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X-ray / gamma ray radiation shielding properties of α-Bi2O3 synthesized by low temperature solution combustion method

  • Reddy, B. Chinnappa (Department of Physics, Presidency University) ;
  • Manjunatha, H.C. (Department of Physics, Government College for women) ;
  • Vidya, Y.S. (Department of Physics, Lal Bahadur Shastri Government First Grade College, RT Nagar) ;
  • Sridhar, K.N. (Department of Physics, Government First Grade College) ;
  • Pasha, U. Mahaboob (Department of Physics, Presidency University) ;
  • Seenappa, L. (Department of Physics, Government College for women) ;
  • Sadashivamurthy, B. (Department of Chemistry, Government First Grade College) ;
  • Dhananjaya, N. (Department of Physics, BMS Institute of Technology and Management) ;
  • Sathish, K.V. (Department of Physics, Government College for women) ;
  • Gupta, P.S. Damodara (Department of Physics, Government College for women)
  • Received : 2021.06.18
  • Accepted : 2021.09.22
  • Published : 2022.03.25
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Abstract

In the present communication, pure and stable α-Bismuth Oxide (Bi2O3) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by low temperature solution combustion method using urea as a fuel and calcined at 500℃. The synthesized sample was characterized by using powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. The PXRD pattern confirms the formation of mono-clinic, stable and low temperature phase α-Bi2O3. The direct optical energy band gap was estimated by using Wood and Tauc's relation which was found to be 2.81 eV. The characterized sample was studied for X-ray/gamma ray shielding properties in the energy range 0.081-1.332 MeV using NaI (Tl) detector and multi channel analyzer (MCA). The measured shielding parameters agrees well with the theory, whereas, slight deviation up to 20% is observed below 356 keV. This deviation is mainly due to the influence of atomic size of the target medium. Furthermore an accurate theory is necessary to explain the interaction of X-ray/gamma ray with the NPs.The present work opens new window to use this facile, economical, efficient, low temperature method to synthesize nanomaterials for X-ray/gamma ray shielding purpose.

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