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Exploring the impact of sulfur-antimony incorporation on the radiation shielding, structural, physical, and electrical properties of (S3Sb2)x(S2Ge)100−x chalcogenide composites

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Chalcogenide composites, a category of non-oxide glasses, have shown great potential in various applications such as optoelectronics, thermal imaging, memory-switching devices, lasers, and more. Owing to the distinctive physical properties inherent in chalcogenide glasses, these materials have garnered significant interest across various technological domains. This study aims to analyze the impact of incorporating sulfur (S) and antimony (Sb) into (S3Sb2)x(S2Ge)100−x:x = 10, 20, 30 chalcogenide composites, assessing their radiation shielding, structural, physical, and electrical properties. Three distinct composites, designated as SSbGe-10, SSbGe-20, and SSbGe-30, are irradiated with gamma photons across an energy range of 0 to 15 MeV. The assessment of the radiation shielding attributes is conducted through the utilization of the FLUKA Monte Carlo (MC) Code. Phillips and Thorpe’s theory is employed to analytically estimate structural and physical attributes such as Coordination Number (CN), bond-bending constraints (NS), bond-stretching constraints (NC), constraints Number (Ncons), Floppy mode (F), and stoichiometry (R). The electrical features of the provided specimens are analyzed through the utilization of the effective electron conductivity (Ceff), as ascertained by the Phy-X: PSD software. The findings indicate that the augmentation of the x value within the range of 10–30 wt.% positively augments the gamma photon shielding efficacy of the composite materials. Both NS and NC demonstrate diminishing patterns, encompassing the range of 2.64 to 2.575 and 7.56 to 7.30, respectively. Additionally, the stoichiometry (R > 1) for the investigated samples indicates that the chosen glasses are rich chalcogenide composites. The exhaustive examination of the physical, radiation shielding, and electrical characteristics of the prepared chalcogenide glasses provides valuable insights for subsequent investigations into various chalcogenide glass formulations.

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The author is grateful to Princess Norah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2024R111), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The research partially funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Ural Federal University Program of Development within the Priority-2030 Program) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Roya Boudaghi Malidarreh & Hesham M. H. Zakaly

  2. Physics Department, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

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  3. Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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  4. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Asyut, 71524, Egypt

    Hesham M. H. Zakaly

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Malidarreh, R.B., Akkurt, I., Almousa, N. et al. Exploring the impact of sulfur-antimony incorporation on the radiation shielding, structural, physical, and electrical properties of (S3Sb2)x(S2Ge)100−x chalcogenide composites. Opt Quant Electron 56, 736 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-024-06381-z

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