YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>y</sub> Superconducting Ceramics Incorporated with Different Types of Oxide Materials as Promising Radiation Shielding Materials: Investigation of The Structure, Morphology, and Ionizing Radiations Shielding Performances
Essia Hannachi,
Yassine Slimani,
M. H. A. Mhareb,
M. I. Sayyed,
M. Kh. Hamad,
Y. S. Alajerami,
Nidal Dwaikat,
Munirah A. Almessiere,
Abdulhadi Baykal
Affiliations
Essia Hannachi
Department of Nuclear Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Yassine Slimani
Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
M. H. A. Mhareb
Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
M. I. Sayyed
Department of Nuclear Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
M. Kh. Hamad
Department of Basic Sciences, School of Social and Basics Sciences, Al Hussein Technical University, King Abdullah II St 242, Amman 11831, Jordan
Y. S. Alajerami
Medical Imaging Department, Applied Medical Sciences Faculty, Al Azhar University-Gaza, Gaza City P.O. Box 1277, Palestine
Nidal Dwaikat
Department of Physics, College of Engineering and Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Munirah A. Almessiere
Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Abdulhadi Baykal
Department of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
New series of YBCO ceramics samples doping with different oxides such as SiO2, WO3, Al2O3, and TiO2 were fabricated to study the ionizing radiation shielding properties. The structure and morphology were explored by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The shielding properties were investigated experimentally and theoretically to check the validity of the results. The investigated radiation shielding properties include the proton, neutron, and gamma-ray. The XRD results show the orthorhombic structure for all ceramics without any additional peaks related to WO3, SiO2, TiO2, and Al2O3. At the same time, the SEM results appear to have a significant differentiation in the granular behavior of all ceramics surfaces. The incorporation of WO3 to YBCO enhanced the ceramic density, whereas the addition of different oxides reduced the density for ceramic samples. This variation in density changed the radiation shielding results. The sample containing WO3 (YBCO-W) gives us better results in radiation shielding properties for gamma and neutron; the sample having Al2O3 (YBCO-Al) is superior in shielding results for charged particles. Finally, the possibility to use YBCO with various oxides in different ionizing radiation shielding fields can be concluded.
