Radiation attenuation properties of the quaternary semiconducting compounds Cu2CoGe[S, Se, Te]4

被引：22

作者：

Zahran, H. Y. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Mohammed, M. I. ^{[2
]}

Yousef, El Sayed ^{[1
,3
]}

Alqahtani, Mohammed S. ^{[4
]}

Reben, Manuela ^{[5
]}

Algarni, H. ^{[1
]}

Umar, Ahmad ^{[6
,7
]}

Albargi, Hasan B. ^{[7
,8
]}

Yahia, I. S. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Abdel-wahab, Mohamed Sh. ^{[9
]}

Ibrahim, Medhat A. ^{[10
,11
]}

机构：

[1] King Khalid Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Lab Nanosmart Mat Sci & Technol LNSMST, POB 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

[2] Ain Shams Univ, Fac Educ, Dept Phys, Nanosci Lab Environm & Biomed Applicat NLEBA,Met L, Cairo 11757, Egypt

[3] King Khalid Univ, Res Ctr Adv Mat Sci RCAMS, POB 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia

[4] King Khalid Univ, Coll Appl Med Sci, Dept Radiol Sci, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia

[5] AGH Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Mat Sci & Ceram, Al Mickiewicza 30, PL-30059 Krakow, Poland

[6] Najran Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Chem, POB 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia

[7] Najran Univ, Promising Ctr Sensors & Elect Devices PCSED, POB 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia

[8] Najran Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Phys, POB 1988, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia

[9] Beni Suef Univ, Fac Postgrad Studies Adv Sci, Mat Sci & Nanotechnol Dept, Bani Suwayf, Egypt

[10] British Univ Egypt BUE, Nanotechnol Res Ctr NTRC, Suez Desert Rd, Cairo 11837, Egypt

[11] Natl Res Ctr, Spect Dept, Mol Spect & Modeling Unit, 33 El Bohouth St, Giza 12622, Egypt

来源：

RESULTS IN PHYSICS | 2022年 / 37卷

关键词：

Compound semiconductors; MAC; Radiation shielding; Z(eff); Effective conductivity; Photon and charged particles; EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBERS; GAMMA-RAY; SHIELDING PROPERTIES; ELECTRON-DENSITIES; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES; WURTZ-STANNITE; NEUTRON; GLASSES; OXIDE; COEFFICIENTS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.rinp.2022.105488

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

The radiation-protection properties of the magnetic semiconducting quaternary compounds Cu2CoGeS4, Cu2CoGeSe4, and Cu2CoGeTe4 were examined in this study by using Phy-X/PSD software with the selected gamma energy (0.015-15 MeV). The radiation shielding coefficients such as mass and linear attenuation coefficients (MAC) and (LAC), half-value layer (HVL), and mean free path (MFP) of the present semiconductors were calculated. Also, the total electronic and atomic cross-sections (ECS and ACS), the effective atomic number (Z(eff)), the effective electron density (N-eff), and the effective conductivity (C-eff) of these semiconductors were estimated to see how well they could protect against radiation. A comparative study occurred between the obtained results and the corresponding values of RS-253-G18, RS-360, RS-520 glasses, barite, chromite, and ferrite concrete. The results show that semiconducting samples with the best shielding performance outperform RS-253-G18, RS-360 glass, and RS-520 glass materials commonly used in nuclear applications. The Cu2CoGeTe4 sample had the highest MAC, LAC, and ACS, as well as the highest ECS and Z(eff) values. The other two semiconductor samples had the lowest MAC, ECS, and Z(eff) values. For photons, charged particles (electrons, protons, alpha particles), and C-ion, Phy-X/PSD allows the calculation of the Z(eff) quickly and precisely across the entire energy range. This study indicates that the semiconductor samples can be utilized as radiation attenuators for various nuclear fields.

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