Optical parameters and gamma shielding quality of sodium-borate glasses: The relative contribution of Bi2O3, SrO, and Li2O

MS Al-Buriahi, N Alomayrah, JS Alzahrani… - Solid State …, 2024 - Elsevier
The optical quality and compositional flexibility of borate glasses make them attractive
materials for optical applications, nuclear waste containment, transparent radiation shields …

[HTML][HTML] Strontium minerals as critical raw materials—Market dynamics, processing techniques, and future challenges

D Mesa, V Gowda, F Ortega, K Bhadani… - Minerals …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2020, the European Union officially designated strontium as a Critical Raw
Material (CRM) due to its diverse applications and limited global producers, with Spain as …

BaTiO3-B2O3-MgO-Na2O-CaO glass series: Radiation shielding, thermal, and mechanical properties

M Kavgacı, H Yaykaşlı, H Eskalen, Y Kavun… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of BaTiO 3 on the mechanical, thermal and radiation shielding properties of the
borate glass with the composition of (60-x) B 2 O 3+ 10MgO+ 15Na 2 O+ 15CaO+ (x) BaTiO …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of ZnO variation on glass characteristics: Physical, mechanical properties and radiation shielding

MY Hanfi, MI Sayyed, M Rashad, KA Mahmoud… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the effects of different ZnO concentrations on the mechanical and
radiation shielding characteristics of a glass series that is fabricated using the melt …

Effect of ZnO on the structure, optical properties and ESR studies of B2O3–Na2O–SrO–Fe2O3–ZnO glass system

MS Sadeq, AS Sharafelden, FM Reda, MH Ibrahim - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
Iron oxide-doped borate glass with composition [(63-x) B 2 O 3–10Na 2 O–25SrO–2Fe 2 O 3–
(x) ZnO; x= 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 mol%] was prepared following melt-quench technique. The …

Improved Physical, Optical, and Radiation Shielding Characteristics of SrO-Doped Borate Glasses: Insights from Experiments and Machine Learning

H ESKALEN, M KAVGACI, H YAYKAŞLI, Ş ÖZĞAN… - Ceramics …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of strontium oxide (SrO) do** on the physical,
structural, optical, and radiation shielding characteristics of borate glass systems with the …

Impact of neodymium oxide (Nd2O3) substitution in barium–boron-phosphate glasses: A pathway to superior mechanical, optical, and radiation shielding performance

AS Abouhaswa, U Perişanoğlu, A Araz, N Ahmadi… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into the impact of substituting Nd 2 O 3 for Na 2 O in Barium–Boron-
Phosphate glasses, aiming to enhance their mechanical strength, optical characteristics …

Analysis of structural, optical, mechanical properties and evaluation of radiation shielding effectiveness of strontium borate glasses doped with ZnO nanoparticles

M Kavgacı, H Yaykaşlı, H Eskalen, U Perişanoğlu… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research meticulously explores the synthesis, structural, thermal and optical
characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles (NPs) infused strontium borate glasses (termed …

Experimental and molecular dynamics analyses of the replacement of K₂O by SrO on the structural, thermal, and spectroscopic properties of K₂O-SrO-B₂O₃ …

NF Dantas, FWS Rodrigues, MN Queiroz… - Ceramics …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this work, a series of borate glasses with the composition (40-x) K 2 O-xSrO-60B 2 O 3
(BKSr), with x= 10, 20 and 30 mol% were synthesized by melt-quenching technique, and …

Structural, thermal and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic properties of boro-tellurite based quaternary glass system

RK Sk, GF Ansari, S Kumar, N Sathish, M Mudgal… - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The structural, functional and thermal properties of the TeZnCaB glass system were
investigated in this work. The thermal properties of the glass system were studied using DSC …