Neutron Irradiation to Transmute Zinc into Gallium

Modified Am-Be neutron beams showed an ability to change the optical properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) photoluminescence (PL) spectra by transmuting zinc (Zn) into gallium (Ga) after irradiation. This study investigates the time required by slow neutron irradiation to register the transmutation of the...

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Published inNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 9; p. 1487
Main Authors Zeidan, M M, Abedrabbo, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 27.04.2023
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Analysis
Gallium
Irradiation
Methods
neutron
Neutron beams
Neutron irradiation
Neutrons
Optical properties
Photoluminescence
Photons
Photovoltaic cells
Spectrum analysis
Thermal neutrons
Transmutation
Transmutation (Chemistry)
transmute
Zinc
zinc isotopes
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxides
Japan
transmute
zinc isotopes
photoluminescence
gallium
neutron
zinc oxide
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Summary:Modified Am-Be neutron beams showed an ability to change the optical properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) photoluminescence (PL) spectra by transmuting zinc (Zn) into gallium (Ga) after irradiation. This study investigates the time required by slow neutron irradiation to register the transmutation of the Zn into Ga. Two series of samples from different suppliers hydrothermally (HT) grown by TEW Tokyo Denpa Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, and MTI corporation, China, are irradiated for 6, 12, 18, and 24 days on the Zn-polar face of each sample to specify the relationship between the irradiation intensity and transmutation.
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ISSN:2079-4991
2079-4991
DOI:10.3390/nano13091487