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Ytterbium (III) oxide reinforced novel TeO2-B2O3-V2O5 glass system: Synthesis and optical, structural, physical and thermal properties

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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 47, Issue 13, Pages 18517-18531

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.03.175

Keywords

Ytterbium (III) oxide; XRD; FTIR; Optical properties; Radiation shielding

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This study synthesized various samples of TBVY glass material using the classical melt-quenching method, combining structural, optical, and radiation characteristics analysis. The results indicated that the density, optical properties, and radiation shielding performance of the synthesized glasses were significantly influenced by the increasing ratio of Yb2O3 additive.
Different samples of xTeO2.(25-y)B2O3.zV2O5.yYb2O3 (or TBVY) new glass material were synthesized by the classical melt-quenching method. Structural, optical, physical, and thermal analyses of the synthesized glasses were performed in addition to Monte Carlo simulation to test radiation shielding properties. The results showed that increasing ratios of Yb2O3 (y = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 mol%) produced monotonic density values of the synthesized glasses ranging from 4.70058 g cm-3 to 5.01038 g cm-3. XRD and FTIR analyses were used to confirm the glass structure of all samples. Optical transmittance and absorption parameters varied almost monotonically with increasing ratios of Yb2O3 indicating the ability to predict and control these properties using Yb2O3 additive. Furthermore, simulated radiation interaction parameters, such as attenuation coefficients and half-value layer, exhibited well-behaved dependence on the concentration ratio of the Yb2O3 additive. This approach to glass material synthesis demonstrate the useful synergetic effect of combining structural, optical, and radiation characteristics.

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