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Scientific interests:

• Non – traditional oxide glasses with the participation of SeO₂, TeO₂, MoO₃, ZnO – glassformation, structural characterization, thermal stability, optical properties;
• Sol – gel synthesis of amorphous and polycrystalline samples containing TiO₂, TeO₂, SeO₂, ZnO, B₂O₃, structural and optical characterization;
• Antibacterial and photocatalytic properties of composite powders obtained by sol-gel method;

Selected papers:

1. A. Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, R. Iordanova, Sv. Ganev, Y. Dimitriev,
   “Glass formation and structural studies of glasses  in the TeO₂-Bi₂O₃-Nb₂O₅-ZnO system”,
   J. Non – Cryst. Sol., 503-504 (2019) 224-231.     
2. A. Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, R. Iordanova, K.L. Kostov,
   “Synthesis, structure and properties of silver containing tellurite glasses”
   Mater. Res. Express, 6(12) (2019) pp. 125202.
3. A. Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, R. Iordanova, K. L. Kostov & V. Ganev, St. Yordanov, Y. Dimitriev,
   “Synthesis and structural characterization of a silver selenite molybdate glass”,
   J. Non – Cryst. Sol., 481 (2018) pp. 138-147.
4. R. Iordanova, A. Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, R. Gegova, Y. Dimitriev,
   “Sol-gel synthesis of composite powders in the TiO₂-TeO₂-SeO₂ system”,
   J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 79 (1) (2016) pp. 12-28.
5. R. Iordanova, R. Gegova, A. Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, Y. Dimitriev,
   “Sol-gel synthesis of composites in the ternary TiO₂-TeO₂-B₂O₃ system”,
   Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B, 56 (4) (2015) 128 – 138: PROC. VIII CONF. ON BORATE GLASSES, CRYSTALS AND MELTS, Pardubice, Czech Republic, 2014.

Teaching experience:

Until 2019 – Scientific Advisor to 4 Masters and 3 PhD students