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Strontium-doped borate glasses: synthesis, structure, optical, and radiation attenuation characteristics

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The strontium (Sr) effects on the physical, structural, optical, and radiation protection competence of glassy samples with chemical composition (60-y)B2O3-20ZnO-10Li2O-10PbO-ySrO: 0 ≤ y ≤ 25 mol% have been investigated. These glass samples have been produced using the melt-quenching technique. Amorphous nature of samples confirmed via XRD measurements. Samples' density varied from 3.2824 to 3.8717 g/cm3, and molar volume varied from 25.396 to 23.698 cm3/mol. The oxygen-molar volume (OMV) increased from 11.543 to 13.940 cm3/mol and the oxygen-packing density (OPD) decreased from 86.629 to 71.735 g.atom/l. The optical-band-gap energy changed from 2.79 to 2.91 eV. The mass—(MAC) and linear—(LAC) attenuation-coefficients ordered as: (Sr0)MAC,LAC < (Sr5)MAC,LAC < (Sr10)MAC,LAC < (Sr15)MAC,LAC < (Sr20)MAC,LAC < (Sr25)MAC,LAC. The half-value-layer (HVL) and mean-free-path (MFP) have the same trend as (Sr0)HVL,MFP > (Sr5)HVL,MFP > (Sr10)HVL,MFP > (Sr15)HVL,MFP > (Sr20)HVL,MFP > (Sr25)HVL,MFP. The effective atomic number (Zeff) follows the pattern seen above. Results revealed that the investigated glasses were superior to be used as shield materials.

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This work was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, through the Research Groups Program Grant No. (RGP-1444-0055)

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    Norah A. M. Alsaif, Haifa I. Alrebdi & W. M. Almutairi

  2. Department of Basic and Applied Science, Collage of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Smart Village, Giza, Egypt

    Adel M. El-Refaey & M. S. Shams

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  5. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom, 32511, Egypt

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Alsaif, N.A.M., Alrebdi, H.I., El-Refaey, A.M. et al. Strontium-doped borate glasses: synthesis, structure, optical, and radiation attenuation characteristics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1621 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11040-2

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