{"title":"硼钨增强硼硅酸盐玻璃的热中子-伽马射线双功能玻璃屏蔽","authors":"Dalal Abdullah Aloraini , Aly Saeed","doi":"10.1016/j.materresbull.2025.113606","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A versatile glass shield for gamma rays and thermal neutrons was developed by incorporating boron and tungsten into 20SiO<sub>2</sub>-(20+<em>x</em>)B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-(60–4x)Na<sub>2</sub>O-3xWO<sub>3</sub> (<em>x</em> = 5, 10, and 15 mol %) (BSiW series). This study harnesses the synergistic effect of B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and WO<sub>3</sub> to enhance mechanical, thermal, optical, and shielding properties for nuclear applications. Structural effects of increased B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and WO<sub>3</sub> concentrations were explored, revealing the critical role of W<sup>6+</sup>/W<sup>4+</sup> ions and the BO<sub>3</sub>/BO<sub>4</sub> ratio in enhancing rigidity and thermal stability. The BSiW glasses demonstrated high transparency. Incorporating 45 and 35 mol % of WO<sub>3</sub> and B₂O₃ enhanced the attenuation of 1173.23 keV and 1332.51 keV gamma rays by 83.4 % and 110.4 % and thermal neutron by 237.1 %. Gamma irradiation at 25–75 kGy decreased transmittance up to 50 kGy; however, WO<sub>3</sub>-containing compositions showed partial recovery at 75 kGy. The combined thermal, mechanical, and radiation resistance makes BSiW glasses with high B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and WO<sub>3</sub> content ideal for shielding.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18265,"journal":{"name":"Materials Research Bulletin","volume":"192 ","pages":"Article 113606"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Thermal neutrons-gamma rays dual-function glass shield of boron-tungsten-reinforced borosilicate glass\",\"authors\":\"Dalal Abdullah Aloraini , Aly Saeed\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.materresbull.2025.113606\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>A versatile glass shield for gamma rays and thermal neutrons was developed by incorporating boron and tungsten into 20SiO<sub>2</sub>-(20+<em>x</em>)B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-(60–4x)Na<sub>2</sub>O-3xWO<sub>3</sub> (<em>x</em> = 5, 10, and 15 mol %) (BSiW series). This study harnesses the synergistic effect of B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and WO<sub>3</sub> to enhance mechanical, thermal, optical, and shielding properties for nuclear applications. Structural effects of increased B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and WO<sub>3</sub> concentrations were explored, revealing the critical role of W<sup>6+</sup>/W<sup>4+</sup> ions and the BO<sub>3</sub>/BO<sub>4</sub> ratio in enhancing rigidity and thermal stability. The BSiW glasses demonstrated high transparency. Incorporating 45 and 35 mol % of WO<sub>3</sub> and B₂O₃ enhanced the attenuation of 1173.23 keV and 1332.51 keV gamma rays by 83.4 % and 110.4 % and thermal neutron by 237.1 %. Gamma irradiation at 25–75 kGy decreased transmittance up to 50 kGy; however, WO<sub>3</sub>-containing compositions showed partial recovery at 75 kGy. The combined thermal, mechanical, and radiation resistance makes BSiW glasses with high B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and WO<sub>3</sub> content ideal for shielding.</div></div>\",\"PeriodicalId\":18265,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Materials Research Bulletin\",\"volume\":\"192 \",\"pages\":\"Article 113606\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":5.3000,\"publicationDate\":\"2025-06-06\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Materials Research Bulletin\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"88\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025540825003149\",\"RegionNum\":3,\"RegionCategory\":\"材料科学\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q2\",\"JCRName\":\"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Research Bulletin","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025540825003149","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
Thermal neutrons-gamma rays dual-function glass shield of boron-tungsten-reinforced borosilicate glass
A versatile glass shield for gamma rays and thermal neutrons was developed by incorporating boron and tungsten into 20SiO2-(20+x)B2O3-(60–4x)Na2O-3xWO3 (x = 5, 10, and 15 mol %) (BSiW series). This study harnesses the synergistic effect of B2O3 and WO3 to enhance mechanical, thermal, optical, and shielding properties for nuclear applications. Structural effects of increased B2O3 and WO3 concentrations were explored, revealing the critical role of W6+/W4+ ions and the BO3/BO4 ratio in enhancing rigidity and thermal stability. The BSiW glasses demonstrated high transparency. Incorporating 45 and 35 mol % of WO3 and B₂O₃ enhanced the attenuation of 1173.23 keV and 1332.51 keV gamma rays by 83.4 % and 110.4 % and thermal neutron by 237.1 %. Gamma irradiation at 25–75 kGy decreased transmittance up to 50 kGy; however, WO3-containing compositions showed partial recovery at 75 kGy. The combined thermal, mechanical, and radiation resistance makes BSiW glasses with high B2O3 and WO3 content ideal for shielding.
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Materials Research Bulletin is an international journal reporting high-impact research on processing-structure-property relationships in functional materials and nanomaterials with interesting electronic, magnetic, optical, thermal, mechanical or catalytic properties. Papers purely on thermodynamics or theoretical calculations (e.g., density functional theory) do not fall within the scope of the journal unless they also demonstrate a clear link to physical properties. Topics covered include functional materials (e.g., dielectrics, pyroelectrics, piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics, relaxors, thermoelectrics, etc.); electrochemistry and solid-state ionics (e.g., photovoltaics, batteries, sensors, and fuel cells); nanomaterials, graphene, and nanocomposites; luminescence and photocatalysis; crystal-structure and defect-structure analysis; novel electronics; non-crystalline solids; flexible electronics; protein-material interactions; and polymeric ion-exchange membranes.