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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Ionization Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of Lead Acetate, Lead Nitrate, and Bismuth Nitrate-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanorods Thin Films: A Comparative Evaluation.

Mohamed Abdulsattar Al-Balushi, Naser M Ahmed, Samer H Zyoud, Mohammed Khalil Mohammed Ali, Hanan Akhdar, Osamah A Aldaghri, Khalid Hassan Ibnaouf

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Mohamed Abdulsattar Al-BalushiSchool of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6208-1913
Naser M AhmedSchool of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6397-7391
Samer H ZyoudSchool of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4931-8517
Mohammed Khalil Mohammed AliPhysics Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia.
Hanan AkhdarPhysics Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5144-7169
Osamah A AldaghriPhysics Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7990-6099
Khalid Hassan IbnaoufPhysics Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

The fabrication of Nano-based shielding materials is an advancing research area in material sciences and nanotechnology. Although bulky lead-based products remain the primary choice for radiation protection, environmental disadvantages and high toxicity limit their potentials, necessitating less costly, compatible, eco-friendly, and light-weight alternatives. The theme of the presented investigation is to compare the ionization radiation shielding potentialities of the lead acetate (LA), lead nitrate (LN), and bismuth nitrate (BN)-doped zinc oxide nanorods-based thin films (ZONRs-TFs) produced via the chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. The impact of the selected materials' doping content on morphological and structural properties of ZONRs-TF was investigated. The X-ray diffractometer (XRD) analyses of both undoped and doped TFs revealed the existence of hexagonal quartzite crystal structures. The composition analysis by energy dispersive (EDX) detected the corrected elemental compositions of the deposited films. Field emission scanning electronic microscope (FESEM) images of the TFs showed highly porous and irregular surface morphologies of the randomly aligned NRs with cracks and voids. The undoped and 2 wt.% BN-doped TFs showed the smallest and largest grain size of 10.44 nm and 38.98 nm, respectively. The linear attenuation coefficient (µ) values of all the optimally doped ZONRs-TFs measured against the X-ray photon irradiation disclosed their excrement shielding potency. The measured µ values of the ZONRs-TFs displayed the trend of 1 wt.% LA-doped TF > 1 wt.% LN-doped TF > 3 wt.% BN-doped TF > undoped TFs). The values of μ of the ZONRs-TFs can be customized by adjusting the doping contents, which in turn controls the thickness and morphology of the TFs. In short, the proposed new types of the LA-, LN- and BN-doped ZONRs-TFs may contribute towards the development of the prospective ionization radiation shielding materials.

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attenuationchemical bath depositionradiationX-rayZnO-doping

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PMID35009152
PMCPMC8746144

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