Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poly(vinyl alcohol)bismuth oxide composites for X-ray and ?-ray shielding applications Subject The topic of the resource applications; irradiation; mechanical properties; optical properties; thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) Description An account of the resource Polymer composites, which are light in weight, cost effective, and less toxic, have potential applications in X-ray and ?-ray shielding and protection. In this work, we have explored the efficacy of poly(vinyl alcohol)bismuth oxide composites as radiation shielding materials. Poly(vinyl alcohol) composites with different wt % (050) of bismuth were prepared by a simple solution casting technique. Structural and thermal characterization of these samples was carried out using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). TGA revealed the enhanced thermal stability of these composites. AC conductivity measurements and optical spectroscopy were used to analyze their electrical behavior. The composites showed low conductivity, and the energy gap obtained also showed their tendency to be insulators. The radiation attenuation properties were investigated using X-ray (5.895 and 6.490 keV) and ?-ray (59.54 and 662 keV) transmission measurements. The shielding efficiency of the composites increased with filler wt %. The 40 wt % composites exhibited mass attenuation coefficients of 122.68 and 93.02 cm2/g at photon energies of 5.895 and 6.490 keV, respectively, while the 50 wt % composites showed 1.57 and 0.092 cm2/g at photon energies of 59.54 and 662 keV, respectively. The effective atomic number quantifies the probability of interaction of radiation with matter. The effective atomic number of the composites calculated by the direct method was in good agreement with the theoretical value obtained from Auto-Zeff software. 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136, 47949. 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Muthamma M.V.; Bubbly S.G.; Gudennavar S.B.; Narendranath K.C.S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol-136, No. 37 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley and Sons Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47949" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47949</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066011654&amp;doi=10.1002%2Fapp.47949&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=220aaab42de91d45b724a373e624b778" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066011654&amp;doi=10.1002%2fapp.47949&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=220aaab42de91d45b724a373e624b778</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 218995; CODEN: JAPNA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Muthamma M.V., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, -560 029, India; Bubbly S.G., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, -560 029, India; Gudennavar S.B., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, -560 029, India; Narendranath K.C.S., Space Science Division, Space Astronomy Group, ISITE Campus, ISRO, Bengaluru, -560 037, India