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Fabrication of Lead Borate Single Crystal Nanosheets for Attenuating Both Neutron and Gamma Radiations
Author(s) -
Zhang QuanPing,
Sun Nan,
Zheng Jian,
Wang ShiWei,
Wu You,
Luo DeLi,
Zhou YuanLin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201600650
Subject(s) - materials science , boron , fabrication , nanostructure , nanotechnology , single crystal , neutron , crystal (programming language) , radiation , chemical engineering , crystallography , optics , nuclear physics , medicine , chemistry , physics , alternative medicine , engineering , pathology , computer science , programming language
In this work, Pb 3 B 10 O 16 [OH] 4 single crystal nanosheets are fabricated by a solvothermal process. Its structure is determined in detail by XRD, SEM, and TEM. The nanosheets display a good ability to attenuate both neutron and gamma radiations. In particular, it provides a distinct advantage to attenuate the gamma radiation with low energy from 59 to 105 keV. Notably, the lead borate single crystals with 2D nanostructures impliy other benefits, such as mechanical enhancement and high thermal conductivity. Thus, the lead borate nanosheets can be applied to the fabrication of multifunctional integrated composites for the radiation protection of complex conditions.