement in quality research and scientific innovation. She is deeply committed to research-oriented teaching and to mentoring students in scientific investigation, thereby promoting academic excellence in the field of physics.

Professional Activities

Professional Development Activities

S Second position in oral presentation in Third international conference: Vasudhev Kutumbkam -3(VK3) Entrepreneurship, innovation and research for environmental sustainability & planetary health organized by Bhagini Nividita College University of Delhi on 7th – 8th April, 2022.

Ø     Poster presentation in the International conference on nanotechnology: Opportunities & Challenges (ICNOC-2022) organized  by Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Faculty of engineering & Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India on November 28-30, 2022.

Ø Oral presentation on “ Study on Structural, and Antifungal properties of Ni-Ca nanoferrites” in 4th National conference: Multifunctional Advanced Materials (MAM 2023) in association with Innovative Science Research Society organized by Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, India on 03-05 May 2023.

Ø      Attended workshop on ‘Emerging Trend in Nano-materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices (ETNEOD-2021) held on May10-May29. 

ØAttended five days online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Advancing in Teaching and Research in the field of Green Technology and Unsustainable Development Goals” organized by Amity Academic Staff College held on 1st – 5th ,June 2021  

ØAttended FDP on Recent Advances ,Trends, and Challenges in the field of Nanotechnology (12th-16th, July2021) organized by Amity Centre of Nanotechnology, AUH.

Ø Attended Professional Development Program (PDP) on Entrepreneurship: “The new age skills for sustainable future and social development .” organized by Amity University Haryana held on  19th- 23th,  July 2021.

Ø Attended national workshop on material characterization techniques at Amity niversity Haryana 3-5 Aug 2021.

ØOne day workshop on smart materials on  29 Sept 2021, organized by Amity Centre of Nanotechnology jointly with National Sun Yet-Sen University, Taiwan.

ØAttended  one Week Professional Development Program (PDP) on “Recent Developments in Renewable Energy” from 20th to 24th  June 2022 at Department of Mechanical Engineering,  Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Noida (India).

 ØAttended one Week  Faculty  Development Program (FDP) on the “Constitutional Jurisprudence and Democratic Institutions- Instruments of Social Engineering” organized by Amity Law School Noida on 30th June to 6th July, 2022.                 

 

Books/ Patents/ Projects

Publications

1. Dhanda N, Kumari S, Kumar R, Kumar D, Sun An-Cheng, Thakur P, Thakur A, Influence of Ni over magnetically benign Co ferrite system and study of its structural, optical, and magnetic behaviour, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Volume 151,2023, 10569, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2023.110569 (Impact factor - 4.4)

2. Dhanda N, Thakur P, Sun An-Cheng, Thakur A, Structural, optical and magnetic properties along with antifungal activity of Ag-doped Ni-Co nanoferrites synthesized by eco-friendly route, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 572,2023,170598, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170598 (Impact factor - 3.097)

3. Dhanda N, Thakur P, Kumar R, Fatima T, Hameed S, Slimani Y, Sun A.-C. A, Thakur, A, Green synthesis of Ni-Co nanoferrites using aloe vera extract: Structural, optical, magnetic, and antimicrobial studies, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, volume 37, 2023, e7110. https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.7110 (Impact factor - 3.7)

4. Dhanda N, Thakur P, Thakur A, Green synthesis of cobalt ferrite: A study of structural and optical properties, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 73, 2023, 237-240, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.07.202

5. Kharbanda S, Dhanda N, An- Sun, Thakur A, Thakur P, Multiferroic perovskite bismuth ferrite nanostructures: A review on synthesis and applications. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 572, 2023, 70569, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170569 (Impact factor - 3.097)

6. Kumari S, Dhanda N, Thakur A, Gupta V, Singh S, Kumar R, Hameed S, Thakur P, ‘Nano Ca–Mg–Zn ferrites as tunable photo catalyst for UV light-induced degradation of rhodamine B dye and antimicrobial behavior for water purification’, Ceramics International, Volume 49, 2022, 12469-12480, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.12.107. (Impact factor - 5.1)

7. Kumari S, Dhanda N, Thakur A, Singh S, Thakur P, ‘Investigation of calcium substitution on magnetic and dielectric properties of Mg–Zn nano ferrites’, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 297,2023, 127394, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.127394. (Impact factor - 4.3)

8. Thakur, P, Dhanda N, Punia P, Kharbanda S, Ravelo B, Thakur A, Cobalt Nanoferrites: a Review on Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications. Jounal Superconductivity Noval Magnetism Volume 35, 2022, 2639–2669, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-022-06334-1 (Impact factor - 1.675)

9. Thakur, A., Pathania, A., Salvi, A., Kharbanda, S., Dhanda, N., Shandaliya, M., Wan, F. and Thakur, P., Biomedical Applications of 2D MXene Nanocomposites: A Review. Chem Bio Engineering Reviews, Volume 10, 2023, 1-24 https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.202300029, (Impact factor - 4.8).

10. Pathania, A., Dhanda, N., Verma, R., Sun, A. C. A., Thakur, P., & Thakur, A. (2024). Metal Oxide Chemoresistive Gas Sensing Mechanism, Parameters, and Applications. ECS Sensors Plus, 3(1), 013401. DOI 10.1149/2754-2726/ad2152 ,(Impact factor – 3.84)

11. Thakur, A., Wan, F., Ravelo, B., Dhanda, N., Kumar, R., & Thakur, P. (2024). Structural, Dielectric, Magnetic and Antifungal Studies of Cu doped Ni-Co nanoferrites. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 112156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112156 ,(Impact factor - 4.4).

12. Dhanda, N., Thakur, P., & Thakur, A. (2023). Dielectric Properties of Ni-Co Nanoferrites Synthesized using Green Synthesis Process. DOI: 10.2174/0126661454279603231113165113

13. Alam, M. W., Dhanda, N., Almutairi, H. H., Al‐Sowayan, N. S., Mushtaq, S., & Ansari, S. A. (2025). Green Ferrites: Eco‐Friendly Synthesis to Applications in Environmental Remediation, Antimicrobial Activity, and Catalysis—A Comprehensive Review. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 39(2), e7962.

14. Ansari, S. A., Alam, M. W., Dhanda, N., Abbasi, M. S., Ahmed, M. E., Alrashidi, A. B., ... & Abebe, B. (2025). Sustainable Hydrogen Production, a Review of Methods, Types, Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives. Global Challenges, 9(6), 2500086.

 

Book Chapters

1. Kumari, S., Dhanda, N., Kharbanda, S., Thakur, A., Singh, S. and Thakur, P., 2022, November. Structural, Morphological, Spectroscopic, and Magnetic Properties of Mg-Zn Nanoferrite for High frequency Applications. In International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, Volume 27, 2023, 333-338, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99- 4878-9_47

2. Verma, R., Dhanda, N., Rathore, R., Suhag, D., Wan, F., Thakur, A., & Thakur, P., Bioprinting for Therapeutics. In Integrated Nanomaterials and their Applications, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023, 245-268, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6105-4_12

3. Salvi, A., Dhanda, N., Kharbanda, S., Pathania, A., Thakur, P., & Thakur, A., MXene Nanomaterial for Medical Application. In Integrated Nanomaterials and their Applications, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023, 107-125, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6105-4_6

4. Dhanda, N., Ravelo, B., Wan, F., Thakur, P., & Thakur, A. Synthesis techniques of nanoferrites. In Soft Nanoferrites for Biomedical and Environmental Applications (pp. 14-29). CRC Press.

5. Dhanda, N., Thakur, P., & Thakur, A. (2024). Introduction to Piezoelectric Perovskites. Biomedical Applications of Perovskites: The Era of Bio-Piezoelectric Systems, 1-21.

6. Dhanda, N., Mattei, J. L., Kharbanda, S., Thakur, P., & Thakur, A. (2025). Introduction to ferrites: history and magnetism. In Nanoferrites for Emerging Environmental Applications (pp. 1-15). Elsevier Science Ltd.

7. Dhanda, N., Thakur, P., Sun, A. C. A., & Thakur, A. Nanomaterials in the Environment. In Green Nanobiotechnology (pp. 37-53). CRC Press.

8. Thakur, P., Thakur, A., Dhanda, N., & Sun, A. C. A. (2025). Water Purification Using Spinel Nano Ferrites. In Applications of Spinel Nano-Ferrites in Health, Environmental Sustainability, and Safety (pp. 125-137). CRC Press.

9. Thakur, P., Dhanda, N., Sun, A. C. A., & Thakur, A. (2010). Electrical and Magnetic Characteristics of Spinel Nano-Ferrites. In Applications of Spinel Nano-Ferrites in Health, Environmental Sustainability, and Safety (pp. 41-47). CRC Press.

Patents 

·A patent (202211022880) filed on ‘A method for synthesizing nickel doped cobalt ferrite synthesized using green synthesis process.

Inventors: Neetu Dhanda, Prof. Preeti Thakur, Prof. Atul Thakur.

·A patent (202211065656) filed on ‘A silver nickel nanoferrites compositions for antifungal application.

Inventors: Neetu Dhanda, Prof. Preeti Thakur, Prof. Atul Thakur.

 

Professional Affiliations:

Qualifications: PhD in Physics

Work Experience: 1 Year

Research Interest: Nanomaterials, Magnetic materials such as Nanoferrites, Environmental applications, Material characterization techniques