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Investigation of the role of fluorine on fabrication, physio-optical and radiation shielding properties of aluminum barium borate (ABB) glasses containing Er2O3

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In this work, the role of fluorine on physical, optical and radiation shielding properties of aluminum barium borate (ABB) glasses containing Er2O3 has been investigated. Five glasses with nominal compositions of 54.5B2O3 + (25-x)BaO + 4Al2O3 + 16Na2O + 0.5Er2O3 + xPbF2 and substitution ratios of x = 0–8 mol% in steps of 2 mol% have been synthesized using the well-known melt quenching route. The density (ρ) increased from 3.2398 to 3.5674 g/cm3, in contrast, the molar volume (Vm) decreased from 28.4534 to 27.9007 cm3/mol as the amount of PbF2 increases from 0 to 8 mol%. For the direct transition, the values of direct optical band gap (\({E}_{g}^{Direct}\)) varied between 3.3696 eV for the PbF0 sample and 3.1203 eV for the PbF8 sample. Moreover, in the case of an indirect transition, the (\({E}_{g}^{Indirect}\)) decreased going from 3.0051 eV for the PbF0 sample to 2.7359 eV for the PbF8 sample. The refractive index was increased from 2.1364 for (PbF0) to 2.9689 eV for (PbF8) samples as the PbF2 substitution ratio increased. Surface- (SELF) and volume- (VELF) energy loss functions decreased as PbF2 increased in the glass structure. The mass (MAC)-and linear (LAC)-attenuations coefficient possessed that (MAC and LAC)PbF8 > (MAC and LAC)PbF6 > (MAC and LAC)PbF4 > (MAC and LAC)PbF2 > (MAC and LAC)PbF0 as MAC and LAC increased with increase in PbF2 concentration. Half value layer parameters was in opposite track of MAC and LAC. Results showed that the suggested composition can be applied in optical and radiation shielding fields.

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    Norah A. M. Alsaif, Hanan Al-Ghamdi & Nada Alfryyan

  2. Spectroscopy Department, Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 ElBehouth St, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt

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

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  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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Alsaif, N.A.M., Al-Ghamdi, H., Alfryyan, N. et al. Investigation of the role of fluorine on fabrication, physio-optical and radiation shielding properties of aluminum barium borate (ABB) glasses containing Er2O3. Opt Quant Electron 56, 632 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-024-06296-9

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