Temenuga Hristova-Vasileva, PhD eng., Associate Professor

e-mail: teddie@issp.bas.bg

Habilitation in Condensed Matter Physics - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, "Georgi Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2017

PhD in Materials Science - University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2009

MSc. eng. in Semiconductor Materials and Technologies - University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2004

BSc. chem. eng. in Materials Science and Engineering - University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2003

2019 to present - Associate Professor - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies "Acad. Jordan Malinowski", Sofia, Bulgaria

2017 to present - Associate Professor - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, "Georgi Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria

2018 – 2019 - Chemist - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies "Acad. Jordan Malinowski", Sofia, Bulgaria

2013 – 2017 - Assistant Professor - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, "Georgi Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria

2010 – 2012 - Assistant - University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Sofia, Bulgaria

2008 – 2010 - Chemist - Scientific Research Centre of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Semiconductor thin films – preparation methods, morphology, structure and physical properties

Synthesis, glass-formation and phase equilibria in new multicomponent systems – physical properties of new glassy and crystalline semiconductors

Metamaterials - preparation, structure, morphology and optoelectronic properties of nanostructured metallic coatings

Sensors for registration of harmful contaminants in gas and liquid media - ion-selective electrodes, resistive sensors, QCM

Utilization of inorganic wastes

Publications: 89

50 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals with IF and SJR

20 research articles in non-refereed edited journals, published after peer-review

19 reports in conference proceedings published in full text after peer-review

Presentations in scientific events: 70

29 oral presentations

41 poster presentations

Mentor of 6 and tutor of 5 successfully graduated students of the specialties "Materials and Materials Science" (BSc degree) and "Semiconductor Materials and Technologies" (MSc degree), 9 BSc and 2 MSc of the Department of Non-Ferrous Metals and Semiconductor Technologies of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria.

One scholar year (2010-2011) of full teaching experience (lectures and experimental work (exercises)) with students in the Department of Non-Ferrous Metals and Semiconductor Technologies of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy. Total teaching hours – 442, as 124 lectures and 318 exercises (248 with BSc and 70 with MSc students).

1. "Nanoscale 5p – block metals and silver coatings for plasmonic applications" (KP-06-N388/05.12.2019), Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rosen Todorov, Funding organization: National Science Fund (Competition for financial support of basic research projects – 2019) – completed (2019-2023)
2. "Frequency assisted thermal evaporation in vacuum – a perspective method for topography change of thin films" (DFNP 160/13.05.2016), Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. eng. T. Hristova-Vasileva, Program for career development of young scientists of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Funding organization: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences through Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science – completed (2016-2017)
3. "Deposition of thin films during frequency impact on the substrate" (VK 03/2014), Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. eng. T. Hristova-Vasileva, Funding organization: "G. Nadjakov" Institute of Solid State Physics – completed (2014-2015)
4. "Surface morphology investigations of thin nanostructured films using scanning probe microscopy" (SMI-SPM), Project leaders: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irina Bineva (Bulgaria) and Prof. Dr. Biljana Pejova (Macedonia); Funding organizations: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Competition for Joint Scientific Projects under the Agreement on Scientific Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts) – completed (2013-2017)
5. "Characterization of new chalcogenide materials by scanning probe microscopy" (DMU 03-91/2011), Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irina Bineva, Funding organization: National Science Fund (National competition "Young Scientists 2011") – completed (2011-2013)
6. "New amorphous and glassy materials, based on Germanium, with application in sensorics" (DO 02-123/2008), Project leader: Prof. DSc eng. Venceslav Vassilev, Funding organization: National Science Fund (National competition "Stimulation of scientific research in state universities") – completed (2008-2011) 
7. "Humidity sensors based on new nanostructured metal-oxide and oxychalcogenide materials" (DO 02-148/2008), Project leader: Prof. Dr. eng. Toshko Nenov, Funding organization: National Science Fund (National competition "Stimulation of Scientific Research in State Universities") – completed (2008-2011)
8. "Synthesis, structure and properties of polycomponent ceramic systems, obtained by the method of controlled co-hydrolysis" (BM 05/2008), Project leaders: Prof. DSc eng. Venceslav Vassilev (Bulgaria) and Prof. DSc eng. Milosav Milosevski (Macedonia), Funding organization: National Science Fund (Funding competition for bilateral collaboration between the Republics of Bulgaria and Macedonia) – completed (2008-2010) 
9. "Nanolayered sensors based on new multicomponent chalcogenide glasses" (TN 1503/2005), Project leader: Prof. DSc eng. Venceslav Vassilev, Funding organization: National Science Fund (National competition of funding of scientific research, Section "Technical Sciences") – completed (2005-2008) 
10. "New materials based on metallurgical slag" (BM 07/2005), Project leaders: Prof. DSc eng. Venceslav Vassilev (Bulgaria) and Prof. DSc eng. Milosav Milosevski (Macedonia), Funding organization: National Science Fund (Funding competition for bilateral collaboration between the Republics of Bulgaria and Macedonia) – completed (2005-2007)

Bilateral projects for academic cooperation and exchange:

1. "Morphological and structural investigations of nanostructured and amorphous semiconductor films with application in microelectronics and sensorics", Foreign organization: National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies – IMT Bucharest, Romania, Project leaders: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irina Bineva (Bulgaria) and Prof. Dr. Adrian Dinescu (Romania) – completed (2016-2019) 
2. "Structure and optical properties of new semiconductor materials and structures with application in opto- and nanoelectronics", Foreign organization: Centre for Energy Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Project leaders: Prof. DSc Diana Nesheva-Slavova (Bulgaria) and Prof. DSc Peter Petrik (Hungary) – completed (2015-2018) 
3. "Investigation of thin films from various transparent conductive oxides (TCO) with application in solar energetics and optoelectronics", Foreign organization: Institute of Physical Chemistry “Ilie Murgulescu” of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, Project leaders: Prof. DSc Diana Nesheva-Slavova (Bulgaria) and Prof. Dr. Mariuca Gartner (Romania) – completed (2014-2017) 
4. "Nanostructured and amorphous semiconductor films for application in sensorics", Foreign organization: National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies – IMT Bucharest, Romania, Project leaders: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irina Bineva (Bulgaria) and Prof. Dr. Adrian Dinescu (Romania) – completed (2013-2016)

Union of Scientists in Bulgaria

1. T. Hristova-Vasileva, V. Vassilev, L. Aljihmani, S. Boycheva, Glass formation in the As2Se3-As2Te3-Sb2Te3 system, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 69 (2008) 2540-2543 
2. E. Fidancevska, V. Vassilev, T. Hristova-Vasileva, M. Milosevski, On a possibility for application of industrial wastes of metallurgical slag and TV-glass, J. Univ. Chem. Tech. Met. 44, 2 (2009) 189-196
3. T. Hristova-Vasileva, K. Petkov, V. Vassilev, A. Arnaudov, Piezoelectric crystal sensor for ammonia detection, in: Nanotechnological Basis for Advanced Sensors, Eds: J.R. Reithmaier et al., NATO Science for Peace and Security Series – B: Physics and Biophysics, Springer Science+Bussiness Media B.V., 2011, pp. 439-443
4. T. Hristova-Vasileva, I. Bineva, A. Dinescu, D. Arsova, D. Nesheva, “Cymatics” of selenium and tellurium films deposited in vacuum on vibrating substrates, Surf. Coat. Technol. 307 (2016) 542-546 
5. T. Hristova-Vasileva, I. Bineva, A. Dinescu, M. Danila, D. Arsova, As2Se3 thin films deposited by frequency assisted thermal evaporation – morphology and structure, J. Phys.: Conf. Series 794 (2017) 012015
6. T. Hristova-Vasileva, P. Petrik, D. Nesheva, Zs. Fogarassy, J. Lábár, S. Kaschieva, S. N. Dmitriev, K. Antonova, Influence of 20 MeV electron irradiation on the optical properties and phase composition of SiOx thin films, J. Appl. Phys. 123 (2018) 195303     
7. T. Hristova-Vasileva, I. Bineva, R. Todorov, A. Dinescu, C. Romanitan, In-depth evolution of tellurium films deposited by Frequency Assisted Thermal Evaporation in Vacuum (FATEV), J. Phys.: Conf. Series 1186 (2019) 012026              
8. R. Todorov, T. Hristova-Vasileva, V. Katrova, A. Atanasova, G. Milushev, Electronic structure and plasmonic activity in co-evaporated Ag-In bimetallic alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 897 (2022) 163253
9. R. Todorov, T. Hristova-Vasileva, V. Katrova, V. Strijkova, A. Atanasova, G. Milushev, Formation, structure, and optical performance of AgCd/Ag5Cd8 phases in thin film form, J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 34 (2023) 1093
10. R. Todorov, T. Hristova-Vasileva, V. Katrova, A. Atanasova, Silver and gold containing compounds of p-block elements as perspective materials for UV plasmonics, ACS Omega, 8, 16 (2023) 14321–14341