@Article{CL.2024.218.583,
AUTHOR = {B. M. Alotaibi, Thaqal M. Alhuzaymi, Mohammed F. Alotiby, Sayed A. Makhlouf, Kh. S. Shaaban, E. A. Abdel Wahab},
TITLE = {Electronegativity, susceptibility, and radiation shielding features of thulium reinforced barium-cadmium-lithium-borate glasses},
JOURNAL = {Chalcogenide Letters},
VOLUME = {21},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {8},
PAGES = {583--604},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CL/v21n8/64939},
ISSN = {1584-8663},
ABSTRACT = {The chemical composition of the following glass system 75Li<sub>2</sub>B<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub>-10CdO-(15-x)BaO- 
xTm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (0 ≤ x ≤ 2) mol.% has been fabricated using a traditional melt quenching 
procedure. The density of the synthesis samples has been measured and it enhanced with 
the rising Tm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> content. All the fabricated specimens form glass and the amorphous state 
have been confirmed the XRD. The spectroscopic investigation indicates an increase in the 
energy gap from 3.08 to 3.25 eV with increasing Tm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> concentrations. The refractive 
index, basicity and static and infinity of dielectric constant were taken place of present 
investigated. The ultrasonic velocities of the prepared glasses are increased. Consequently, 
the elastic modulus of glasses has been enhanced. MCNP5, XCOM, and Phy-X/PSD code 
were used to characterize the efficiency of the fabricated glass against gamma radiation. 
Indeed, an increase in Tm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> content in samples correlated with an increase in MAC 
values. Consequently, the gamma-radiation attenuation rate of the samples was enhanced 
by the addition of Tm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and the protective qualities were improved.},
DOI = {10.15251/CL.2024.218.583}
}