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Optical, Microhardness, and Radiation Shielding Properties of Rare Earth Doped Strontium Barium Titanate Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites

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The amazing role of R-BST nanoparticles addition on some optical, mechanical and radiation shielding properties of PVDF has been studied. For this purpose, R-BST nanoparticles were synthesized by solid-state reaction at 1300 °C. R-BST/PVDF nanocomposites were synthesized by solution casting method where R-BST varies by (0, 5, 10, 15, and 25 vol.%). The structure of the nanoparticles and nanocomposites were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), which reveals the existence of the cubic phase structure of R-BST nanoparticles embedded in the PVDF matrix. The morphology of the R-BST nanoparticles was described by transmission electron microscope (TEM), where the grain size of the nanoparticles was around 60–70 nm. The microhardness of the R-BST/PVDF nanocomposite was studied, and the results revealed that it increased by 87.2% as R-BST nanoparticles increased from 0 to 25 vol.% in PVDF matrix. The optical properties of R-BST/PVDF were examined by UV–Vis technique. The transmittance was found to decrease while the absorbance increased with increasing the volume percent of the nanoparticles (R-BST). The optical band gap, extinction coefficient and refractive index of the nanocomposite were studied. The results showed an increase in extinction coefficient and refractive index and a decrease in optical band gap from 2.59 to 2.00 eV as R-BST nanoparticles increased. The gamma shielding properties have been also studied to obtain the gamma radiation shielding effectiveness of these nanocomposite samples with changing R-BST nanoparticle content from 0 to 25 vol%. The linear attenuation coefficient, half value layer, and mass attenuation coefficient have been measured. According to all obtained results, nanocomposites/R-BST nanoparticle samples with various percentages (0, 5, 10, 15, and 25 vol%) can be used as a radiation shielding material.

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This research project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, through the Program of Research Project Funding After Publication, grant No (43- PRFA-P-83 )

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

    Hesham M. H. Zakaly & Shams A. M. Issa

  2. Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russia

    Hesham M. H. Zakaly

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    D. E. Abulyazied & Shams A. M. Issa

  4. Department of Petrochemical, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

    D. E. Abulyazied

  5. Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Albandari W. Alrowaily

  6. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, (Girls Branch), Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

    H. A. Saudi

  7. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, Egypt

    H. M. Abomostafa

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DEA, HMZ, HAS, and SAI: wrote the main manuscript text; HAS, HMA, AWA, and SAI: prepared and drown all figures; AWA, DEA, HMA, and HMZ: contributing to preparing the used composites materials; All authors reviewed and revised the manuscript.

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Zakaly, H.M.H., Abulyazied, D.E., Issa, S.A.M. et al. Optical, Microhardness, and Radiation Shielding Properties of Rare Earth Doped Strontium Barium Titanate Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites. J Inorg Organomet Polym 33, 1177–1190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-023-02564-5

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