Investigation of Er<sup>3+</sup> Ions Reinforced Zinc-Phosphate Glasses for Ionizing Radiation Shielding Applications
Melt quenching technique is used for preparing glasses with chemical formula (70P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)–(16 − x)CdO–(14ZnO)–(xEr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>), (x = 1–6 mol%). These glasses were named Er1, Er2, Er3, Er4, Er5, and Er6, respectively. Pho...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | Melt quenching technique is used for preparing glasses with chemical formula (70P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)–(16 − x)CdO–(14ZnO)–(xEr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>), (x = 1–6 mol%). These glasses were named Er1, Er2, Er3, Er4, Er5, and Er6, respectively. Photon buildup factors, fast neutron absorption, and electron stopping of the prepared glasses were examined. Glasses’ density was varied from 3.390 ± 0.003 for the Er1 glass sample to 3.412 ± 0.003 for the Er6 glass sample. The Buildup factor (BUF) spectra have relatively higher values in the Compton Scattering (CS) dominated areas compared to both Photoelectric effect (PE), and Pair Production (PP) dominated energy regions. The highest BUF appeared at the Er atom K-absorption edge, whose intensity increases as the molar concentration of Er<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> in the glasses increases. The photon absorption efficiency (PAE) of the glasses increases according to the trend (PAE)<sub>Er1</sub> < (PAE)<sub>Er2</sub> < (PAE)<sub>Er3</sub> < (PAE)<sub>Er4</sub> < (PAE)<sub>Er5</sub> < (PAE)<sub>Er6</sub>. Fast neutron removal cross-section, FNRC <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><msub><mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">Σ</mi></mrow></mrow><mi>R</mi></msub></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> values of the glasses obtained via calculation varied from 0.1045–0.1039 cm<sup>−1</sup> for Er1–Er6. Furthermore, the continuous slowing down approximation mode (CSDA) range enhances the kinetic energy of electrons for all glasses. Generally, results revealed that the investigated glasses could be applied for radiation shielding and dosimetric media. |
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