Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glasses
The Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 (BiZPB) glasses are prepared using the melt-quenching technique. As the concentration of lead oxide increases, the band gap energy (E g) decreases from 2.864 to 2.671 eV. The BiZPB glasses exhibit remarkable stability under thermal stress, as indicated by the th...
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| description | The Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 (BiZPB) glasses are prepared using the melt-quenching technique. As the concentration of lead oxide increases, the band gap energy (E
g) decreases from 2.864 to 2.671 eV. The BiZPB glasses exhibit remarkable stability under thermal stress, as indicated by the thermogravimetric analysis graph, with only a marginal 0.5% loss in their initial mass. The decrease in the glass transition temperature (T
g) of BiZPB glasses, with an increase in the PbO concentration, can be attributed to the specific influence of PbO on the glass structure and properties. The radiation shielding performance for the prepared glasses is evaluated using Phy-X software. The transmission factor (TF) for the 10B2O3–10ZnO–40PbO–40B2O3 glass sample is almost zero at 0.122 MeV, which means that this glass sample can attenuate almost all the photons with an energy of 0.122 MeV, whereas the TF values for this sample with thicknesses of 0.5 and 1 cm are 88 and 77%, respectively., it can be observed from the TF values that the prepared glasses have good attenuation performance against low energy (0.122, 0.245, and 0.344 MeV), while they have weak shielding performance against high energy radiation. The addition of PbO causes a reduction in TF, which means that the addition of an extra amount of PbO into the glasses results in an enhancement in the radiation shielding competence of the samples. The average half-value layer (HVL̅\bar{{\rm{HVL}}}) is also calculated. The results demonstrated that HVL̅\bar{{\rm{HVL}}} is at its lowest between 0.248 and 0.411 MeV, ranging between 0.396 and 0.513 cm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e85fe996d845449193827d62d01b3f7c2023-11-13T18:27:39ZengDe GruyterOpen Chemistry2391-54202023-11-012114231410.1515/chem-2023-0148Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glassesAbualsayed Mohammad Ibrahim0Aloraini Dalal Abdullah1Almuqrin Aljawhara H.2Kumar Ashok3Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman, Jordan, Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology Center, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47913, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaUniversity College Benra, Dhuri148024, Punjab, IndiaThe Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 (BiZPB) glasses are prepared using the melt-quenching technique. As the concentration of lead oxide increases, the band gap energy (E g) decreases from 2.864 to 2.671 eV. The BiZPB glasses exhibit remarkable stability under thermal stress, as indicated by the thermogravimetric analysis graph, with only a marginal 0.5% loss in their initial mass. The decrease in the glass transition temperature (T g) of BiZPB glasses, with an increase in the PbO concentration, can be attributed to the specific influence of PbO on the glass structure and properties. The radiation shielding performance for the prepared glasses is evaluated using Phy-X software. The transmission factor (TF) for the 10B2O3–10ZnO–40PbO–40B2O3 glass sample is almost zero at 0.122 MeV, which means that this glass sample can attenuate almost all the photons with an energy of 0.122 MeV, whereas the TF values for this sample with thicknesses of 0.5 and 1 cm are 88 and 77%, respectively., it can be observed from the TF values that the prepared glasses have good attenuation performance against low energy (0.122, 0.245, and 0.344 MeV), while they have weak shielding performance against high energy radiation. The addition of PbO causes a reduction in TF, which means that the addition of an extra amount of PbO into the glasses results in an enhancement in the radiation shielding competence of the samples. The average half-value layer (HVL̅\bar{{\rm{HVL}}}) is also calculated. The results demonstrated that HVL̅\bar{{\rm{HVL}}} is at its lowest between 0.248 and 0.411 MeV, ranging between 0.396 and 0.513 cm.https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2023-0148uv-vis spectratgadscgamma ray shieldingphy-x software |
| spellingShingle | Abualsayed Mohammad Ibrahim Aloraini Dalal Abdullah Almuqrin Aljawhara H. Kumar Ashok Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glasses Open Chemistry uv-vis spectra tga dsc gamma ray shielding phy-x software |
| title | Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glasses |
| title_full | Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glasses |
| title_fullStr | Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glasses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glasses |
| title_short | Comprehensive study of optical, thermal, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3–ZnO–PbO–B2O3 glasses |
| title_sort | comprehensive study of optical thermal and gamma ray shielding properties of bi2o3 zno pbo b2o3 glasses |
| topic | uv-vis spectra tga dsc gamma ray shielding phy-x software |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2023-0148 |
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