Radiation attenuation properties of the quaternary semiconducting compounds Cu2CoGe[S, Se, Te]4

H.Y. Zahran; M.I. Mohammed; El Sayed Yousef; Mohammed S. Alqahtani; Manuela Reben; H. Algarni; Ahmad Umar; Hasan B. Albargi; I.S. Yahia; Mohamed Sh. Abdel-wahab; Medhat A. Ibrahim

Results in Physics (Jun 2022)

Radiation attenuation properties of the quaternary semiconducting compounds Cu2CoGe[S, Se, Te]4

H.Y. Zahran,
M.I. Mohammed,
El Sayed Yousef,
Mohammed S. Alqahtani,
Manuela Reben,
H. Algarni,
Ahmad Umar,
Hasan B. Albargi,
I.S. Yahia,
Mohamed Sh. Abdel-wahab,
Medhat A. Ibrahim

Affiliations

H.Y. Zahran: Laboratory of Nano-Smart Materials for Science and Technology (LNSMST), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Nanoscience Laboratory for Environmental and Bio-medical Applications (NLEBA), Metallurgical lab.1, Semiconductor Lab., Nuclear Lab., Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, 11757 Cairo, Egypt; Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 61413, P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Laboratory of Nano-Smart Materials for Science and Technology (LNSMST), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
M.I. Mohammed: Nanoscience Laboratory for Environmental and Bio-medical Applications (NLEBA), Metallurgical lab.1, Semiconductor Lab., Nuclear Lab., Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, 11757 Cairo, Egypt
El Sayed Yousef: Laboratory of Nano-Smart Materials for Science and Technology (LNSMST), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 61413, P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed S. Alqahtani: Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
Manuela Reben: Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH – University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
H. Algarni: Laboratory of Nano-Smart Materials for Science and Technology (LNSMST), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Umar: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Najran University, P.O. Box 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia; Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, P.O. Box: 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
Hasan B. Albargi: Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, P.O. Box: 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Arts, Najran University, P.O. Box 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
I.S. Yahia: Laboratory of Nano-Smart Materials for Science and Technology (LNSMST), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Nanoscience Laboratory for Environmental and Bio-medical Applications (NLEBA), Metallurgical lab.1, Semiconductor Lab., Nuclear Lab., Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, 11757 Cairo, Egypt; Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 61413, P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Sh. Abdel-wahab: Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni–Suef University, Beni–Suef, Egypt
Medhat A. Ibrahim: Nanotechnology Research Centre (NTRC), The British University in Egypt (BUE), Suez Desert Road, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt; Molecular Spectroscopy and Modeling Unit, Spectroscopy Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 37
p. 105488

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The radiation-protection properties of the magnetic semiconducting quaternary compounds Cu2CoGeS4, Cu2CoGeSe4, and Cu2CoGeTe4 were examined in this study by using Phy-X/PSD software with the selected gamma energy (0.015–15 MeV). The radiation shielding coefficients such as mass and linear attenuation coefficients (MAC) and (LAC), half-value layer (HVL), and mean free path (MFP) of the present semiconductors were calculated. Also, the total electronic and atomic cross-sections (ECS and ACS), the effective atomic number (Zeff), the effective electron density (Neff), and the effective conductivity (Ceff) of these semiconductors were estimated to see how well they could protect against radiation. A comparative study occurred between the obtained results and the corresponding values of RS-253-G18, RS-360, RS-520 glasses, barite, chromite, and ferrite concrete. The results show that semiconducting samples with the best shielding performance outperform RS-253-G18, RS-360 glass, and RS-520 glass materials commonly used in nuclear applications. The Cu2CoGeTe4 sample had the highest MAC, LAC, and ACS, as well as the highest ECS and Zeff values. The other two semiconductor samples had the lowest MAC, ECS, and Zeff values. For photons, charged particles (electrons, protons, alpha particles), and C-ion, Phy-X/PSD allows the calculation of the Zeff quickly and precisely across the entire energy range. This study indicates that the semiconductor samples can be utilized as radiation attenuators for various nuclear fields.

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