1. 1. Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of nanostructured metal/conducting polymer composites for catalytic applications - bilateral project with the Free University of Brussels, Belgium (2005-2006).

2. Polymer and metal-polymer nanostructured materials for sensor applications - bilateral project with the Institut für Analytische Chemie, Chemo- und Biosensorik, Universität Regensburg, Germany (2005-2006).

1. Conducting polymer and metal modified polymer layers for electrochemical sensing of bioactive substances - national project supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (2004-2007)

2. Nanoscale phenomena and nanostructures in bulk and surface phases,
NANOPHEN - FP6 European project (2005-2008)

- Co-organizer of CMPG
- Deputy Coordinator of the FP6 European Project "NANOPHEN"
- President of the Chemical Section of the Humboldt-Union, Bulgaria (2004-2006)
- Co-organizer of SK-SSW'2005
- Co-organizer of SLNW'2006

Electrochemical formation of conducting polymers:

1. Electrochemical formation and stability of polyaniline films
V. Tsakova and A. Milchev, Electrochim. Acta, 36 (1991), 1579

2. Nucleation, growth and branching of polyaniline from microelectrode experiments
K. Bade, V. Tsakova and J.W. Schultze, Electrochim. Acta, 37 (1992), 2255

3. Growth of polyaniline films under pulse potentiostatic conditions
V. Tsakova, A. Milchev and J.W. Schultze, J. Electroanal. Chem., 346 (1993), 85

4. Application of models for nucleation and growth to the electrochemical formation of conducting polymer films
V. Tsakova and J.W.Schultze, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 27 (1994), 138

5. Effect of anions on the electrochemical formation of polyaniline films
V.Tsakova, Thin Films and Phase Transition on Surfaces, Proceedings of the Second
EWSSW"96, Ed. by M.Michailov, Sofia, 1996.

6. Elektrochemische Polymerisation von Thiophenderivaten aus kolloidaler Loesung
S. Winkels, V. Tsakova, J. W. Schultze in "Elektrochemische Reaktionstechnik und Synthese", GDCh Monographie Bd.14, herausg. J. Russow, Frankfurt am Main, 1998, p.517-523.

7. Electrochemical formation of polyethylenedioxithiophene in aqueous micellar solution
S.Winkels, V.Tsakova, J.W.Schultze , Electrochemical Society Proceedings Volume, 98-26, p. 97-104, 1999.

8. Anodic polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene from aqueous microemulsions
V. Tsakova, S. Winkels and J. W. Schultze, Electrochimica Acta, 46(2001), 759

9. Composition of the microemulsion and its influence on the polymerization and redox activation of PEDOT
C. Stromberg, V. Tsakova and J.W. Schultze, J.Electroanal. Chem. 547(2003) 125-133.

10. UV Cu+ Ne-CuBr laser for material processing
N. K. Vuchkov, K. A. Temelkov, M. S. Ilieva, V. T. Tsakova, N.V.Sabotinov
Proceedings International Symposium LTL 2005, 2005, p. 334-338.

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Metal deposition in conducting polymer layers:

1. Nucleation of silver on a polyaniline-coated platinum electrode
V. Tsakova and A. Milchev, Electrochim. Acta, 36 (1991), 1151

2. Electrochemical deposition of copper in polyaniline films - number density and spatial distribution of deposited metal clusters
V. Tsakova, D. Borissov, Electrochemistry Communications, 2 (2000), 511.

3. Crystallization kinetics of Pd in composite films of PEDT
V. Tsakova, S. Winkels and J. W. Schultze, J. Electroanal. Chem., 500(2001), 574

4. Electrosynthesis and analytical characterisation of nanostructured copper-polypyrrole thin films
N. Cioffi, L. Torsi, I. Losito, C. Di Franco, I. De Bari, L. Chiavarone, G. Scamarcio,
V. Tsakova, L. Sabbatini, P.G. Zambonin, J. Mater. Chem., 11 (2001), 1434-1440

5. Role of polymer synthesis conditions for the copper electrodeposition in polyaniline
V. Tsakova, D. Borissov, S. Ivanov, Electrochemistry Communications, 3(2001) 312-316.

6. Electrochemical incorporation of copper in polyaniline layers
V. Tsakova, D. Borissov, B. Ranguelov, Ch. Stromberg and J.W. Schultze,Electrochimica Acta, 46(2001) 4213-4222.

7. Influence of metal anion complexes on the incorporation of metal particles in polyaniline. Part. I.The copper citrate complex
S.Ivanov and V.Tsakova, J. Applied Electrochem., 32(2002), 701-707

8. Influence of metal anion complexes on the incorporation of metal particles in polyaniline. Part II. The copper oxalate complex
S.Ivanov and V.Tsakova, J. Applied Electrochem., 32(2002) 709-715

9. Electrochemical and surface structural characterization of chemically and electrochemically synthesized polymer layers - a comparison
S. Ivanov, P. Mokreva, V. Tsakova, L. Terlemezyan, Thin Solid Films, 441(2003) 44-49.

10. Silver electrocrystallization at polyaniline-coated electrodes
S. Ivanov and V. Tsakova, Electrochim. Acta, 49 (2004), 913.

11. Copper modified poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Galvanostatic experiments
M. Ilieva and V. Tsakova, Synthetic Metals, 141(3) (2004) 281.

12. Copper modified poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Potentiostatic experiments
M. Ilieva and V. Tsakova, Synthetic Metals, 141(3) (2004) 287.

13. Copper electrocrystallization in PEDOT in presence and absence of copper-polymer stabilized species
M. Ilieva and V. Tsakova, Electrochim. Acta, 50 (2005) 1669.

14. Electroless versus electrodriven deposition of silver crystals in polyaniline. Role of silver anion complexes
S. Ivanov and V. Tsakova, Electrochim. Acta, 50 (2005) 5616.

15. Electrochemical formation and copper modification of poly-o-methoxyaniline
L. Komsiyska, Ts. Tsacheva, V. Tsakova, Thin Solid Films, 493 (2005) 88.

16. Electrochemical formation of bi-metal (copper - palladium) electrocatalyst supported on poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene
M. Ilieva, V. Tsakova, W. Erfurth, Electrochim. Acta, 52 (2006) 816-824.

17. Electrochemical formation and characterization of thin mono-(TiO2-PANI) and bi-(PANI/TiO2-PANI) layers
S. Ivanov, M. Ilieva, V. Tsakova, in "Nanostructured materials in electroplating", Ed. by D. Stoychev, E. Valova, I. Krastev and N. Atanassov, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2006, ISBN- 10:954-07-2378-7.

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Electrochemical nucleation and growth of metals:

1. Probabilistic aspects of mercury electrodeposition on a platinum single crystal cathode I
A. Milchev and V. Tsakova, Electrochim. Acta, 30 (1985), 133

2. Temperature dependence of the nucleation rate of mercury on a platinum single crystal electrode
V. Tsakova and A. Milchev, J. Electroanal. Chem., 197 (1986), 359

3. Effect of substrate transformations on the kinetics and thermodynamics of electrochemical phase formation
A. Michev, V. Tsakova, T. Chierchie, K. Juettner, W.J. Lorenz, Electrochim. Acta, 31 (1986), 971

4. Comparative studies of electrochemical phase formation by amperometric and microscopic methods. Part I. Nucleation kinetics in dilute solution of mercury nitrate
V. Tsakova and A. Milchev, J. Electroanal. Chem., 235 (1987), 237

5. Comparative studies of electrochemical phase formation by amperometric and microscopic methods. Part II. Nucleation kinetics in presence of surfactants
V. Tsakova and A. Milchev, J. Electroanal. Chem., 235 (1987), 249

6. Influence of electrolyte acidity on the nucleation kinetics of silver and mercury on platinum
E. Michailova, V. Tsakova, A. Milchev, Commun. Chem. Bulg. Acad. Sci.,20 (1987), 537

7. Electrochemical nucleation of mercury on platinum in presence of organic additives
V. Tsakova, M. Kjuchukova and A. Milchev, J. Applied Electrochem. 19 (1989), 819

8. Probabilistic aspects of mercury electrodeposition on a platinum single crystal cathode - II
V. Tsakova and A. Milchev, Electrochim. Acta 35 (1990), 339

9. Theory of progressive nucleation and growth accounting for the ohmic drop in the electrolyte - I
A. Milchev and V. Tsakova, J. Applied Electrochem., 21 (1990), 170

10. Electrochemical growth of spherical clusters in the case of one depositing and arbitrary number of non-depositing ions
V.Tsakova and A.Milchev, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 29 (1996/7), 444.

11. Spatial distribution of electrochemically deposited clusters: a simulation study
V.Tsakova and A.Milchev, J. Electroanal. Chem., 451 (1998), 211. (top of page)

Organic and inorganic/organic composite materials for sensing applications:

1. Conductometric transducing in electrocatalytical sensors: Detection of ascorbic acid
S. Ivanov, V. Tsakova, V. Mirsky, Electrochem. Commun. 8(4) (2006) 643-646.

2. Ascorbic acid oxidation at non-modified and copper-modified polyaniline and poly-ortho-methoxyaniline coated electrodes
L. Komsiyska and V. Tsakova, Electroanalysis, 18 (8) (2006) 807-813.

3. Gold nanoparticles in non-enzymatic electrochemical detection of sugars
F. Kurniawan, V. Tsakova, V. Mirsky, Electroanalysis, 18 (2006) 1937-1942

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