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Created 11.03.2013
Updated 3.11.2025

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Biography
PETAR STEFANOV STEFANOV
04.03.1941 – 28.02.2013

Born in Boshulya vilage, Pazardjik District

Education

Petar Stefanov studied secondary school in Sofia up to 1958. Georgi Tomalevski was his teacher in physics

Petar Stefanov graduated physics at the Sofia University (1960–1967). Georgi Nadjakov, Milko Borissov, Pavel Markov and Emil Djakov were his professors there. He prepared diploma work "Device for measuring the thickness of thin films during their deposition in a vacuum"

Professional experience

Petar Stefanov was technologist. He worked under leadership of Prof. Jordan Kasabov. Later on he was manager in the Institue of Microelectronics and some companies in Bulgaria

Petar Stefanov was the ouner of ISMA Ltd since 1990

Awards

Member Fellow of the Society of the Physicists in Bulgaria from 16 January 1999

He was awarded with the medal "Georgi Nadjakov" of the Institute of Solid State Physics - BAS

Publications

She made 8 patents and many publications

  1. T. Novakovic, B. Grbic, N. Radic, B. Grbic, B. Markovic, T. Marinova, P.Stefanov, D.Stoychev, Oxidation of n-hexane over Pt and Cu-Co oxide catalysts supported on a thin-film zirconia/stainless steel carrier, Catalysis Communications, 9 (6) 1111-1118 (2008)

  2. T. Novakovic, N. Radic, B. Grbic, D. Stoychev, P. Stefanov, T. Marinova, Preparation of ZrO2 and Al2O3 thin films on stainless steel by spray pyrolysis, Materials Science Forum (555) 321-326 (2007)

  3. D. Nikolova, E. Stoyanova, D. Stoychev, P. Stefanov, Ts. Marinova, Anode behaviour of stainless steel covered with an electrochemically deposited Ce2O3–CeO2 film, Surface and Coatings Technology (201) 1559-1567 (2006)

  4. E. Stoyanova D. Nikolova, D. Stoychev, P. Stefanov, Ts. Marinova, Effect of Al and Ce oxide layers electrodeposited on OC4004 stainless steel on it’s corrosion characteristics in acid media, Corrosion Sci., 48 (12) 4037-4052 (2006)

  5. P. Stefanov, N. Minkovski, I. Balchev, Ts. Marinova, XPS studies of short pulse laser interaction with copper, Applied Surface Science, 253 (3) 1046-1050 (2006)

  6. I. Avramova, P. Stefanov, D. Nicolova, D. Stoychev, Ts. Marinova, Characterization of nanocomposite CeO2-Al2O3 coatings electrodeposited on stainless steel, Composites Science and Technology (65) 1663-1667 (2005)

  7. B. Grbic, N. Radic, P. Stefanov, D. Stoychev, Ts. Marinova, Influence of manganese oxide on the activity of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts for CO and n-hexane oxidation, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (64) 51-56 (2005)

  8. A. Michaylova, A. Tsanev, P. Stefanov, D. Stoychev, Ts. Marinova, Characterization and reactivity of Pt/Al2O3/SS thin films, React. Kinet. Catal. Lett., 84 (1) 121-127 (2005)

  9. P. Stefanov, I. Avramova, D. Stoychev, N. Radic, B. Grbic, Ts. Marinova, Characterization and catalytic activity of Cu-Co spinel thin film catalysts, Appl. Surf. Sci. (245) 65–72 (2005)

  10. P. Stefanov, A. Mihaylova, D. Stoychev, B. Grbic, N. Radic, Ts. Marinova, Application of electrochemically deposited alumina films as catalyst support, Compt. Rend. Acad. Bulg. Sci., 58 (10) 1183-1186 (2005)

  11. P. Stefanov, D. Stoychev, A. Aleksandrova, D. Nikolova, G. Atanasova, Ts. Marinova, Compositional and structural characterization of alumina coatings deposited electrochemically on stainless steel, Appl. Surf. Sci. (235) 80-85 (2004)

  12. P. Stefanov, G. Atanasova, D. Stoychev, Ts. Marinova, Electrochemical deposition of CeO2 on ZrO2 and Al2O3 thin films formed on stainless steel, Surface and Coatings Technology (180-181) 446-449 (2004)

  13. D. Stoychev, P. Stefanov, D. Nikolova, A. Aleksandrova, G. Atanasova, Ts. Marinova, Preparation of Al2O3 thin films on stainless steel by electrochemical deposition, Surface and Coatings Technology (180-181) 441-445 (2004)

  14. D. Stoychev, I. Valov, P. Stefanov, G. Atanasova, M. Stoycheva, Ts. Marinova, Electrochemical growth of thin La2O3 films on oxide and metal surfaces, Materials Science and Engineering C (23) 123-128 (2003)

  15. D. Stoychev, P. Stefanov, D. Nikolova, I. Valov, Ts. Marinova, Chemical Composition and Corrosion Resistance of Passive Chromate Films Formed on Stainless Steeles 616L and 1,4301, Mater. Chem. Phys. (73) 252-258 (2002)

  16. D. Stoychev, P. Stefanov, M. Stoycheva, D. Nikolova, Ts. Marinova, Characterisation of the Structure and Composition of Stainless Steel 316L after Electrochemical Roughening, Trans. Inst. Metal Finishing (England), 78 (2) 67-70 (2000)

  17. P. Stefanov, D. Stoychev, I. Valov, A. Kakanakova-Georgieva, Ts. Marinova, Electrochemical Deposition of Thin Zirconia Films on Stainless Steel 316 L, Mater. Chem. Phys. (65) 222-225 (2000)

  18. P. Stefanov, D. Stoychev, M. Stoycheva, Ts. Marinova, Chromium Oxide Eilms Chemically Formed on Stainless Steel 316L, Mater. Chem. Phys. (65) 212-215 (2000)

  19. P. Stefanov, D. Stoychev, M. Stoycheva, J. Ikonomov, Ts. Marinova, XPS and SEM Characterisation of Zirconia Thin Films Prepared by Electrochemical Deposition, Surface and Interface Analysis (30) 628-631 (2000)

  20. P. Stefanov, Ts. Marinova, HREELS study of the interaction of oxygen with a Mo(111) surpace, Surface Science, 200 (1) 26–34 (1988)

  21. Ts. Marinova, P. Stefanov, Adsorption and thermal evolution of acetylene on a Cu(100) surface, Surface Science, 191 (1) 66-74 (1987)

  22. Ts. Marinova, P. Stefanov, N. Neshev, Interaction of oxygen with a Mo(111) surface, Surface Science Letters, 164 (1) 196-208 (1985)

References

  1. К. Коленцов, Г. Камишева, Успешен бизнес в областта на съвременната приложна физика в България, Разпространение и развитие на физико-математическите знания в България, ИФТТ, София (2007) с. 168-170

  2. К. Коленцов, Радетелят на приложната и инженерна физика Петър Стефанов навърши 70 години, Светът на физиката, кн. 1, с. 97 (2012)

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