Impact of ZnO Modifier Concentration on TeO2 Glass Matrix for Optical and Gamma-Ray Shielding Capabilities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Optical Features
3.2. Radiation Shielding Study
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Properties | Glass Samples | ||||||
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Zn0 | Zn5 | Zn10 | Zn15 | Zn20 | Zn25 | Zn30 | |
The indirect band gap (eV) | 3.515 | 3.505 | 3.499 | 3.501 | 3.513 | 3.504 | 3.481 |
n | 2.271 | 2.273 | 2.274 | 2.274 | 2.271 | 2.273 | 2.278 |
ε | 5.156 | 5.166 | 5.172 | 5.170 | 5.158 | 5.167 | 5.191 |
4.156 | 4.166 | 4.172 | 4.170 | 4.158 | 4.167 | 4.191 | |
RL | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.152 |
T | 0.738 | 0.737 | 0.737 | 0.737 | 0.738 | 0.737 | 0.736 |
Rm (cm3/mol) | 18.767 | 18.223 | 17.698 | 17.033 | 16.352 | 15.593 | 15.018 |
αm × 10−24 cm3 | 7.444 | 7.228 | 7.0203 | 6.756 | 6.486 | 6.185 | 5.957 |
αe × 1024 | 8.244 | 8.252 | 8.257 | 8.256 | 8.246 | 8.253 | 8.273 |
M | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0.152 |
M (Eg) | 0.088 | 0.088 | 0.087 | 0.088 | 0.088 | 0.088 | 0.087 |
M (n) | 0.419 | 0.419 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.419 | 0.419 | 0.417 |
χ(1) | 0.331 | 0.332 | 0.332 | 0.332 | 0.331 | 0.332 | 0.334 |
χ* | 0.945 | 0.942 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.944 | 0.942 | 0.936 |
χ3 × 10−16 (esu) | 2.620 | 2.602 | 2.591 | 2.594 | 2.616 | 2.600 | 2.558 |
n2optical × 10−15 (esu) | 4.348 | 4.313 | 4.292 | 4.299 | 4.341 | 4.310 | 4.230 |
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Aloraini, D.A.; Sayyed, M.I.; Kumar, A.; Yasmin, S.; Almuqrin, A.H. Impact of ZnO Modifier Concentration on TeO2 Glass Matrix for Optical and Gamma-Ray Shielding Capabilities. Materials 2022, 15, 5342. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155342
Aloraini DA, Sayyed MI, Kumar A, Yasmin S, Almuqrin AH. Impact of ZnO Modifier Concentration on TeO2 Glass Matrix for Optical and Gamma-Ray Shielding Capabilities. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5342. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155342
Chicago/Turabian StyleAloraini, Dalal A., M. I. Sayyed, Ashok Kumar, Sabina Yasmin, and Aljawhara H. Almuqrin. 2022. "Impact of ZnO Modifier Concentration on TeO2 Glass Matrix for Optical and Gamma-Ray Shielding Capabilities" Materials 15, no. 15: 5342. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155342