Nanoparticles as fillers in composites for x-ray and gamma-ray shielding: A review

Title

Nanoparticles as fillers in composites for x-ray and gamma-ray shielding: A review

Creator

Prabhu S.; Bubbly S.G.; Gudennavar S.B.

Description

In last few decades, nanomaterials have gained enormous attention in the scientific industry due to their tunable physico-chemical and biological properties with enhanced performance over their bulk counterparts. In particular, nanoparticles have been extensively investigated for their usefulness in X-ray and gamma-ray shielding applications. Various elements and compounds, with high atomic numbers and effective atomic numbers respectively, have the potential to form nanoparticles that offer remarkable enhancement in the shielding performance. Composites, obtained by doping different nanoparticles into structural matrices (concrete, glass, or polymers), not only possess striking thermo-mechanical properties but also are effective shielding materials to replace conventional lead shields. This review is an attempt to throw light on various aspects of nanoparticles and their influence on shielding effectiveness. The authors also summarize the experimental findings so as to highlight the potential underlying the radiation-matter interaction mechanism in nanostructured systems. Copyright 2023, IGI Global.

Source

Diversity and Applications of New Age Nanoparticles, pp. 246-266.

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Prabhu S., CHRIST University (Deemed), India; Bubbly S.G., CHRIST University (Deemed), India; Gudennavar S.B., CHRIST University (Deemed), India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-166847360-3; 978-166847358-0

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7358-0.ch010

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