Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications
The glass system 75B2O3 - 4.5ZnF2 – 0.5 Er2O3–(20−x) ZnO- x CeO2, x = (0 ≤ x ≤ 1 mol. %) was manufactured using a melt quenching process, with CeO2 substituted for ZnO in the glass matrix in concentrations ranging from 0 to 1 mol %. The Makishima–Mackenzie model and sound wave velocity measurements...
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| author | Haifa A. Alyousef Z.A. Alrowaili Mohamed Saad Hussain Al-Mohiy Abdulaziz A. Alshihri Kh S. Shaaban M.S. Al-Buriahi E.A. Abdel Wahab |
| author_facet | Haifa A. Alyousef Z.A. Alrowaili Mohamed Saad Hussain Al-Mohiy Abdulaziz A. Alshihri Kh S. Shaaban M.S. Al-Buriahi E.A. Abdel Wahab |
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| description | The glass system 75B2O3 - 4.5ZnF2 – 0.5 Er2O3–(20−x) ZnO- x CeO2, x = (0 ≤ x ≤ 1 mol. %) was manufactured using a melt quenching process, with CeO2 substituted for ZnO in the glass matrix in concentrations ranging from 0 to 1 mol %. The Makishima–Mackenzie model and sound wave velocity measurements were used to evaluate the mechanical parameters and elastic characteristics of the examined glass system, respectively. The results showed that increasing CeO2 doping ratio from 0 to 1 mol% increased density, sound velocities, elastic properties, and microhardness from 5.80 to 9.01 GPa. Phy-X/PSD software was employed to assess the effect of replacing ZnO with CeO2 on shielding capacity. The obtained results revealed that replacing ZnO with CeO2 enhances shielding characteristics and the manufactured glass may be useful in shielding applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb973436a5434a899ac6b2af0160238a2023-04-05T08:25:29ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-03-0193e14435Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applicationsHaifa A. Alyousef0Z.A. Alrowaili1Mohamed Saad2Hussain Al-Mohiy3Abdulaziz A. Alshihri4Kh S. Shaaban5M.S. Al-Buriahi6E.A. Abdel Wahab7Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P. O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi ArabiaPhysics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P. O. Box: 2014, Sakaka, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Physics Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptDepartment of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Al-Azhar University, P. O. Box 71524, Assiut, EgyptDepartment of Physics, Sakarya University, Sakarya, TurkeyDepartment of Physics, Al-Azhar University, P. O. Box 71524, Assiut, Egypt; Corresponding author.The glass system 75B2O3 - 4.5ZnF2 – 0.5 Er2O3–(20−x) ZnO- x CeO2, x = (0 ≤ x ≤ 1 mol. %) was manufactured using a melt quenching process, with CeO2 substituted for ZnO in the glass matrix in concentrations ranging from 0 to 1 mol %. The Makishima–Mackenzie model and sound wave velocity measurements were used to evaluate the mechanical parameters and elastic characteristics of the examined glass system, respectively. The results showed that increasing CeO2 doping ratio from 0 to 1 mol% increased density, sound velocities, elastic properties, and microhardness from 5.80 to 9.01 GPa. Phy-X/PSD software was employed to assess the effect of replacing ZnO with CeO2 on shielding capacity. The obtained results revealed that replacing ZnO with CeO2 enhances shielding characteristics and the manufactured glass may be useful in shielding applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023016420CeO2Er2O3 glassesMechanical propertiesRadiation shielding |
| spellingShingle | Haifa A. Alyousef Z.A. Alrowaili Mohamed Saad Hussain Al-Mohiy Abdulaziz A. Alshihri Kh S. Shaaban M.S. Al-Buriahi E.A. Abdel Wahab Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications Heliyon CeO2 Er2O3 glasses Mechanical properties Radiation shielding |
| title | Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications |
| title_full | Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications |
| title_fullStr | Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications |
| title_short | Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications |
| title_sort | examinations of mechanical and shielding properties of ceo2 reinforced b2o3 znf2 er2o3 zno glasses for gamma ray shield and neutron applications |
| topic | CeO2 Er2O3 glasses Mechanical properties Radiation shielding |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023016420 |
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