Sains Malaysiana 50(10)(2021): 3127-3138

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2021-5010-24

Impact of Al₂O₃ and Dy₂O₃ Substitution on the Physical, Structural and Radiation Shielding Properties of Li₂O-B₂O₃ Glass System

(Kesan PenggantianAl₂O₃ dan Dy₂O₃ pada Sifat Fizikal, Struktur dan Pelindung Radiasi Sistem KacaLi₂O-B₂O₃)

O.B. ALJEWAW¹, M.K.A. KARIM²*, M.H.M. ZAID², M.K. HALIMAH², N.M. NOOR², M.H.A. MHAREB^3,4 & Y.S. ALAJERAMI^5,6

¹Biotechnology Research Centre, Tripoli, P.O. Box Tajoura 3031, Libya

²Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

³Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia

⁴Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

⁵Physics and Astronomy, Science Faculty, Ohio University, USA

⁶Medical Imaging Department, Applied Medical Sciences Faculty, Al Azhar University-Gaza

Diserahkan: 9 Oktober 2020/Diterima: 3 Februari 2021

Abstract

A new series of lithium-borate glass systems (23Li₂O-72B₂O₃ in mol%) were synthesized with the substitution of Al₂O₃ (5 mol.%) as a modifier and doped with 0.3 and 0.5 mol% of Dy₂O₃. Four series of glasses (S1, S2, S3 and S4) were synthesized via the conventional melt-quenching technique and characterized by using UV-Visible-NIR absorption spectrometer and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The current investigation gives further insight on the structural and optical properties of the samples. The diffraction spectrum obtained from the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis shows no typical peaks in the glass system, which indicates its amorphous phase. The optical properties of Al³⁺ and Dy³⁺ ions were evaluated and found that there is a pivot effect for the addition of Al₂O₃ and Dy₂O₃ for the glass system. Notably, the sample S2 shows different behaviours for physical, structural, and optical properties compared with other prepared glass samples that can be attributed to the increment of Al₂O₃. Besides, the physical and ionizing shielding features were investigated for current glass samples. The radiation shielding properties were examined within the energy range of 0.015 until 15 MeV. The sample S4 has the optimum radiation shielding features as a result of the addition of Dy₂O₃. Hence, the composition attributes a new glass system that can be used in various applications such as radiation dosimeter and photon shielding materials.

Keywords: Dysprosium oxide; lithium-aluminium-borate glasses; radiation shielding properties; structural properties

ABSTRAK

Suatu siri baru sistem kaca litium-borat (23Li₂O-72B₂O₃ dalam mol%) disintesis dengan penggantian Al₂O₃ (5 mol.%) sebagai pengubah suai dan terdop dengan 0.3 dan 0.5 mol% Dy₂O₃. Empat siri gelas (S1, S2, S3 dan S4) disintesis melalui teknik sepuh lindap konvensional dan dicirikan dengan menggunakan spektrometer penyerapan UV-boleh nampak-NIR dan spektroskopi inframerah transformasi Fourier (FTIR). Kajian semasa memberikan gambaran lebih lanjut mengenai sifat struktur dan optik sampel. Spektrum belauan yang diperoleh dari analisis pembelauan sinar-X (XRD) tidak menunjukkan puncak khas dalam sistem kaca yang menunjukkan fasa amorfusnya. Sifat optik ion Al³⁺ dan Dy³⁺ dinilai dan didapati bahawa terdapat kesan pangsi pada penambahan Al₂O₃ dan Dy₂O₃ untuk sistem kaca. Terutama, sampel S2 menunjukkan tingkah laku yang berbeza untuk sifat fizikal, struktur dan optik berbanding dengan sampel kaca lain yang boleh dikaitkan dengan kenaikan Al₂O₃. Selain itu, ciri-ciri fizikal dan perlindungan mengion juga dikaji bagi setiap sampel kaca. Sifat pelindung diperiksa dalam julat tenaga dari 0.015 hingga 15 MeV. Sampel S4 mempunyai ciri pelindung yang optimum disebabkan penambahan Dy₂O₃. Oleh itu, komposisi mengaitkan sistem kaca baru yang dapat digunakan dalam pelbagai aplikasi seperti dosimeter radiasi dan bahan pelindungan foton.

Kata kunci: Disprosium oksida; gelas litium-aluminium-borat; pencirian perlindungan sinaran; pencirian struktur

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