A Promising Glass Type in Electronic and Laser Applications: Elastic Moduli, Mechanical, and Photon Transmission Properties of WO<sub>3</sub> Reinforced Ternary-Tellurite Glasses
Ghada ALMisned,
Elaf Rabaa,
Yasser S. Rammah,
Ziad Y. Khattari,
Duygu Sen Baykal,
Erkan Ilik,
Gokhan Kilic,
Hesham M. H. Zakaly,
Antoaneta Ene,
Huseyin Ozan Tekin
Affiliations
Ghada ALMisned
Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Elaf Rabaa
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
Yasser S. Rammah
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom, Menoufia 32511, Egypt
Ziad Y. Khattari
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133, Jordan
Duygu Sen Baykal
Medical Imaging Techniques, Vocational School of Health Sciences, Istanbul Kent University, Istanbul 34433, Turkey
Erkan Ilik
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir 26040, Turkey
Gokhan Kilic
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir 26040, Turkey
Hesham M. H. Zakaly
Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Antoaneta Ene
INPOLDE Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galati, Romania
Huseyin Ozan Tekin
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
We report the symmetry of mechanical and gamma-ray attenuation properties for some tellurite glasses through elastic moduli, mechanical, and transmission properties as a function of varied WO3 amount in glass configuration. Four glass samples, along with different molar compositions as well as WO3/GdF3 substitution ratios, are investigated. Transmission properties using several essential parameters, such as attenuation coefficients, half-value layers, effective atomic numbers, effective conductivity, and buildup factors, are calculated in the 0.015–15 MeV energy range. Moreover, elastic moduli and Poisson’s ratios (σ) of the studied glass are calculated using the Makishima–Mackenzie model. The M4 sample with the highest WO3 addition is found with superior photon attenuation properties among the glasses investigated. Poisson’s ratio (σ) is increased, while all elastic moduli are decreased. Young’s modulus is reported as 62.23 GPa and 36.45.37 GPa at the highest and lowest WO3 mol%, respectively. It can be concluded that WO3 is a functional and monotonic tool in ternary-tellurite glasses for multiple modifications and enhancement purposes on gamma-ray attenuation, elastic moduli, and mechanical properties. It can also be concluded that increasing the WO3 amount in tellurite glasses may be considered a tool in terms of providing symmetry for mechanical and gamma-ray attenuation properties.
