• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.2366-2372
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• 2023

Are borate and silicate glasses suitable for working as shieling materials against fast neutrons? To correctly answer the above question, some silicate, and borate-based glasses were fabricated and irradiated with various doses of fast neutrons varied between 1.73 and 12.10 MGy. The color and hardness of the fabricated glasses were affected by the fast neutron fluence where the transparent glasses turned colored as well as the hardness of the fabricated glasses was decreased. The gamma-ray spectrometric analysis shows a high activity concentration produced in the barium borate glasses due to the formation of radioisotopes Ba-131 and Ba-133 reaches to 5.92E+05 Bq and 4.25E+03 Bq, respectively for sample Cd-5 Batch 3. Additionally, the gamma-ray spectrometric analysis for the sodium silicate glasses shows low activity concentrations emitted from isotopes formed due to the activation of Y₂O₃-associated impurities. These activities are low compared to that emitted by barium borate-based glasses.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권7호
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• pp.2711-2717
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• 2024

The current work aims to fabricate metal oxide-doped (PbO, Fe₂O₃, MgO, and Al₂O₃, each of which boasts a purity of 99%) zinc barium borate glasses through the melt quenching technique at the 1000 ℃ melting temperature. The results showed that adding 5 mol.% of metal oxides PbO, Fe₂O₃, Al₂O₃, and MgO increases the density of the zinc barium borate glasses. Additionally, the fabricated glasses' mechanical properties were determined based on the Makishima-Mackenzie model, which proved that the highest mechanical properties were achieved for glasses doped with Al₂O₃ compounds. The mechanical moduli for the glasses doped with Al₂O₃ reach 80.95 GPa (Young), 59.90 GPa (bulk), 31.75 GPa (shear), and 102.23 GPa (longitudinal). Additionally, the Al₂O₃-doped glasses' microhardness reaches 4.77 GPa. Moreover, estimation of the fabricated glasses' gamma-ray shielding capacity utilized Monte Carlo simulation. The highest linear attenuation coefficients are 29.132, 19.906, 19.243, and 18.923 cm^-1 obtained at 0.033 MeV for glasses dopped by PbO, Fe₂O₃, MgO, and Al₂O₃, respectively. Therefore, glasses doped with 5 mol.% of PbO have high gamma-ray shielding capacities followed by glasses doped by Fe₂O₃.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권9호
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• pp.3058-3067
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• 2021

Sodium zinc borate glasses doped with dysprosium and modified with different concentrations of barium oxide (0-50 mol %) were fabricated using the melting quenching technique. The structural properties of the prepared glass systems were characterized using XRD and FTIR methods. The absorption spectra of the prepared glasses were measured to determine their energy gap and their related optical properties. The density of the glasses and other physical parameters were also reported. Additionally, with the help of Photon Shielding and Dosimetry (PSD) software, we investigated the radiation shielding parameters of the prepared glass systems at different energy values. It was found that an increase in the density of the glasses by increasing the concentration of BaO significantly improved the gamma ray shielding ability of the samples. For practical results, a compatible irradiation set up was designed to check the shielding capability of the obtained glasses using a gamma ray source at 662 keV. The experimentally obtained results strongly agreed with the data obtained by PDS software at the same energy. These results demonstrated that the investigated glass system is a good candidate for several radiation shielding applications when comparing it with other commercial shielding glasses and concretes.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.851-857
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• 2004

전기로 제강분진(EAF dust)이 첨가된 규산염 유리, 붕규산염 유리 그리고 납규산염 유리 내의 중금속 안정화 특성을 독성용출 시험법(TCLP)으로 조사하였다. 또한 XRD와 FT-IR 방법을 통하여 EAF dust 첨가량에 따른 유리의 구조변화가 TCLP 결과에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 모유리에 EAE dust를 30 wt%까지 첨가하여도 규산염 유리, 붕규산염 유리, 납규산염 유리 계열의 시편 모두 결정화가 발생되지 않고 비정질을 나타내었다. TCLP법에 의한 유리시편의 중금속 용출량은 EAF dust의 첨가량과 함께 증가되었다. 중금속 용출이 가장 적은 시편은 규산염 유리 계열이었으며 납규산염 유리 계열의 시편은 붕규산염 유리 계열에 비해 중금속 용출량이 상대적으로 적었다. 단, 납규산염 유리 계열 모유리 조성에 포함되어 있는 납의 영향으로 Pb용출은 납규산염 유리 계열시편에서 가장 많았다. Oxygen/network former ratio 값을 이용하여 같은 계열 시편 간의 화학적 내구성을 비교할 수 있었으나 다른 계열 시편 간에는 적절치 않았다. EAF dust가 첨가되면 규산염 유리 계열의 시편에서는 유리구조 내 Si-O-Si 대칭성이 감소되고 비가교 산소가 증가되어 유리의 구조를 약화시키고 화학적 내구성을 감소시켰다 붕규산염 유리 계열 시편에서 EAF dust가 첨가되면 tetraborate group이 diborate group으로 변화되고 2차원 층상구조인 pyre-와 ortho-borate도 형성되어 결국 구조약화를 가져왔다. 3가지 계열의 유리조성 중에서 EAF dust내의 중금속들을 안정화하는데 가장 적합한 것은 규산염 유리 계열의 시편으로 판단되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.2258-2265
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• 2024

The present investigation aims to study the role of Pr₂O₃ on the structural, physical, and radiation shielding properties of a dense cadmium lead borate glass. The XRD was used to affirm the glassy amorphous structure of fabricated sample materials. Moreover, the FTIR was used to record the change in the FT-IR spectra due to the addition of Pr₂O₃ in the wavenumber interval between 400 and 4000 cm^-1. The features of glass surfaces and the elemental analyses for the synthesized Pr₂O₃-reinforced cadmium lead borate glasses were performed using a SEM, supported by an energy-dispersive spectrometer. The γ-ray protection capacity was evaluated using the Monte Carlo method in a wide energy interval ranging between 0.015 and 15 MeV. The linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) at 1 MeV was reduced by a factor of 10 % from 0.372 cm^-1 to 0.340 cm^-1. The decrease in the LAC values negatively affected the other shielding properties such as half-value thickness and the transmission factor. Although the linear attenuation coefficient is decreased slightly with the partial substitution of CdO by Pr₂O₃ compound, the fabricated glass samples still have a high shielding capacity compared to the traditional commercial glasses as well as previous similar reported glasses.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.282-293
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• 2021

This paper examines gamma-ray shielding properties of SBC-Bx glass system with the chemical composition of 40SiO₂-10B₂O₃-xBaO-(45-x)CaO- yZnO- zMgO (where x = 0, 10, 20, 30, and 35 mol% and y = z = 6 mol%). Mass attenuation coefficient (µ/ρ) which is an essential parameter to study gamma-ray shielding properties was obtained in the photon energy range of 0.015-15 MeV using PHITS Monte Carlo code for the proposed glasses. The obtained results were compared with those calculated by WinXCOM program. Both the values of PHITS code and WinXCOM program were observed in very good agreement. The (µ/ρ values were then used to derive mean free path (MFP), electron density (N_eff), effective atomic number (Z_eff), and half value layer (HVL) for all the glasses involved. Additionally, G-P method was employed to estimate exposure buildup factor (EBF) for each glass in the energy range of 0.015-15 MeV up to penetration depths of 40 mfp. The results reveal that gamma-ray shielding effectiveness of the SBC-Bx glasses evolves with increasing BaO content in the glass sample. Such that SBC-B35 glass has superior shielding capacity against gamma-rays among the studied glasses. Gamma-ray shielding properties of SBC-B35 glass were compared with different conventional shielding materials, commercial glasses, and newly developed HMO glasse. Therefore, the investigated glasses have potential uses in gamma shielding applications.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2006

펨토초 레이저 펄스에 의한 포토폴리머의 투과율 변화와 Eu 이온과 Sm 이온이 첨가된 sodium borate 유리의 형광파장의 변화를 이용하여 3차원 광메모리 가능성을 연구하였다. 780 nm의 모드잠금 타이사파이어 레이저를 이용하여 이광자흡수에 의해 DuPont 포토폴리머에서는 투과율을 변화시켰으며 이로 인해 $0.6{\mu}m$ 크기의 비트를 형성하였다. Sm 이온이 첨가된 재료에서는 이광자흡수로 인한 Sm 이온의 광환원을 이용하여 $4{\mu}m$ 크기의 형광 비트를 얻을 수 있었고 다층구조에서의 비트 형성을 시도하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권8호
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• pp.3335-3346
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• 2024

Due to the radiation released by commonly used isotopes, many nuclear, medical, and industrial facilities require proper radiation shielding. In this work, distinct copper borate glasses intercalated with varied aluminum and vanadium oxide (Al₂O₃ and V₂O₅) content have been synthesized and used against radiation (gamma rays and fast/thermal neutrons). The different percents were as follows: [60% B₂O₃ + 35% CuO + (5-x)% Al₂O₃ + xV₂O₅], where x = 0, 1, and 2.5 wt.%, which was coded as BCu(5-x)Al:xV. The synthesized glass samples were characterized using Fourier transforms, infrared, and X-Raydiffraction analysis. Experimentally, the radiation shielding possessions of the samples were established using an HPGe detector at the gamma energy lines 0.356 MeV, 0.661 MeV, 1.173 MeV, and 1.332 MeV. Also, the prepared glasses were investigated theoretically using the Monte Carlo code (MCNP5) at photon energies of 0.015-15 MeV. Also, the fast and thermal neutron macroscopic effective removal cross-sections were calculated using MRCsC and JANIS-4.1 software, respectively. The prepared sample BCu2.5Al:2.5V, which has a vanadium and aluminum content of 2.5%, has the highest linear attenuation coefficient as well as the highest removal cross-section for fast, and thermal neutrons.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권12호
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• pp.1873-1878
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• 2018

We have investigated the ionic conductivity and dielectric relaxation in $Li_2B_4O_7$ (LBO) and $Li_2O-B_2O_3-Ta_2O_5$ (LBTO) glasses. The sample was synthesized by using the melt quenching method. The frequency dependence of the electrical data from the LBO and LBTO glasses has been analyzed in the frameworks of the impedance Cole-Cole formalism and the universal power-law representation driven by the modified fractional Rayleigh equation. The potential barriers in the LBO and the LBTO glasses turn out to be the same. Comparing with the dc and ac activation energies of the LBO glass, these energies of the LBTO glass decrease due to the increasing Coulomb interaction of inter-cationic interaction.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2016

붕소가 포함된 다성분계 규산염 용융체의 원자 구조를 규명하는 것은 화산의 분화 양상을 포함한 다양한 지구화학적 과정의 원자 단위 기작을 밝히는데 중요하다. 붕소를 포함한 소듐 알루미노규산염 용융체의 붕소 및 알루미늄 주위의 원자 환경에 관한 자세한 정보는 수용액과 핵폐기물 유리(nuclear waste glasses)의 반응도(reactivity)에 대한 미시적인 설명을 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 붕소가 포함된 비정질 물질의 원자 구조 규명에 가장 적합한 고상 핵자기 공명 분광분석(solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, solid-state NMR)을 이용하여 붕소의 함량이 비정질 소듐 보레이트($Na_2O-B_2O_3$)와 붕소를 포함한 다성분계 규산염 용융체[말린코아이트(malinkoite, $NaBSiO_4$)와 네펠린(nepheline, $NaAlSiO_4$)의 유사 이원계]의 원자 구조에 미치는 영향을 규명하였다. 비정질 소듐 보레이트의 $^{11}B$ MAS NMR 스펙트럼을 통해 붕소의 함량이 증가함에 따라 배위수가 3인 붕소($^{[3]}B$)가 증가한다는 것이 확인되었다. 비정질 말린코아이트와 네펠린의 유사 이원계의 $^{11}B$ MAS NMR 스펙트럼을 통해 $X_{Ma}$ [$=NaBSiO_4/(NaBSiO_4+NaAlSiO_4)$]가 증가함에 따라 배위수가 4인 붕소($^{[4]}B$)는 증가하는 반면 $^{[3]}B$는 감소하는 것이 관찰되었다. 다성분계 용융체의 $^{27}Al$ MAS NMR 실험 결과, 모든 조성의 용융체에서 배위수가 4인 알루미늄($^{[4]}Al$) 피크가 지배적으로 나타났다. 또한 네펠린 용융체에 붕소가 첨가되었을때 $^{[4]}Al$ 피크의 폭이 크게 감소하였고, 이는 붕소의 첨가가 네펠린 용융체 내의 알루미늄 주위의 구조적 위상학적 무질서도를 감소시킨다는 것을 지시한다. 붕소를 포함한 이원계 및 다성분계 비정질 물질의 $^{11}B$ MAS NMR 스펙트럼으로부터 시뮬레이션을 하여 붕소의 함량에 따른 붕소 원자 환경의 상대적인 존재비를 정량적으로 분석하였고, 이 결과는 붕소가 포함된 비정질 물질의 거시적 성질 변화에 대한 미시적 기작의 근원을 제시할 가능성을 보여준다.