Synthesise and study of X-ray and neutron attenuation of nanocomposites based on conducting polymers

In this total review, we studies aimed to combine effective components into a single homogeneous composite to develop new radiation shielding structures with wide range of capabilities to design anti-radiation devices. Here we describe X-ray and neutron attenuation properties of nanocomposites based on conducting polymers (PANI, PPy and PTh). Firstly, nanoparticles (Pb, Au, CdS, CdSe, CdTe, GdPO4, B4C and TiO2) were synthesized. Afterward, their composites with aforementioned standard conducting polymers were fabricated in various concentrations. The products were investigated using SEM, TEM, FT-IR, XRD, EDX and four-wire-technique. Finally X-ray and neutron interaction parameters such as linear attenuation coefficient (μ), attenuation percentage, half value thickness (HVT) and mean free path (mfp) were examined. Upon the obtained results it was proven that the performance of synthesized nanocomposites satisfactorily meet the requirements for attenuation of X-radiation so the prepared samples in the present study can be used as radiation shielding materials

کلیدواژه ها:

X-ray ، Neutron ، Attenuation ، Conducting polymers ، Nanocomposite