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Todor Vuchkov obtained his Joint Master of Science degree in Tribology of Surfaces and Interfaces (120 ECTS) in 2017 by Lulea Tekniska Universitet, University of Ljubljana, University of Leeds and University of Coimbra. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (240 ECTS) in 2013 by Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Coimbra in September of 2020 . Is a Researcher in Instituto Pedro Nunes-Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia. Participated in the publication of 15 articles in scientific journals with impact factor. Works in the area of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Mechanical Engineering and Tribology.
Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Todor Vuchkov
Data de nascimento
1990/10/16
Género
Masculino

Nomes de citação

  • Vuchkov, Todor

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
4613-46E5-E14B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3610-5862

Domínios de atuação

  • Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias - Engenharia Mecânica

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Macedónio (Idioma materno)
Português Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador elementar (A2) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador elementar (A1)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2017/10/01 - 2020/09/25
Concluído
Engenharia Mecânica (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"UPSCALE OF MAGNETRON SPUTTERED TMD BASED THIN FILMS FOR TRIBOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS " (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
2017
Concluído
Master of Science in Tribology of Surfaces and Interfaces (Mestrado)
Lulea Tekniska Universitet, Suécia
"Tribological studies on multifunctional hardfacings for friction control at high temperatures" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
9.093/10
2013
Concluído
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (240 ECTS) (Bacharelato)
Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedónia
"BASIC DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF HYBRID ELECRTIC VEHICLES AND CONTROL STRATEGY OF SERIES-PARALLEL DRIVETRAIN" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
8.58/10
Percurso profissional

Ciência

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento
Empregador
2021/01/01 - Atual Investigador (Investigação) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2017/11/01 - Atual Investigador (Investigação) Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal

Outros

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento
Empregador
2014/08/01 - 2015/08/01 Process Engineer Tikves Winery Macedonia, Macedónia
Projetos

Bolsa

Designação Financiadores
2017/11/01 - 2020/11/01 Up-scale of magnetron sputtering deposition processes for TMD-based solid lubricant coatings
721642
Investigador
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
European Union
Em curso
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. Vuchkov, Todor. "A revised interpretation of the mechanisms governing low friction tribolayer formation in alloyed-TMD self-lubricating coatings". Applied Surface Science 571 (2022): 151302-151302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151302.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151302
  2. Edgar Carneiro; Nuno M. G. Parreira; Todor Vuchkov; Albano Cavaleiro; Jorge Ferreira; Martin Andritschky; Sandra Carvalho. "Cr-Based Sputtered Decorative Coatings for Automotive Industry". Materials 14 19 (2021): 5527-5527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14195527.
    10.3390/ma14195527
  3. Jorge Caessa; Todor Vuchkov; Talha Bin Yaqub; Albano Cavaleiro. "On the Microstructural, Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Mo-Se-C Coatings and Their Potential for Friction Reduction against Rubber". Materials 14 6 (2021): 1336-1336. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14061336.
    10.3390/ma14061336
  4. Todor Vuchkov; Talha Bin Yaqub; Albano Cavaleiro. "The influence of the deposition pressure on the composition and the mechanical properties of W–S–C coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering in semi-industrial conditions". Vacuum 184 (2021): 109963-109963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2020.109963.
    10.1016/j.vacuum.2020.109963
  5. Talha Bin Yaqub; Stéphanie Bruyere; Jean-François Pierson; Todor Vuchkov; Albano Cavaleiro. "Insights into the wear track evolution with sliding cycles of carbon-alloyed transition metal dichalcogenide coatings". Surface and Coatings Technology (2020): 126360-126360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126360.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126360
  6. Vuchkov, Todor; Evaristo, Manuel; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Polcar, Tomas; Cavaleiro, Albano. "Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of W–S–C self-lubricant thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering". Tribology International 150 (2020): 106363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106363.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106363
  7. Talha Bin Yaqub; Kaushik Hebbar Kannur; Todor Vuchkov; Christophe Pupier; Christophe Héau; Albano Cavaleiro. "Molybdenum diselenide coatings as universal dry lubricants for terrestrial and aerospace applications". Materials Letters 275 (2020): 128035-128035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128035.
    10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128035
  8. Mohammadreza Shamshiri; Ana Manaia; Todor Vuchkov; Alexandre Carvalho; Guilherme Gaspar; António Fernandes; Samaneh Heydarian Dolatabadi; Florinda Costa; Albano Cavaleiro. "Influence of laser structural patterning on the tribological performance of C-alloyed W-S coatings". Surface and Coatings Technology 394 (2020): 125822-125822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125822.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125822
  9. Todor Vuchkov; Talha Bin Yaqub; Manuel Evaristo; Albano Cavaleiro. "Synthesis, microstructural and mechanical properties of self-lubricating Mo-Se-C coatings deposited by closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering". Surface and Coatings Technology 394 (2020): 125889-125889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125889.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125889
  10. Todor Vuchkov; Talha Bin Yaqub; Manuel Evaristo; Albano Cavaleiro. "Synthesis, Microstructural, and Mechano-Tribological Properties of Self-Lubricating W-S-C(H) Thin Films Deposited by Different RF Magnetron Sputtering Procedures". Coatings 10 3 (2020): 272-272. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10030272.
    10.3390/coatings10030272
  11. Todor Vuchkov; Manuel Evaristo; Talha Bin Yaqub; Albano Cavaleiro. "The effect of substrate location on the composition, microstructure and mechano-tribological properties of W-S-C coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering". Surface and Coatings Technology 386 (2020): 125481-125481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125481.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125481
  12. Talha Bin Yaqub; Todor Vuchkov; Pedro Sanguino; Tomas Polcar; Albano Cavaleiro. "Comparative Study of DC and RF Sputtered MoSe2 Coatings Containing Carbon—An Approach to Optimize Stoichiometry, Microstructure, Crystallinity and Hardness". Coatings 10 2 (2020): 133-133. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10020133.
    10.3390/coatings10020133
  13. Talha Bin Yaqub; Todor Vuchkov; Manuel Evaristo; Albano Cavaleiro. "DCMS Mo-Se-C solid lubricant coatings – Synthesis, structural, mechanical and tribological property investigation". Surface and Coatings Technology 378 (2019): 124992-124992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.124992.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.124992
  14. H. Torres; T. Vuchkov; M. Rodríguez Ripoll; B. Prakash. "Tribological behaviour of MoS 2 -based self-lubricating laser cladding for use in high temperature applications". Tribology International 126 (2018): 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.triboint.2018.05.015.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2018.05.015
  15. H. Torres; T. Vuchkov; S. Slawik; C. Gachot; B. Prakash; M. Rodríguez Ripoll. "Self-lubricating laser claddings for reducing friction and wear from room temperature to 600¿°C". Wear 408-409 (2018): 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.wear.2018.05.001.
    10.1016/j.wear.2018.05.001
Resumo em conferência
  1. Vuchkov, Todor. "Tribological Behaviour in diverse testing environments of a self-lubricating W-S-C coating deposited by CFUBMS". Trabalho apresentado em 46th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, Lyon, 2019.
    Aceite para publicação
  2. Vuchkov, Todor. "Synthesis, mechanical properties, and tribological response in diverse testing environments of a W-S-C self-adaptive thin film deposited by CFUBMS". Trabalho apresentado em 7th European Conference on Tribology, Vienna, 2019.
Atividades

Orientação

Título / Tema
Papel desempenhado
Curso (Tipo)
Instituição / Organização
2020/09/30 - 2021/07/22 TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF C ALLOYED WS2 COATINGS WITH GRADED AND CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES
Coorientador
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09/30 - 2021/07/22 Tribological behaviour of laser-treated C-alloyed TMD coatings in rubber contact
Coorientador
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/12/15 - 2020/12/15 ON THE MECHANICAL AND TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MOSEC COATINGS DEPOSITED BY SPUTTERING
Coorientador
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal