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Impact of TeO₂-B₂O₃ manipulation on optical and radiation shielding properties of mixed glass former borotellurite glass

D. Said^a, N. M. Samsudin^a, M. M. Naaim^a, M. I. Sayyed^b, M. H. M. Zaid^c, M. N. Azlan^d, S. M. Iskandar^e, N. N. Yusof^e, E. S. Sazali^f, R. Hisam^a,*

a Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
b Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman – Jordan
c Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
d Physics Department, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
e School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
f Advanced Optical Materials Research Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia

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Chalcogenide Letters 2023, 20(7), 515-533. https://doi.org/10.15251/CL.2023.207.515

Received 08 May 2023; Accepted 24 July 2023;

Abstract

(80-x)B₂O₃-xTeO₂-10Li₂O-Al₂O₃ (x=10-60 mol%) mixed glass former (MGF) glasses were prepared by using melt-quenching method to investigate the effect of mixed glass former between B₂O₃ and TeO₂ on the optical properties and to evaluate the radiation shielding ability of the glass. Extremes observed at x=40 mol% for all optical properties’ parameters were suggested due to large number of non-bridging oxygen. The radiation shielding properties of the glass samples were determined for 0.284 MeV–1.333 MeV energy range by using Phy-X/PSD software. The studied radiation parameters have shown enhancement due to high density and high atomic number, Z of Te over B.

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