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Contact information:

Email: nhde@chem.uni-sofia.bg

Phone: +35928161325

Office: 217

Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University,

1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1164 Sofia, BULGARIA

 

Education

2015 – Ph.D. in Chemical science 4.2. Chemical science (Inorganic Chemistry)

2010 – Master in Enviromental Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

2008 – Bachelor in Chemistry, Profile: Analytical Chemistry, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

 

Academic career:

2015 - Chief Assistant, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Farmacy of Sofia University "St. Kliment. Ohridski"

2013 - Assistant, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Farmacy of Sofia University "St. Kliment. Ohridski"

2011 - Member of the Laboratory of Chemistry of Rare Earth Elements

 

Research interests:

  • Synthesis and characterization of lanthanoid complexes with organic ligands based on phenanthrolines and betadiketonates
  • Synthesis and investigation of sensing properties of lanthanoid metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) for detection of pollutants in water
  • Synthesis and study of the catalytic action of lanthanoid metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) for the degradation of pollutants in water

 

Selected Publications:

  • Denitsa Elenkova, Yana Dimitrova, Martin Tsvetkov, Bernd Morgenstern, Maria Milanova, Dimitar Todorovsky, Joana Zaharieva, Investigation of the Sensing Properties of Lanthanoid Metal–Organic Frameworks (Ln-MOFs) with Terephthalic Acid, Molecules, vol:29, issue:15, 2024, doi:10.3390/molecules29153713
  • Boris Borrisov, Martin Tsvetkov, Tsvetan Zahariev, Denitsa Elenkova, Bernd Morgenstern, Deyan Dimov, Rositsa Kukeva, Natasha Trendafilova, Ivelina Georgieva, Effect of Pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate Ligand on the Luminescence Properties of Heteroligand Samarium and Europium Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Study, Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00134
  • Martin Tsvetkov, Denitsa Elenkova, Mihail Kolarski, Rumen Lyapchev, Bernd Morgenstern, Vladimira Videva, Joana Zaharieva, Maria Milanova, Synthesis, crystal structure and luminescence properties of two novel Tb(III) complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives as ligands, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.138768
  • D Elenkova, D Gagashev, E Encheva, M Tsvetkov, Effect of different lanthanide ions on the catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate with lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) with terephthalic acid, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2024, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1305/1/012013
  • Julia Romanova, Rumen Lyapchev, Mihail Kolarski, Martin Tsvetkov, Denitsa Elenkova, Bernd Morgenstern, Joana Zaharieva, Molecular Design of Luminescent Complexes of Eu(III): What Can We Learn from the Ligands, Molecules, vol:28, issue:10, 2023, pages:4113-0, doi:10.3390/molecules28104113

 

Research and teaching mobility:

  • In Saarland University, Saarbrucken, Germany

2 month internship June 2011-August 2011 in the group of Coordination Chemistry, Research director: Associate Professor Kaspar Hegetschweiler, Ph.D. Advisor: Bernd Morgenshtern, Ph.D

  • In Molecular Biophysics, CNRS – Orleans, France

2 month internship June 2012-August 2012 in the group Luminescent lanthanide compounds, optical spectroscopy and bioimaging, Research director: Associate Professor Stephane Petoud, Ph.D, Advisor: Svetlana Eliseeva, Ph.D

 

Research/educational projects:

  • “New nanocomposite materials based on mixed metal oxides of d- and f-elements as purification catalysts in Fenton-like reactions” Project 70-123-486, NextGenerationEU, Member of the research team; 2023-2025
  • “High Selective Luminescent Sensors Based on Stable Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks (Ln-MOFs) for Detection of Water Pollutants”, Project KP-06-N69/6, National Fund of Science, Coordinator of the research; team: 2022-2025
  • “Synthesis and investigation of sensing properties of lanthanoid metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs)” Project 80-10-7 , MES, National Fund of Science, Coordinator of the research; team: 2022
  • “Molecular design of photoactive metal-containing systems with promising applications” Project KP-06-N59/6, National Fund of Science, Member of the research team; 2021-2024
  • “Antenna effects in coordination of lanthanide ions to photoactive molecules quinoline and imidazoquinoline derivatives as bi- and tridentate” Project KP-06-N39/6, National Fund of Science, Member of the research team; 2021-2024
  • “Fluorescent complexes of lanthanoid ions with phenanthroline derivatives as ligands - synthesis and characterization” Project 80-10-50, MES, National Fund of Science, Coordinator of the research; team: 2021
  • “Trapping of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes with Boron Derivatives” Project 80-10-149, MES, National Fund of Science, Member of the research team , 2021
  • “Physicochemical characteristics of new crystal structures of molybdates of the type Ln2 (MoO4) 3 (Ln = La, Gd, Lu), determined by the modification with Sm, Tb and Dy” Project KP-06-M39/3, National Fund of Science, Coordinator of the research; team: 2020-2022
  • “Synthesis and characterization of new materials for white LEDs based on Gd2 (MoO4)3 modified with lanthanide ions” Project 80-10-153 , MES, National Fund of Science, Member of the research team , 2019
  • “Clean technologies for a sustainable environment - water, waste, energy for a circular economy", Project: BG05M2OP001-1.002-0019, financed by the Operational Program "Science and Education for Smart Growth, Member of the research team; 2018-2023

 

Teaching:

Seminars and practical classes in "General and inorganic chemistry" and "Chemistry of elements" - all specialties of Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Biology

"Properties and modern applications of rare earth elements" - optional undergraduate course

"Materials based on rare earth elements" - optional master's course for the master's program Inorganic and hybrid materials for modern technologies.

 

Councils and panels:

Member of the mandate committee of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

 

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07/19/2024 01:32 pm


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