Publications by authors named "Nikolay Minev"
Due to intensive crop cultivation, soil depletion has increased interest in intercropping, cover crops, and permanent land use. In our experiment, we investigated the effect of growing oats alone or together with vetch and green manure on the structure of the rhizosphere bacteriome. As a control, we used the bacteriome of bulk soil before sowing, during the growing season, and three months after green manure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe use of artificial fertilizers follows the intensification of agricultural production as a consequence of population growth, which leads to soil depletion, loss of organic matter, and pollution of the environment and production. This can be overcome by increasing the use of organic fertilizers in agriculture. In the present study, we investigated the effect of using vermicompost, biochar, mineral fertilizer, a combination of vermicompost and mineral fertilizer, and an untreated control on alluvial-meadow soil on the development of fodder winter barley L.
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- Researchers developed a two-step method to grow high-quality MoS nanoflakes using low-pressure chemical vapor deposition on sapphire substrates.
- The process involved synthesizing a MoS layer and then re-evaporating it at a higher temperature to create mono- or few-layer nanoflakes, confirmed by atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.
- The study highlighted the unique properties of MoS nanoflakes, including their response to polarized light, suggesting potential uses in advanced photodetectors.
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- The study focuses on the challenges of synthesizing PtSe layers on inexpensive substrates while ensuring high quality and controlled thickness.
- Researchers used a thermally assisted conversion method to grow these layers on soda lime glass, confirming the results through various analytical techniques.
- They demonstrated the potential of PtSe as transparent conductive layers in innovative devices, such as liquid crystal structures, paving the way for cost-effective optoelectronic applications.