The effect of TeO2, ZnO, and NiO ratios in enhancing the radiation shielding, structural, and mechanical features of the provided glass sample

This paper focuses on the radiation shielding, structural, and mechanical properties of the Te glass system using the FLUKA Monte Carlo (MC) environment and Phy-X: PSD software. In this work, three selected glass specimens with the formula of TeO2+ZnO+xNiO, where x=4,8 and 12 mol.%, NiO have been used. This study assessed the key radiation metrics such as Half Value Layer (HVL) and Effective Atomic Number (Zeff) for wide energy ranges. The results show a clear relationship between increased NiO concentration and gamma photon shielding performance in the provided specimens. Furthermore, micro-Hardness (H) and poisson’s ratio σ have been improved. Moreover, findings reveal that increasing the density gives rise to the Vt, while the inverse trend is mirrored in Gt values. The outcomes of the present work are suitable for future studies related to the novel Te glass series. The findings highlight the effectiveness of Te-enriched glass specimens in terms of radiation shielding.