YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances
New series of YBCO ceramics samples doping with different oxides such as SiO<sub>2</sub>, WO<sub>3</sub>, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and TiO<sub>2</sub> were fabricated to study the ionizing radiation shielding properties. The structure a...
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| author | Essia Hannachi Yassine Slimani M. H. A. Mhareb M. I. Sayyed M. Kh. Hamad Y. S. Alajerami Nidal Dwaikat Munirah A. Almessiere Abdulhadi Baykal |
| author_facet | Essia Hannachi Yassine Slimani M. H. A. Mhareb M. I. Sayyed M. Kh. Hamad Y. S. Alajerami Nidal Dwaikat Munirah A. Almessiere Abdulhadi Baykal |
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| description | New series of YBCO ceramics samples doping with different oxides such as SiO<sub>2</sub>, WO<sub>3</sub>, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and TiO<sub>2</sub> were fabricated to study the ionizing radiation shielding properties. The structure and morphology were explored by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The shielding properties were investigated experimentally and theoretically to check the validity of the results. The investigated radiation shielding properties include the proton, neutron, and gamma-ray. The XRD results show the orthorhombic structure for all ceramics without any additional peaks related to WO<sub>3</sub>, SiO<sub>2</sub>, TiO<sub>2</sub>, and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. At the same time, the SEM results appear to have a significant differentiation in the granular behavior of all ceramics surfaces. The incorporation of WO<sub>3</sub> to YBCO enhanced the ceramic density, whereas the addition of different oxides reduced the density for ceramic samples. This variation in density changed the radiation shielding results. The sample containing WO<sub>3</sub> (YBCO-W) gives us better results in radiation shielding properties for gamma and neutron; the sample having Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (YBCO-Al) is superior in shielding results for charged particles. Finally, the possibility to use YBCO with various oxides in different ionizing radiation shielding fields can be concluded. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90ae498949114676b406939a711f00532023-11-23T21:20:57ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912022-10-011219349010.3390/nano12193490YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding PerformancesEssia Hannachi0Yassine Slimani1M. H. A. Mhareb2M. I. Sayyed3M. Kh. Hamad4Y. S. Alajerami5Nidal Dwaikat6Munirah A. Almessiere7Abdulhadi Baykal8Department of Nuclear Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Basic Sciences, School of Social and Basics Sciences, Al Hussein Technical University, King Abdullah II St 242, Amman 11831, JordanMedical Imaging Department, Applied Medical Sciences Faculty, Al Azhar University-Gaza, Gaza City P.O. Box 1277, PalestineDepartment of Physics, College of Engineering and Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaNew series of YBCO ceramics samples doping with different oxides such as SiO<sub>2</sub>, WO<sub>3</sub>, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and TiO<sub>2</sub> were fabricated to study the ionizing radiation shielding properties. The structure and morphology were explored by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The shielding properties were investigated experimentally and theoretically to check the validity of the results. The investigated radiation shielding properties include the proton, neutron, and gamma-ray. The XRD results show the orthorhombic structure for all ceramics without any additional peaks related to WO<sub>3</sub>, SiO<sub>2</sub>, TiO<sub>2</sub>, and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. At the same time, the SEM results appear to have a significant differentiation in the granular behavior of all ceramics surfaces. The incorporation of WO<sub>3</sub> to YBCO enhanced the ceramic density, whereas the addition of different oxides reduced the density for ceramic samples. This variation in density changed the radiation shielding results. The sample containing WO<sub>3</sub> (YBCO-W) gives us better results in radiation shielding properties for gamma and neutron; the sample having Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (YBCO-Al) is superior in shielding results for charged particles. Finally, the possibility to use YBCO with various oxides in different ionizing radiation shielding fields can be concluded.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/19/3490ceramicXRDmorphologyshielding propertiesprotonneutron |
| spellingShingle | Essia Hannachi Yassine Slimani M. H. A. Mhareb M. I. Sayyed M. Kh. Hamad Y. S. Alajerami Nidal Dwaikat Munirah A. Almessiere Abdulhadi Baykal YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances Nanomaterials ceramic XRD morphology shielding properties proton neutron |
| title | YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances |
| title_full | YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances |
| title_fullStr | YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances |
| title_full_unstemmed | YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances |
| title_short | YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances |
| title_sort | yba sub 2 sub cu sub 3 sub o sub y sub superconducting ceramics incorporated with different types of oxide materials as promising radiation shielding materials investigation of the structure morphology and ionizing radiations shielding performances |
| topic | ceramic XRD morphology shielding properties proton neutron |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/19/3490 |
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