A significant role of MoO3 on the optical, thermal, and radiation shielding characteristics of B2O3-P2O5-Li2O glasses

Abstract

The glass system 42.5P(2)O(5)-42.5B(2)O(3)(15 - x) Li2O-x MoO3 x = (0, 2.5, 5.10 and 15), was fabricated using a melt-quenching technique. Optical features are examined depending on measuring the absorption and transmission of the prepared glasses. The energy gap (E-opt), increases from 2.23 to 2.49 e.V. Urbach (E-u), decreases from 0.513 to 0.5 e.V. Basicity, polarizability, electronegativity, and some physical constants are determined. The temperature of the glass transition T-g, increases from 493 to 532 degrees C, the temperature of onset glass crystallization T-c increases from 493 to 532 degrees C and the temperature of the crystallization T-p increases from 606 to 636 degrees C. Radiation shielding properties have been examined by Phy-X / PSD. The impact of adding MoO3 to the glasses on their shielding ability was investigated. The lower value of the (MFP) sample has been detected at a higher MoO3 concentration and it is good radiation attenuation glasses. For radiation protection applications, the investigational glasses had superior characteristics.