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Lithium magnesium borosilicate glass: the impact of alternate doping with nano copper oxide and nano hematite on its structural, optical, and nuclear radiation shielding characteristics

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This study established a new glass system for nuclear radiation shielding based on lithium magnesium borosilicate glass doped with different weights percent of Nano copper oxide and Nano hematite alternatively. The new glass system has the following composition; 60%BO3 + 15%SiO2 + 10%Li2O + 5%MgO + (10-X)Fe2O3 + XCuO where X = 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 wt.%, which were coded as BSLMFCuX. The prepared BSLMFCuX glasses have been characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman, X-ray diffraction, and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The radiation shielding performance was proven experimentally (using an HPGe detector) in the γ-photon energies emitted from the radionuclides 133Ba, 137Cs, and 60Co. The theoretical assessment was done (using Monte-Carlo code-5 and Phy-X/PSD software) in γ-photon energy range of 0.015: 15 MeV. Also, the neutron shielding performance was assessed through the fast neutron cross-section investigation. In addition, the carbon ion and alpha particles mass stopping power was calculated. The BSLMFoCu10 glass sample therefore presents the best gamma and fast neutron shielding capability among the prepared BSLMFCuX glasses due to the high content of copper oxide.

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The authors are thankful to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Najran University for funding this work under the Research Groups Funding program grant code (NU/RG/MRC/12/6).

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

    Islam M. Nabil

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt

    Ahmed T. Mosleh

  3. Nanoscience Laboratory for Environmental and Bio-Medical Applications (NLEBA), Green Research Laboratory (GRL), Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt

    Ahmed T. Mosleh

  4. Nanotechnology Section, Egyptian Company for Carbon Materials, El-Sheraton/El-Nozha, Cairo, Egypt

    Ahmed T. Mosleh

  5. Central Labs of Alexandria, Ministry of Health and Population, P.O. Box 21518, Alexandria, Egypt

    Elhassan A. Allam

  6. Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, 1988, Najran, Saudi Arabia

    Fawaz F. Alqahtani & Ahmad S. Alzoubi

  7. Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, 61421, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammed S. Alqahtani

  8. Space Research Centre, Michael Atiyah Building, BioImaging Unit, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK

    Mohammed S. Alqahtani

  9. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, AbbassiaCairo, 11566, Egypt

    M. S. Al-Kotb

  10. Laboratory of Nano-Smart Materials for Science and Technology (LNSMST), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Ibrahim S. Yahia

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Formal analysis and software: I.M.N., E.A.A., A.T.M.; Analysis review: I.M.N., E.A.A., M.S.A.K.; Supervision: I.S.Y; Writing-original draft: I.M.N., E.A.A.; Writing-review and editing: F.F.A., A.S.A., M.S.A. All Authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Nabil, I.M., Mosleh, A.T., Allam, E.A. et al. Lithium magnesium borosilicate glass: the impact of alternate doping with nano copper oxide and nano hematite on its structural, optical, and nuclear radiation shielding characteristics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 826 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12554-z

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