Fabrications a new family of samarium lead phosphate glasses, determination electrical, structural and optical properties under effect of different gamma doses

Structural, optical and electrical properties of developed (P2O5)(47)-(Na2O)(23)-(Al2O3)(6)-PbO(24-x)-(Sm2O3)(x) (where x = 0.5, 1 and 3 mol%) at different gamma irradiation doses (0, 10, 50 KGy) have been investigated. Melt-quenching method was used for synthesizing these glasses. XRD observations provide for the ampophosity of the as-prepared glasses. The effect of different gamma irradiation doses and Sm2O3 contents affect crystallinity of the developed samples. Moreover, the results show a decreasing in the transmittance light as the gamma doses increase from 0 to 50 kGy. The both calculated direct and indirect optical band gap were found to be affected by gamma irradiation doses for (P2O5)(47)-(Na2O)(23)-(Al2O3)(6)-PbO(24- x)-(Sm2O3)(x). On the other hand, the electrical activation energy and electrical conductivity of the glasses were affected by gamma irradiation doses for (P2O5)(47)-(Na2O)(23)-(Al2O3)(6)-PbO(24-x)-(Sm2O3)(x) (where x = 0.5, 1 and 3 mol%). These various studies forces to fabricate a glass material that could be utilized to attenuate or reduce gamma-radiation.

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The study explored the structural, optical, and electrical properties of glasses synthesized under different gamma irradiation doses and Sm2O3 contents. Results showed that gamma irradiation doses and Sm2O3 content influenced the crystallinity, transmittance, electrical properties, and optical band gap of the glasses.