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Gamma-ray and charged particles shielding potency of hard/soft spinel ferrite composites

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This paper reports the γ-radiation and charged particles shielding potency of a new type of hard/soft spinel ferrite nanocomposites (H/S CoNiGaGd-Zn SFNCs) of the form (Co0.5Ni0.5Ga0.01Gd0.01Fe1.98O4)x/(ZnFe2O4)y (x:y = 1:0, 1:1, 1:3, and 4:1). These samples were prepared using the modified citrate sol–gel auto combustion method and thoroughly characterized. XRD profiles of the samples showed sharp peaks corresponding to the pure cubic spinel ferrite phases. The densities of the proposed specimens were increased with the increase of ZnFe2O4 contents. Radiation sources like Cs137 and Ho166 were used to evaluate the linear attenuation coefficient of the samples and the measured values were compared with the one calculated using XCOM program. The γ-radiation and charged particles shielding capacity of the studied H/S CoNiGaGd-Zn SFNCs were computed theoretically using XCOM and Phy-X programs. In addition, the SRIM program was used to determine the charged particles projected range. The results revealed a significant improvement in the shielding characteristics of the H/S CoNiGaGd-Zn SFNCs with the inclusion of ZnFe2O4.

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  1. Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia

    M. H. A. Mhareb & M. A. Almessiere

  2. Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, PO Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia

    M. H. A. Mhareb

  3. Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia

    M. A. Almessiere & Yassine Slimani

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman, Jordan

    M. I. Sayyed

  5. Medical Imaging Department, Applied Medical Sciences Faculty, Al Azhar University-Gaza, P.O. Box 1277, Gaza, Palestine

    Y. S. M. Alajerami

  6. Physics Department, College of Engineering and Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

    Nidal Dwaikat

  7. Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Nidal Dwaikat

  8. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, 19117, Jordan

    I. F. Al-Hamarneh

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Conception and design of study: MHAM, MAA, AB acquisition of data: MAA, YSMA, MHAM, MIS, analysis and/or interpretation of data: MIS, MHAM, ND, YS. Drafting the manuscript: MIS, MHAM, IFAH, MAA, revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content: MHAM, MAA. Approval of the version of the manuscript to be published (the names of all authors must be listed): MAA; MIS; YSMA; ND; IFAH; YS, MHAM and AB.

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Mhareb, M.H.A., Almessiere, M.A., Sayyed, M.I. et al. Gamma-ray and charged particles shielding potency of hard/soft spinel ferrite composites. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 24606–24618 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09171-z

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