Faculty

Professor Mona Jani obtained her PhD from Savitribai Phule Pune University in February 2010. Since 2010 she has been either a visiting scientist, postdoctoral researcher or faculty at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)-Germany, National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)-Taiwan, University of Campinas (UNICAMP)-Brazil, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB)- Czech Republic and Yachay Tech University (YT)-Ecuador. She has received several prestigious national and international fellowships to her credit. Before joining Ahmedabad University, She was an assistant researcher at Jagiellonian University (JU)-Poland.

Professor Mona Jani’s current primary area of research is Quantum-effect-based nanosensing and imaging using novel glass-diamond photonic approach. In this field, she is working on new approaches to attach diamond nanoparticles to various types of imaging glass optical fibers and studying their optically detected magnetic resonances with and without an applied magnetic field. She also works intensely on engineering hybrid nano materials and their physical property characterisations. She is also pursuing simultaneous spin relaxations and electrochemistry property changes of nanomaterials for nanosensing in flowing liquid medium inside microfluidic channels. Separately, she is continuing her research interest in nanomaterial-based water filters and wound healing applications.

In the domain of advanced carbon and magentic materials, she is doing studies related to nano materials structure and spectroscopic properties; superconductivity and magneto transport studies; advanced functional materials synthesis and surface modifications/functionalization’s by physical/chemical approaches, property study and applications. She has several instrument handling and characterisation expertise few listed here are spectroscopic techniques (infrared, Raman and photoluminescence); Magnetometry and Quantum information: Optically detected magnetic resonance and spin relaxations and confocal imaging; magnetism and magneto-transport (magnetisation vs temperature/field, magnetic relaxation, magnetic dynamics, four probe resistivity and magneto resistance).  

• Mona Jani*, Mariusz Mrózek, Anna M. Nowakowska, Patrycja Leszczenko, Wojciech Gawlik, Adam M. Wojciechowski, Role of high nitrogen-vacancy concentration on the photoluminescence and Raman spectra of diamond. Phys. Status Solidi A 16 (2022) 2200299.
• P. Czarnecka, Mona Jani*, S. Sengottuvel, M. Mrózek, P. Dąbczyński, A. Filipkowski, I. Kujawa, D. Pysz, W. Gawlik, and A. M. Wojciechowski, Magnetically-sensitive nanodiamond thin-films on glass fibers. Opt. Mater. Exp. 12 (2022) 444-457.
• Mona Jani*, Jose A. Arcos-Pareja, and Ming Ni, Engineered Zero-Dimensional Fullerene/Carbon Dots-Polymer Based Nanocomposite Membranes for Wastewater Treatment. Molecules 25 (1) (2020) 4934.
• J. Vavra, I. Rehor, T. Rendler, Mona Jani, J. Bednar, M. M. Baksh, A. Zappe, Joerg Wrachtrup, and P. Cigler, Supported Lipid Bilayers on Fluorescent Nanodiamonds: A Structurally Defined and Versatile Coating for Bioapplications. Adv. Funct. Mater. 28 (2018) 1803406.
• A. Chatterjee, E. Perevedentseva, Jani Mona, C.-Y. Cheng, Y.-S. Ye, and C.-L. Cheng: Antibacterial effect of ultrafine nanodiamond against gram-negative bacteria Escherichia Coli. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20 (5) (2015) 051014.
• J. Mona*, F. Bertram, R. J. Choudhary, S.N. Kale, and O.H. Seeck, Role of interface on La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 - Si junction properties. Appl. Sci. Lett. 1(2) (2015) 54-58.
• J. Mona, C.-J. Kuo, E. Perevedentseva, A.V. Priezzhev and C.-L. Cheng, Adsorption of human blood plasma on nanodiamond and its influence on activated partial thromboplastin time. Diamond and Related Materials, 39 (2013) 73-77.
• J. Mona, E. Perevedentseva, A. Karmenyan, H.-M. Liou, T.-Y. Kang, C.-L. Cheng, Tailoring of structure, surface and luminescence properties of nanodiamonds using rapid oxidative treatment. Journal of Applied Physics, 113 (2013) 114907.
• G. L. Huang, J. Mona, Y.L. Huang and V. Yeh, Nanowire assemblies of carbon containing mixed phase TiO2 and their visible light photocatalytic activities. Science of Advanced Materials, 5(10) (2013) 1-5
• E. Perevedentseva, Y.-C. Lin, Mona Jani and C.-L. Cheng, Biomedical applications of nanodiamonds in imaging and therapy. Nanomedicine, 8 (12) (2013) 2041-2060.
• J. Mona, J.-S. Tu, T.-Y. Kang, C.-Y. Tsai, E. Perevedentseva, and C.-L. Cheng, Surface modification of nanodiamond: photoluminescence and Raman studies. Diamond and Related Materials, 24 (2012) 134-138.
• Y.-C. Lin, L.-W. Tsai, E. Perevedentseva, H.-H. Chang, C.-H. Lin, D.-S. Sun, A. Lugovtsov, A. Priezzhev, M. Jani, and C.-L. Cheng, The influence of nanodiamond on the oxygenation states and micro rheological properties of human Red blood cells in-vitro. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 17 (10) (2012), 10151210.
• S. Kale, J. Mona, S. Dhobale, T. Thite, and S.L. Laware, Intra and inter-molecular crosslinked PVA borate complexes for sustained release of fertilizers and enzymes: approach to healthy plant growth and drug release. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 121 (2011) 2450-2457.
• J. Mona, V. Ganesan, R.J. Choudhary, D.M. Phase, and S.N. Kale, Substrate dependent morphologies of self-assembled nanocrystalline manganite films: an atomic force microscopy study. ICTP Preprint (Ref. IC/2009/030).
• J. Mona, S.N. Kale, R.J. Choudhary, and D.M. Phase, Role of substrate on the electrical properties of SnO2-La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Bilayers. Applied Physics Letters, 92 (2008) 142109.
• J. Mona, H. Mamgain, S. Jejurikar, R.R. Rawat, V. Ganesan, R.J. Choudhary, D.M. Phase, and S.N. Kale, Surface and transport studies on La0.7Ba0.3MnO3:SnO2 bilayer. Applied Surface Science, 254 (2008) 4808-4812.
• S.N. Kale, J. Mona, S.E. Lofland, S.D. Kulkarni, and S.B. Ogale, Anomalous microwave heating effects in Ce-doped La0.7Sr0.3MnO3: Possible role of grain boundary capacitative effects across cerium solubility limit. Applied Physics letters, 92 (2008) 012512.
• R. Rajagopal, J. Mona, R.S. Joshee, S.N. Kale, S. Pradhan, A.B. Gaikwad, and V. Ravi, La0.67Ce0.03Sr0.3MnO3-coupled microwave assisted ultra-fast synthesis of nanocrystalline Cobalt oxide and Bismuth oxide. Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 1511-1513.
• S. N. Kale, R. Rajagopal, J. Mona, D.P. Londhe, R.S. Joshee, T.C. Jagdale, C. Satyanarayana, and V. Ravi, Microwave assisted low temperature rapid synthesis of Manganite system using La0.67Ce0.03Sr0.3MnO3 mini-cavity furnace. Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 191-193.
• S. N. Kale, R. Rajagopal, A. Daundkar, J. Mona, P.S. Lahoti, R.S. Joshee, V. Ravi, S.D. Kulkarni, V. Samuel, Synthesis of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 at 800oC using citrate gel method. Ceramics International, 33 (2007) 1129-1132.
• R. Rajagopal, J. Mona, S.N. Kale, T. Bala, R. Pasricha, P. Poddar, BLV Prasad, M. Sastry, D.C. Kundaliya, and S.B. Ogale, La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanoparticles coated with fatty amine. Applied Physics Letters, 89 (2006) 023107.
• S. N. Kale, S. Arora, K. R. Bhayani, K. M. Paknikar, J. Mona, U.V. Wagh, S.D. Kulkarni, and S.B. Ogale, Cerium doping and stoichiometry control for biomedical use of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanoparticles: microwave absorption and cytotoxicity study. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 2 (2006) 217-221.
• J. Mona, S.N. Kale, A.B. Gaikwad, A.V. Murugan, and V. Ravi, Chemical Methods to Synthesize FeTiO3 Powders. Materials Letters, 60 (2006) 1425-1427.

Book Chapters

• Nanodiamond: a promising material for biomedical applications: E. Perevedentseva, J. Mona, C.-L Cheng: (Chapter 7); Applications of Nanomaterials edited by R.S. Chaughule and S.C. Watawe published by American Scientific Publishers, USA. ISBN: 1-58883-181- 7, January 2014. 1-19
• Biophysical interaction of Nanodiamonds with biological entities in-vivo: J. Mona, E. Perevedentseva, C.-L Cheng: (Chapter 8); Nanodiamond edited by Oliver A. Williams published by Royal Society of Chemistry, UK. ISBN: 978-1-84973-639-8, 2014, 170-194.
• Using Polymers to Enhance the Carbon Nanomaterial Biointerface: G. Pramanik, J. Neburkova, V. Vanek, Mona Jani, M. Kindermann, P. Cigler: (Chapter 2); Carbon Nanomaterials for Bioimaging, Bioanalysis and Therapy edited by Yuen Yung Hui, Huan-Cheng Chang, Haifeng Dong, Xueji Zhang published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. ISBN: 9781119373476, November 2018, 15-42.
• Electronic and spintronic devices using strongly correlated two dimensional semiconducting transition materials: Mona Jani (Chapter 3); Advances in highly correlated systems edited by Parvathy N, Wilfred Prellier, Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal published by River Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-8770224116, January 2022 (in press).

Publications in conference proceedings

• Mona J., Manganite nanoparticles: synthesis and applications. Proceedings of 54th DAE solid state physics symposium (DAE SSPS-2009) conference at Vadodara, India, December 2009, 54, 105-106.
• Mona J., R. Rajashree, P.S. Lahoti, R.S. Joshee, S.N. Kale, S.D. Kulkarni, and V. Ravi, Synthesis and characterization of doped manganite system at low temperature using novel citrate gel route. Proceedings of the national seminar on materials for advanced technologies (NASMAT-2006) conference at Kolhapur, India, 147-149.
• Mona Jani, Paulina Czarnecka, Adam Filipkowski, Saravanan Sengottuvel, Mariusz Mrózek, Paweł Dąbczyński, Ireneusz Kujawa, Dariusz Pysz, Wojciech Gawlik and Adam M. Wojciechowski, FND glass fiber interfaces and their optically detectable magnetic resonance studies (accepted). In IEEE xplore through Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP 2022), China

I have enjoyed my teaching experiences to date tremendously. Through my past academic experiences and interests have prepared me to teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses as well as special topics in the area of experimental condensed matter physics and materials science. My academic background makes me well-suited for teaching courses on electrodynamics, materials science, waves and optics, lasers, electricity and magnetism, spectroscopy, thin film technology, and nanomaterials. In addition to teaching, I have also had the pleasure of co-mentoring projects of four master’s and three graduate students, typically two to four academic quarters in length. As such, they are focused on spectroscopic properties of surface modified nanodiamond for bio-imaging, with their works published as journal publications.