The main objective of the present work was to assess gamma radiation shielding competencies and transmission factors (TFs) for some tellurite glasses in form Bi2O3–TeO2–Na2O–TiO2–ZnO. MCNPX general-purpose Monte Carlo code (version 2.6.0) utilized determination TF values at various well-known radioisotope energies different glass thicknesses from 0.5 cm 3 cm. Moreover, important ray properties ...

Theoretical analysis and Computer simulations have proven to be cost-effective and powerful tools in scientific studies of materials, particularly at nano-scale where synthesis of nano-structures, interpretation of their observed character and exploration of new structures are not always straight forward. We present here fundamental principles of techniques used today for computational simulati...

This study evaluated the pH, calcium ion release and antimicrobial activity of EndoBinder (EB), containing different radiopacifiers: bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), zinc oxide (ZnO) or zirconium oxide (ZrO2), in comparison to MTA. For pH and calcium ion release tests, 5 specimens per group (n=5) were immersed into 10 mL of distilled and deionized water at 37°C. After 2, 4, 12, 24, 48 h; 7, 14 and 28 day...

Zn aqueous batteries typically suffer from poor cycle life because water soluble zincate ions are formed during the oxidation of Zn. When Zn is oxidized, most of the Zn2+ ions detach from the current collector and become electrochemically inactive, leaving the battery non-rechargeable. Numerous reports demonstrate the use of Bi2O3 as an electrode additive to enhance electrochemical performance ...

Information on the vaporization processes and thermodynamic properties of glass-forming oxide melts in the systems MgO-B2O3-SiO2, CaO-B2O3-SiO2, SrO-B2O3-SiO2, BaO-B2O3-SiO2, PbO-B2O3-SiO2, CdO-B2O3-SiO2, ZnO-B2O3-SiO2, Bi2O3-B2O3-SiO2 and Bi2O3-GeO2-SiO2 together with the earlier obtained data is discussed. These data were obtained by high-temperature mass spectrometric method. Various types o...

Glasses having composition 20ZnO·xBi2O3·(79-x)B2O3 (15 x 35, in mol%) doped with 1 mol% of Nd 3+ ions were prepared. The different physical and absorption spectral properties have been investigated to understand the variation of the hypersensitive absorption band intensities. From the absorption spectra, Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters, ( = 2, 4, 6) have been calculated and these parameters wer...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) photoreduction into renewable fuels over semiconductor photocatalysts has emerged as a green and sustainable alternative for energy production. Consequently, tremendous efforts are being performed to develop robust photocatalysts. Therefore, visible-light active nanocomposite composed of 5.0–20.0 wt.% bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) cerium (CeO2) were synthesized by sol-gel-based pro...

In this work, bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3 NP) were prepared by laser ablation of a solid target in distilled water. The optical and structural properties Bi2O3 NPs studied using UV–VIS spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). results showed that the average particle size...

containing different radiopacifiers, Bi2O3, ZnO or ZrO2, compared with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA). According to ISO 10993-12:2012 (E) recommendations, 0.2 g of each cement were applied in transwell inserts and placed in 24-well culture plates containing 1 mL of culture medium (DMEM). After 24 h of incubation, the extracts (DMEM containing components released from the cements) were applied...

Nanostructured Zn doped Bi2O3 thin films was spray deposited on the glass substrate at the optimized temperature of 250C. The structural studies confirm that the prepared film has β-phase tetragonal structure with polycrystalline nature. The grain size was calculated to be around 30 to 40 nm. The annealing effect improves the crystallinity and reduces the defect present in the film. The nanofla...