Structural, Optical, Magnetic and Photon Attenuation of Novel Potassium Lead Borate Glasses Doped with MnO

Potassium lead borate glasses doped with MnO (40B2O3 + 40PbO (20-x)K2O xMnO: x = 0–5 mol%) have been prepared via standard melting quenching process. The impact of on the structure, optical, magnetic and gamma-ray protection properties pottisium examined. density was increased from 4.83to 5.23 g/cm3 as content while molar volume glass sample decreased 28.112 to 25.755 cm3/mol. obtained direct optical gap (Eg) values were 2.84, 2.59, 2.41, 2.19, 1.95, 1.84 eV for Mn-x (x 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) samples, respectively. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra demonstrated that concentration increases in network intensity width IR bands increased. measurement revealed saturation (Ms) coercivity (Hc) increasing substitution ratio. linear attenuation coefficient $${\mu }_{Mn-glass}$$ follows order: µMn-0 < µMn-1 µMn-2 µMn-3 µMn-4 µMn-5. Half value layer (HVL) rises µ decreases vice versa. range HVL is 0.002–3.378, 0.002–3.334, 0.002–3.291, 0.002–3.248, 0.002–3.176, 0.002–3.106 cm and5). trend effective atomic number (Zeff) variation related both mass coefficients (µ µm). produced Mn-glasses can be employed a variety radiation protective applications.