Aloe barbadensis - Assisted MgBiO/MgCuBiO/MgBaBiO nanocomposites as effective gamma shielding novel materials

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q1 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Progress in Nuclear Energy Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI:10.1016/j.pnucene.2024.105470

K. Kruthika , S.M. Rumana Farheen , H.C. Manjunatha , Y.S. Vidya , S. Manjunatha , R. Munirathnam , S. Krishnaveni , K.N. Sridhar

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Abstract

For the first of its kind, MgO/Bi₂O₃ (1:1) (MBO), MgO/CuO/Bi₂O₃ (1:1:1) (MCBO) and MgO/BaO/Bi₂O₃ (1:1:1) (MBBO) binary/ternary nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized by Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera) mediated solution combustion method. The as-formed NCs are subjected to calcination for 3 h at 600^oC.The Mg-based NCs acquired are subjected to various analytical characterization methodologies, including PXRD (Powder X-ray Diffraction), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), EDS (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy), FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), and Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy (UV–Vis). The Bragg reflections confirm the formation of monoclinic phase BaO, Bi₂O₃, cubic MgO and tetragonal CuO nanoparticles. The surface morphology of MBO, MCBO and MBBO NCs consists of irregular sized, leafy and burrow like structured agglomerated NPs with hollows and voids/pores. The Eg (direct energy band gap) determined from W-H (Wood and Tauc's) plot was found to be 3.09, 3.19 and 3.12 eV for MBO, MCBO and MBBO NCs respectively. The evaluation of gamma radiation shielding properties was conducted using a NaI (Tl) detector connected to a multi-channel analyzer. Shielding parameters of MBO, MCBO and MBBO, such as μ/ρ (mass attenuation coefficient), λ (mean free path), HVL (half-value layer), TVL (tenth-value layer) are measured. Among the as-synthesized Mg-based NCs, MBO exhibits better shielding properties compared to MCBO and MBBO. Thus, the procured Mg-based NCs are suitable for applications where weight reduction is critical, such as aerospace or portable radiation shielding systems.

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芦荟--辅助镁硼氧化物/镁铜硼氧化物/镁钡硼氧化物纳米复合材料作为有效的伽马屏蔽新型材料

首次采用芦荟（Aloe barbadensis）介导的溶液燃烧法合成了 MgO/Bi2O3 (1:1) (MBO)、MgO/CuO/Bi2O3 (1:1:1) (MCBO) 和 MgO/BaO/Bi2O3 (1:1:1) (MBBO) 二元/三元纳米复合材料（NCs）。获得的镁基纳米复合材料采用了多种分析表征方法，包括粉末 X 射线衍射（PXRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、能量色散 X 射线光谱（EDS）、傅立叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）和紫外可见光谱（UV-Vis）。布拉格反射证实了单斜相 BaO、Bi2O3、立方 MgO 和四方 CuO 纳米粒子的形成。MBO、MCBO 和 MBBO NCs 的表面形态由不规则大小、叶状和毛刺状结构的团聚 NPs 组成，并带有空洞和空隙/孔隙。根据 W-H（Wood and Tauc's）图确定的 MBO、MCBO 和 MBBO NCs 的 Eg（直接能带隙）分别为 3.09、3.19 和 3.12 eV。伽马辐射屏蔽性能的评估是使用与多通道分析仪相连的 NaI（Tl）探测器进行的。测量了 MBO、MCBO 和 MBBO 的屏蔽参数，如 μ/ρ（质量衰减系数）、λ（平均自由路径）、HVL（半值层）、TVL（十值层）。在新合成的镁基 NCs 中，与 MCBO 和 MBBO 相比，MBO 表现出更好的屏蔽性能。因此，所制备的镁基 NC 适用于对减重要求较高的应用领域，如航空航天或便携式辐射屏蔽系统。

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Progress in Nuclear Energy 工程技术-核科学技术

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5.30

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14.80%

发文量

331

审稿时长

3.5 months

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