Examinations of mechanical, and shielding properties of CeO2 reinforced B2O3–ZnF2–Er2O3–ZnO glasses for gamma-ray shield and neutron applications
Haifa A. Alyousef,
Z.A. Alrowaili,
Mohamed Saad,
Hussain Al-Mohiy,
Abdulaziz A. Alshihri,
Kh S. Shaaban,
M.S. Al-Buriahi,
E.A. Abdel Wahab
Affiliations
Haifa A. Alyousef
Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P. O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
Z.A. Alrowaili
Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P. O. Box: 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Saad
Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Physics Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Hussain Al-Mohiy
Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz A. Alshihri
Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Kh S. Shaaban
Department of Chemistry, Al-Azhar University, P. O. Box 71524, Assiut, Egypt
M.S. Al-Buriahi
Department of Physics, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
E.A. Abdel Wahab
Department of Physics, Al-Azhar University, P. O. Box 71524, Assiut, Egypt; Corresponding author.
The glass system 75B2O3 - 4.5ZnF2 – 0.5 Er2O3–(20−x) ZnO- x CeO2, x = (0 ≤ x ≤ 1 mol. %) was manufactured using a melt quenching process, with CeO2 substituted for ZnO in the glass matrix in concentrations ranging from 0 to 1 mol %. The Makishima–Mackenzie model and sound wave velocity measurements were used to evaluate the mechanical parameters and elastic characteristics of the examined glass system, respectively. The results showed that increasing CeO2 doping ratio from 0 to 1 mol% increased density, sound velocities, elastic properties, and microhardness from 5.80 to 9.01 GPa. Phy-X/PSD software was employed to assess the effect of replacing ZnO with CeO2 on shielding capacity. The obtained results revealed that replacing ZnO with CeO2 enhances shielding characteristics and the manufactured glass may be useful in shielding applications.
