Aljawhara H. Almuqrin , Chaitali V. More , Shrikant Biradar , K.A. Mahmoud , M.I. Sayyed
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Boosting the optical and gamma-ray shielding features of borate glasses by doping with various concentrations of yttrium and samarium oxides
This study investigates borate glass enhanced with PbO2 and rare-earth dopants Y2O3 and Sm2O3 for dual optical and γ-ray shielding purposes. Increasing the PbO2+Y2O3+Sm2O3 content increased the density (3.937–4.536 g/cm3) and molar volume (25.929–26.529 cm3/mol), while leading to a 3.126 to 2.931 eV optical direct band gap reduction and a 2.764 to 2.529 eV indirect band gap reduction, and raising the refractive index (2.443–2.503). The γ-ray shielding performance was evaluated via linear attenuation coefficients (LACs), effective atomic numbers (Zeff), and radiation protection efficiencies (RPEs) across 0.015–10 MeV. The highest doped glass (YSm1.0) showed LAC reductions of 98.3 % (photoelectric) and 93.41 % (Compton), outperforming RS 253. Increased dopant levels also raised density (3.937–4.536 g/cm3), Zeff (53.891–60.572), and RPEs (80.233–90.723 % at 0.2 MeV). Greater thickness enhanced shielding, with RPEs increasing from 6.878 % to 57.479 % at 1 MeV (0.25–3 cm). These results confirm YSm-doped glasses as promising materials for radiation shielding and optical applications.
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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.