Pratibha Sharma


Research Interests:
  • Hydrogen Storage
  • Thin Films
  • Amorphous Semiconductors
  • Ion Irradiation
  • Chalcogenides
Teaching Experience:

EN 616 Direct Energy Conversion
EN 629 Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion
EN 638 Material Science for Energy Applications
Worked as permanent lecturer in Physics in Government Girls (PG) College, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, from 16th December 1998 to 3rd February 2007.

Courses taught at Under Graduate level since 1998:

  • Mechanics
  • Optics
  • Electromagnetism
  • Electronics
  • Thermal and Statistical Physics
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Solid State Physics
Academic Background:
    B.Sc. degree from University Maharani’s College, Jaipur in 1994
    M.Sc. degree from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur in 1997
    Doctoral degree from University of Rajasthan in 2006
Contact Information:
    Department of Energy Science and Engineering,
    IIT Bombay, Powai
    Mumbai 400 076, India,
    Email : pratibha@me.iitb.ac.in
    Phone (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) - 2576-7898
    Phone (Internal(R)) : 8898
    Office room no: ME 310D
    Fax: (0091 22) 2572 6875
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List of Publications:

Journal Publications:
  1. Kinetics of Hydrogen Absorption in obliquely deposited MmNi4.5Al0.5 Thin Films. I.P.Jain, M.Vashistha, P.Sharma, B.Devi, and

    Y.K.Vijay. Int.J.of Hydrogen Energy, 25 (2000) 523-529

  2. Hydrogen in FeTi Thin Films by ERDA with Ag 107 ions. I.P.Jain, B.Devi, P.Sharma, A.Williamson and Y.K.Vijay. Int.J.of Hydrogen

    Energy, 25 (2000) 517-521

  3. Electrical Conductivity of Ion Irradiated Ge20Se80-xBix thin films Pratibha Sharma, M. Vashistha, and I.P.Jain, Radiation

    Measurements, 36 (2003) 663-666

  4. Optical properties of irradiated Ge20Se80-xBix thin films Pratibha Sharma, M. Vashistha, I.P.Jain, Optical Materials, 27 (2004) 395

    - 398.

  5. Optical properties of Ge20Se80-xBix (x = 0, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) thin films Pratibha Sharma, M. Vashistha, I.P.Jain, Journal of

    Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials 7(5)(2005)2647-2654.

  6. A theoretical investigation of the optical properties of Ge20Se80-xBix thin films Pratibha Sharma, M. Vashistha, I.P.Jain,

    Chalcogenide Letters, 2(11) November 2005, 113 - 119.

  7. Theoretical investigation of the optical properties of Ge20Se80-xBix thin films Pratibha Sharma, M. Vashistha, I.P.Jain, Journal of

    Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 7(6)2005, 2963-2970.

  8. Electrical Conductivity and Thermoelectric Power of a-Ge20Se80-xBix Thin Films Pratibha Sharma, M.Vashistha, G.S.Okram and

    I.P.Jain, Journal of Electroceramics, (2006)16: 549-552.

  9. SHI silicide formation and surface morphology in the Co/Si system G. Agarwal, P.Sharma, I.P.Jain, Applied Surface Science, Volume

    253, Issue 3, 30 November 2006, Pages 1165-1169.

  10. Study of transport properties of Ni ion irradiated Ge20Se74Bi6 for different ion fluences. Pratibha Sharma, M. Vashistha, I.P.Jain,

    communicated to the Applied Surface Science.

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