PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performance

The PbO-SrO-ZnO-B2O3 (PSZB) glasses were synthesized through the melt-quenching. The introduction of larger-sized PbO into the glass matrix led to structural alterations, elucidated by a marginal elevation in density and molar volume values from 4.292 g/cm3 to 4.922 g/cm3 and 29.812 cm3 mol−1 to 30....

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Main Authors: M.I. Sayyed, Chaitali V. More, Ashok Kumar, Yasser Maghrbi
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description The PbO-SrO-ZnO-B2O3 (PSZB) glasses were synthesized through the melt-quenching. The introduction of larger-sized PbO into the glass matrix led to structural alterations, elucidated by a marginal elevation in density and molar volume values from 4.292 g/cm3 to 4.922 g/cm3 and 29.812 cm3 mol−1 to 30.676 cm3 mol−1 respectively. The expansion of the network was found to contribute to the rise in oxygen molar volume (Vo) from 15.691 to 19.173 cm3 mol−1. Phy-X software was used to compute the shielding characteristics theoretically in the energy range of 0.015–15 MeV. The mass attenuation coefficients (MAC), half value layer (HVL) and mean free path (MFP) have been tested against photon energy. The radiation shielding capabilities increased with increasing PbO content. The present glasses' HVL are compared to that of different tellurite glasses at 0.1 and 0.15 MeV. PSZB4 glass with greater PbO content (50 mol%) has shown outstanding gamma radiation shielding properties than its counterparts.
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spelling doaj-art-a29f261915994040be9dfb33d1f8ca4c2025-08-20T02:50:30ZengElsevierOpen Ceramics2666-53952025-03-012110072910.1016/j.oceram.2024.100729PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performanceM.I. Sayyed0Chaitali V. More1Ashok Kumar2Yasser Maghrbi3Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman, Jordan; Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology Center, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47913, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar 431004, India; Department of Forensic Physics, Government Institute of Forensic Science, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar 431004, India; Corresponding author.University College, Benra, Dhuri 148024, Punjab, India; Department of Physics, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, IndiaUniversité Côte d'Azur, Nice 06100, France; College of Arts & Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally, Kuwait; Corresponding author.The PbO-SrO-ZnO-B2O3 (PSZB) glasses were synthesized through the melt-quenching. The introduction of larger-sized PbO into the glass matrix led to structural alterations, elucidated by a marginal elevation in density and molar volume values from 4.292 g/cm3 to 4.922 g/cm3 and 29.812 cm3 mol−1 to 30.676 cm3 mol−1 respectively. The expansion of the network was found to contribute to the rise in oxygen molar volume (Vo) from 15.691 to 19.173 cm3 mol−1. Phy-X software was used to compute the shielding characteristics theoretically in the energy range of 0.015–15 MeV. The mass attenuation coefficients (MAC), half value layer (HVL) and mean free path (MFP) have been tested against photon energy. The radiation shielding capabilities increased with increasing PbO content. The present glasses' HVL are compared to that of different tellurite glasses at 0.1 and 0.15 MeV. PSZB4 glass with greater PbO content (50 mol%) has shown outstanding gamma radiation shielding properties than its counterparts.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539524001937Melt-quenchingBorate glassesRadiation shieldingMechanical properties0.015-15 MeV
spellingShingle M.I. Sayyed
Chaitali V. More
Ashok Kumar
Yasser Maghrbi
PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performance
Open Ceramics
Melt-quenching
Borate glasses
Radiation shielding
Mechanical properties
0.015-15 MeV
title PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performance
title_full PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performance
title_fullStr PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performance
title_full_unstemmed PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performance
title_short PSZB glass as a shielding material: Evaluating physical, mechanical, and gamma ray shielding performance
title_sort pszb glass as a shielding material evaluating physical mechanical and gamma ray shielding performance
topic Melt-quenching
Borate glasses
Radiation shielding
Mechanical properties
0.015-15 MeV
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539524001937
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