Abstract
Gamma-ray/neutron shielding capacity and mechanical properties of erbium-doped potassium manganese borate glasses with the chemical form of (1 − x)MnO–29K2O–70B2O3–xEr2O3: x = 0–1 mol% coded as E0–E5 via bond compression model, XCOM software, and PHITS simulations have been investigated. The bulk modulus (KB.C) values increased from 90.19 for E0 glass sample with free Er2O3 to 101.24 GPa for E5 glass sample with Er2O3 = 1 mol%. The Young’s modulus (EB.C) increased from 102.68 GPa to 115.38 GPa, while the longitudinal modulus (LB.C) increased from 142.31 GPa to 159.81 GPa for E0–E5 glasses. Poisson’s ratio (σB.C) decreased from 0.310261 to 0.310065 with the increase of Er3+ ions in the investigated glasses. Hardness of E0–E5 glasses was increased from 4.96 GPa to 5.58 GPa. The mass attenuation coefficient (µ/ρ) values were the highest at the least energy of 0.284 MeV with values of 0.1080, 0.1096, 0.1113, 0.1129, 0.1145, and 0.1161 cm2 g−1 for E0, E1, E2, E3, E4, and E5, respectively. Moreover, radiation protection efficiency (RPE) of the E0–E5 glasses was estimated using PHITS simulation code. The highest RPE was observed for E5 glass with a thickness of 5 cm. Finally, the neutron shielding capacity of E0–E5 glasses was evaluated in terms of the fast neutron removal cross section (FNRCS). The values of FNRCS increased by adding Er2O3 content and a sharp increase was observed at xEr2O3: x = 0.8 mol%. Generally, one can conclude that the E5 glass sample with the highest Er2O3 (1 mol%) concentration is the best sample as radiation shield among all the studied glasses.
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