The impact of Li2O concentration on mechanical and radiation attenuation properties of lithium zinc borotellurite glasses: an in silico study

This study aimed to investigate the gamma-ray protection factors and mechanical properties of five lithium zinc boro tellurite glasses with Li2O concentrations varying at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mol% using GAMOS simulation and Phy-X/PSD software to provide theoretical insights. The mechanical moduli and...

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Published inIndian journal of physics Vol. 99; no. 7; pp. 2563 - 2572
Main Author Sahin, Meryem Cansu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West Bengal Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2025
Subjects
Attenuation coefficients
Bulk modulus
Gamma rays
Glass
Lithium oxides
Mechanical properties
Modulus of elasticity
Radiation absorption
Radiation shielding
Shear modulus
Simulation
Tellurium dioxide
Zinc
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Summary:This study aimed to investigate the gamma-ray protection factors and mechanical properties of five lithium zinc boro tellurite glasses with Li2O concentrations varying at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mol% using GAMOS simulation and Phy-X/PSD software to provide theoretical insights. The mechanical moduli and radiation absorption properties, such as Young's modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus, and longitudinal modulus, were examined using computational methods for five glass samples containing varying quantities of Li2O. Among all the glass samples, the sample containing 5 mol% Li2O has the largest linear and mass attenuation coefficient values. Moreover, the sample containing 5 mol% Li2O exhibits the most minimal half-value layer values in comparison to the other analyzed glasses. Samples containing 5% and 10 mol% Li2O reached comparable transmission factor values at 1, 3 and 5 cm thicknesses. Nevertheless, the sample containing 5 mol% Li2O exhibited exceptional radiation shielding characteristics.
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ISSN:0973-1458
0974-9845
DOI:10.1007/s12648-024-03483-y