Dr. Sarita Yadav

Assistant Professor

Interest Area(s)

With a strong research background, Dr. Yadav has expertise in material synthesis, nanofabrication techniques such as electrospinning, and advanced electrochemical analysis methods. Her research spans electrode design, flexible current collectors, separator development, battery recycling using green solvents, and miniaturized energy storage devices. She is also well-versed in computational modeling, including Density Functional Theory (DFT).

Dr. Yadav has published extensively in high-impact international journals like Applied Energy, Electrochimica Acta, and the Journal of Energy Storage. Her work has received wide recognition, including the SERB-DST fellowship, a Best Poster Research Award from Indira Gandhi University, and a research grant under the VC Innovation Fund, The NorthCap University Gurugram.

An inventor as well, she holds a patent for a novel nanocomposite material for supercapacitor electrodes. In addition to her research, Dr. Yadav actively participates in the academic community as a reviewer for journals like Materials Science and Technology and Ionics. She has also contributed to multiple conferences and has played key organizational roles in international scientific events, including IMESD-2023 at IIT Roorkee.

Dr. Sarita Yadav continues to be at the forefront of sustainable energy research, aiming to bridge the gap between material science innovations and scalable green energy solutions.

Sarita Yadav is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the School of Basic and Applied Sciences, K.R. Mangalam University Gurugram. Earlier, she served as a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, and contributed to the prestigious cREATE project, which aims to develop cutting-edge rechargeable energy storage systems for sustainable transportation and electrification. She is a dedicated and innovative researcher specializing in electrochemical energy storage technologies, with a particular focus on supercapacitors and next-generation battery systems.

Dr. Yadav earned her Ph.D. in Applied Sciences from The NorthCap University, Gurugram, where her dissertation centered on the synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation of spinel cobaltite-based nanocomposite electrodes for supercapacitor applications. She holds a Master’s degree in Physics from Banasthali University and a Bachelor’s in Science from Kumaun University Nainital.

Bachelor of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics): Kumaun University Nainital, July 2008 – June 2011

         Master of Science (Physics): Banasthali University Rajasthan, July 2011

       – June 2013

         Ph.D., (Department of Applied Sciences): The NorthCap University,

         Gurugram, Haryana, July 2018- Sept 2023

  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, July 2023-March 2025
  1. Sarita Yadav, Yogesh Sharma,” Unravelling the potential of magnetic field in electrochemical energy storage: A review.” Applied Energy 383 (2025): 12534. (SCIE) (Web of Science), Scopus

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.125347 (I.F = 10.1)

  1. Sarita Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, Ambika Devi, and Abhimanyu Rana.” High-performance binder-free novel ZnCo2O4-TiN/Ni composite electrode for supercapacitor application” (under review) in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (I.F =3.1) (SCIE), Scopus
  2. Sarita Yadav, Darshika Sanjay Khone, Ritu Ritu, and Abhimanyu Rana. “Recent development in the materials and miniaturization of supercapacitors.” ChemNanoMat: e202400011, (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202400011. (I.F=3.8) (SCIE), Scopus
  3. Sarita Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, Ambika Devi, and Abhimanyu Rana. “Crystalline flower-like nickel cobaltite nanosheets coated with amorphous titanium nitride layer as binder-free electrodes for supercapacitor application.” Electrochimica Acta 437 (2023): 141526. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141526. (I.F=6.6) (SCIE) (SJR), Scopus
  4. Sarita Yadav, Abhimanyu Rana and Ambika Devi. “Electrochemical performance of NiCo2O4 nanospheres investigated for different current collectors as supercapacitor electrodes ”. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (2023): DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2023.111347. (I.F=4.3) (SCIE) (SJR), Scopus
  5. Sarita Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, and Ambika Devi. “A novel composite based on NiCo2O4@ NG/MnOOH nanorods for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes.” Journal of Energy Storage 56 (2022): 105949. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105949. (I.F=9.4) (SCIE), Scopus
  6. Sourav Ghosh, Sarita Yadav, Ambika Devi, and Tiju Thomas. “Techno-economic understanding of Indian energy-storage market: A perspective on green materials-based supercapacitor technologies.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 161 (2022): 112412. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112412. (I.F=16.3) (SCIE) (SJR), Scopus
  7. Sarita Yadav, and Ambika Sharma. “Importance and challenges of hydrothermal technique for synthesis of transition metal oxides and composites as supercapacitor electrode materials.” Journal of Energy Storage 44 (2021): 103295. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103295. (I.F=9.4) (SCIE) (SJR), Scopus
  8. Sarita Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, and Ambika Devi. “Hierarchical grass-like NiCo2O4 nanowires grown on nickel foam as a binder-free supercapacitor electrode.” Materials Today: Proceedings (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.08.240. Scopus
  9. Sarita Yadav, and Ambika Devi. “Recent advancements of metal oxides/Nitrogen-doped graphene nanocomposites for supercapacitor electrode materials.” Journal of Energy Storage 30 (2020): 101486. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2020.101486. (I.F=9.4) (SCIE) (SJR), Scopus
  1. Sarita Yadav and Ambika Sharma, “Electrochemical performance of NiCo2O4 nanospheres investigated for different current collectors as supercapacitor electrodes”, RAiSE-2021 DST, December 2-4, 2022, IIT Madras, India
  2. Sarita Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, Ambika Devi, “Hierarchical grass-like NiCo2O4 nanowires grown on Nickel foam as a Binder-free Supercapacitor electrode” ICAMCM-2022, June 17-18, 2022, JECRC Jaipur, India
  3. Sarita Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, Ambika Devi, “High-performance binder-free novel ZnCo2O4-TiN/Ni composite electrode for supercapacitor application”, IMESD-2023, December 7-10, 2023, IIT Roorkee, India
  4. Sarita Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, Ambika Devi, “Electrochemical Performance of Heterogeneous ZnCo2O4-TiN/Ni Electrode for Supercapacitor Application”, SEED-2024, February8- 9, 2024, IGU Meerpur University, Haryana, India (Won Best Presentation Award)

PROJECTS

  1. “Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of NiCo2O4@MnO2/N-doped graphene as composite electrode material for supercapacitor applications” under VCIF, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, from October 2019 to October 2020.PI: Sarita Yadav, Dr. Ambika Sharma, Dr. Aditya Sharma
  2. “Centre For Rechargeable Energy Storage systems for Augmenting Transportation and Electrification (cREATE)” under SERB-DST, New Delhi, from September 2023 to September 2024

PI: Prof. Yogesh Sharma (IIT Roorkee) Research Associate: Dr. Sarita Yadav

PATENT

Sarita Yadav, NOVEL NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR SUPERCAPACITORELETRODES AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF

Application No.202211046005 A Date of filing of Application:

12/08/2022Publication Date:

09/09/2022

INDIA