Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals
The present work aims to fabricate Na1+xZr2SixP3-xO12 compound at various calcination temperatures based on the zircon mineral. The fabricated compound was calcinated at 250, 500, and 1000°C. The effect of calcination temperature on the structure, crystal phase, and radiation shielding properties wa...
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| author | Islam G. Alhindawy Hany Gamal Aljawhara.H. Almuqrin M.I. Sayyed K.A. Mahmoud |
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| description | The present work aims to fabricate Na1+xZr2SixP3-xO12 compound at various calcination temperatures based on the zircon mineral. The fabricated compound was calcinated at 250, 500, and 1000°C. The effect of calcination temperature on the structure, crystal phase, and radiation shielding properties was studied for the fabricated compound. The X-ray diffraction diffractometer demonstrates that, the monoclinic crystal phase appeared at a calcination temperature of 250°C and 500°C is totally transformed to a high-symmetry hexagonal crystal phase under a calcination temperature of 1000°C. The radiation shielding capacity was also qualified for the fabricated compounds using the Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code in the γ-photons energy interval between 15keV and 122keV. The impacts of calcination temperature on the γ-ray shielding behavior were clarified in the present study, where the linear attenuation coefficient was enhanced by 218% at energy of 122keV, when the calcination temperature increased from 250 to 1000°C, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ae4577a3f2f445ebdb19d5fe8e11c7d2023-05-19T04:45:17ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332023-05-0155518851891Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon mineralsIslam G. Alhindawy0Hany Gamal1Aljawhara.H. Almuqrin2M.I. Sayyed3K.A. Mahmoud4Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt; Corresponding author.Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman, Jordan; Department of Nuclear Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi ArabiaNuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt; Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St, 620002, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Corresponding author. Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530 El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.The present work aims to fabricate Na1+xZr2SixP3-xO12 compound at various calcination temperatures based on the zircon mineral. The fabricated compound was calcinated at 250, 500, and 1000°C. The effect of calcination temperature on the structure, crystal phase, and radiation shielding properties was studied for the fabricated compound. The X-ray diffraction diffractometer demonstrates that, the monoclinic crystal phase appeared at a calcination temperature of 250°C and 500°C is totally transformed to a high-symmetry hexagonal crystal phase under a calcination temperature of 1000°C. The radiation shielding capacity was also qualified for the fabricated compounds using the Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code in the γ-photons energy interval between 15keV and 122keV. The impacts of calcination temperature on the γ-ray shielding behavior were clarified in the present study, where the linear attenuation coefficient was enhanced by 218% at energy of 122keV, when the calcination temperature increased from 250 to 1000°C, respectively.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573323000864Zircon mineralNASICON compoundsCalcination temperatureRadiation shielding propertiesMonte Carlo simulation |
| spellingShingle | Islam G. Alhindawy Hany Gamal Aljawhara.H. Almuqrin M.I. Sayyed K.A. Mahmoud Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals Nuclear Engineering and Technology Zircon mineral NASICON compounds Calcination temperature Radiation shielding properties Monte Carlo simulation |
| title | Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals |
| title_full | Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals |
| title_short | Impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the NASICON compound synthesized from zircon minerals |
| title_sort | impacts of the calcination temperature on the structural and radiation shielding properties of the nasicon compound synthesized from zircon minerals |
| topic | Zircon mineral NASICON compounds Calcination temperature Radiation shielding properties Monte Carlo simulation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573323000864 |
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