Education

• MSc in Chemistry, Sofia University,1977.
• PhD in Chemistry, Université des Sciences and Technologies de Lille.

Research interests

Synthesis of novel polymer materials by plasma polymerization process, studying the composition, structure and properties of the obtained polymers in order to use them in various sensors, electroluminescent display structures, nanobiocomposites etc.

• Material science
• Thin films
• Organic Chemistry, Polymers Science
• Plasma polymerization
• Nanostructured materials
• Sensors
• Electroluminescent structures
• Nanobiocomposites

Selected Publications

• E. Radeva, K. Kolentsov, L. Yourukova, D. Zhechev, E. Dimova, Optical and photoluminescent properties of plasma polymer films used in electroluminescent display structures, J. of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 70, 169 (2009).
• E. Radeva , L. Yourukova , K. Kolentsov , B. Amov , St. Balabanov , D. Zhechev and V. Steflekova, Study on organosilicon plasma polymers implanted by carbon ions, 15-th International Summer Scool on Vacuum, Electron and Ion Technologies, IOP Publishing, J. of Physics: Conference Series 113 012041 (2008).
• K.M. Kolentsov, L.S. Yourukova, E.I. Radeva, Improved technology for AC HEL display structures – characteristics and application possibilities, Electrical Engineering and Elecronics, v. 42 (5-6), 29-32 (2007).
• E.I. Radeva, I.N. Martev, D.A. Dechev, N. Ivanov, V.N. Tsaneva, Z.H. Barber, Sensitivity to humidity of TiO2 thin films obtained by reactive magnetron sputtering, Surface & Coating Technology 201, pp. 2226-2229 (2006).
• K. Kolentsov, L. Yourukova, and E. Radeva, Digital Hybrid Electroluminescent Display - Preparation and Characteristics, Proc. of National Conference with International Participation "Electronics 2006", 1-2 June 2006, House of the Science and the Technics, Sofia, 1-2 June 2006, Sofia, 40-46.(in Bulgarian).