Education

• Ph.D., Nanotechnology Engineering - Nanomaterials (2022)

  University of Tehran, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy

  Thesis: Investigation on BiVO₄ Nanophotocatalyst Performance in Photodegradation of Organic Pollutants

  Supervisor: Prof. Saeed Sheibani

  GPA: 4.38/5

• M.Sc., Nanotechnology Engineering - Nanomaterials (2016)

  Sharif University of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

  Thesis: Production and Characterization of p-n junction TiO₂-NiO Nanophotocatalyst in order to improve the efficiency of photocatalytic activity.

  Supervisor: Prof. Khatiboleslam Sadrnezhaad

  GPA: 4.15/5.

• B.Sc., Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (2013)

  Karaj Islamic Azad University

  Thesis: Study on Microstructures and Applications of Silver-based Brazing Alloys.

  Supervisor: Dr. Mehrdad Abbasi.

Work Experiences

• Research Assistant (2021 – 2022)

  University of Tehran, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering School, Extractive Metallurgy Lab,

  Iran, Tehran

• Researcher (Scientific Stay, 2019 – 2020)

  FEMTO-ST Institute, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté,

  France, Montbeliard

Publications

• Bakhtiarnia, S., Sheibani, S., Nadi, A., Aubry, E., Sun, H., Briois, P., & Arab Pour Yazdi, M. (2023). Preparation of sputter-deposited Cu-doped BiVO₄ nanoporous thin films comprised of amorphous/crystalline heterostructure as enhanced visible-light photocatalyst. Applied Surface Science, 608, 155248.

  10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155248

• Bakhtiarnia, S., Sheibani, S., Aubry, E., Sun, H., Briois, P., & Arab Pour Yazdi, M. (2022). One-step preparation of Ag-incorporated BiVO₄ thin films: plasmon-heterostructure effect in photocatalytic activity enhancement. Applied Surface Science, 580, 152253.

  10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.152253

• Bakhtiarnia, S., Sheibani, S., Billard, A., Sun, H., Aubry, E., & Yazdi, M. A. P. (2021). Enhanced photocatalytic activity of sputter-deposited nanoporous BiVO₄ thin films by controlling film thickness. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 879, 160463.

  10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160463

• Bakhtiarnia, S., Sheibani, S., Billard, A., Aubry, E., Arab Pour Yazdi, M. (2022). Deposition of nanoporous BiVO₄ thin-film photocatalyst by reactive magnetron sp sputtering: Effect of total pressure and substrate. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 32(3), 957-971.

  10.1016/S1003-6326(22)65846-1

• Bakhtiarnia, S., Sheibani, S., Billard, A., Aubry, E., Sun, H., & Yazdi, M. A. P., (2022). Investigation of post-annealing treatment effect on film properties of sputter-deposited BiVO₄, nanoporous photocatalyst. Journal of Ultrafine Grained and Nanostructured Materials.

  10.22059/JUFGNSM.2022.02.01

Conferences

• Bakhtiarnia, S., Sheibani, S., Billard, A., Aubry, E., & Yazdi, M. A. P., (2021, November 6-7). Nanoporous BiVO₄ Thin Film Deposition by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering. The 8th International Biennial Conference on Ultrafine Grained and Nanostructured Materials (UFGNSM2021), Tehran, Iran.
• Bakhtiarnia, S., Sheibani, S., Aubry, E., Briois, P., & Yazdi, M. A. P., (2021, October 13-14). Reactive magnetron sputtered BiVO₄ thin-film as an efficient visible light photocatalyst. The 8th international color and coating congress (ICCC 2021), Tehran, Iran.

Qualifications

• Lab Experiences

  • Physical Vapor Deposition
    • Reactive Magnetron Sputtering (Ag/Cu-Doped BiVO₄, TiO₂ Thin Films)
  • Nanomaterial Synthesis
    • High Energy Ball Milling (Ag/Cu-Doped BiVO₄)
    • Dry Impregnation (Ni-Doped TiO₂, NiTiO₃)
    • Microwave (Graphene, TiO₂/Graphene Nanocomposite)
    • Muffle, Tube and Vacuum Furnace
  • Characterizations
    • Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy
    • Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
    • X-ray Diffraction (X'Pert Software for data analysis)
    • UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy
    • Temperature Analysis
      • Differential Scanning Calorimetry
      • Thermogravimetry
      • Temperature Programming Reduction/ Desorption/ Oxidation
    • Brunauer-Emmett-Teller
    • Gas Chromatography (TCD Detector)
    • Profilometer
    • Ultrasonic
  • Photocatalytic Experiments
    • Photodegradation of Organic Pollutions (Dye and Phenolic Compounds)
    • Scavengers of Reactive Agents

• Computer Skills

  • Python Programming
  • HTML/CSS/JS
  • Designing and Editing in Adobe Software (Premiere, Photoshop, etc.)
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.)
  • Linux
  • Experience in Matlab

• Language Skills

  • Persian: Native
  • English: Fluent
  • French: Advanced

Research Interests

• Photocatalysis and Nanomaterials for Clean Energy:

  Development of novel photocatalytic nanomaterials for sustainable water treatment and energy conversion applications.

• Physical Vapor Deposition and Thin Films:

  Investigating the role of physical vapor deposition techniques in fabricating high-performance thin films with tailored properties for photocatalysis and optoelectronic devices.

• Materials Modeling:

  Utilizing computational modeling techniques like Density Functional Theory (DFT) to understand and predict the structure-property relationships of photocatalytic materials.

Honors and Awards

• Ranked 8th among more than 8000 participants in National Entrance Exam of Nanomaterials Engineering for Master's Degree in 2014.
• Ranked 9th among more than 250 participants in National Entrance Exam of Nanotechnology for Doctoral Degree in 2016.

Certifications

• Welding Inspection I [training from Nazeran Yekta Co. certified by American Welding Society and Iranian National Standard Organization.]
  • Instructor: Dr. Hamed Sabet.
  • Supervisor: Abdolvahab Adab Avazeh.
• Python Programming, Online Advanced Course, Maktabkhooneh.
  • Instructor: Jadi Mirmirani

General Skills

• Sound and Film Editing
• Photography and Graphic Design