Physical, optical, and advanced radiation absorption characteristics of cadmium lead phosphate glasses containing MoO3

In glasses with the composition 45P(2)O(5)-45PbO(2)-(10 - x) CdO-x MoO3, x = (0 <= x <= 5 mol%), melt quenching technique was used to fabricate these samples. The structural characteristics of the proposed glasses were determined using X-ray diffraction. Fabricated glasses were found to have a higher density and refractive index. The spectroscopic characteristics of fabricated glasses were evaluated using UV-VIs. Energy bandgap increases as the content of MoO3 increases, while Urbach energy decreases. Phy-X/PSD has been used to investigate radiation shielding properties. Mass attenuation coefficient values are positively affected by increases in the MoO3 ratio. G1 has the maximum half-value layer value, whereas G5 has the minimum. The exposure and energy absorption build-up factor (EBF and EABF) values decreased slightly as the MoO3 content increased. As a result, among all other glasses, G5 glasses have the best shielding capacity.

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Glasses with different proportions of MoO3 were fabricated using the melt quenching technique, with higher density and refractive index. As the MoO3 content increased, the energy bandgap also increased. The G5 glasses showed the best shielding capacity among all other glasses.