STUDY OF ELEMENTAL IMPURITIES IN HIGH-PURITY NANOCRYSTALLINE TITANIUM CARBIDE (TIC) USING THE k0-INAA METHOD
Raisa R. Hakhiyeva
2024   04   az   p.09-14

ABSTRACT

Titanium carbide (TiC) nanoparticles were irradiated with a neutron flux (2x1013 n/cm2s) from a TRIGA Mark II research reactor. After neutron irradiation, the radioisotopes of trace elements in nanocrystalline TiC were studied as a function of time. The identification of isotopes that significantly increased the activity of the samples as a result of neutron irradiation was performed. Nanocrystalline TiC was synthesized using standard laser techniques, and the purity of the samples was determined using the k0-based Neutron Activation Analysis (k0-INAA) method. The concentration of trace elements in TiC nanoparticles was determined through the radionuclides of the corresponding elements. The concentration of trace element isotopes was calculated as a percentage according to the k0 -INAA method.

Keywords: nano TiC, nanomaterial, radioactivity, neutron activation analysis, neutron irradiation.
DOI:10.70784/azip.2.2024409

Received: 27.11.2024
Internet publishing: 02.12.2024

AUTHORS & AFFILIATIONS

Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Institute of Radiation Problems, 9 B. Vahabzade, Baku, AZ 1143, Azerbaijan
E-mail: raisahaxiyeva@yahoo.com

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