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Study of the radiation tolerance of MgFe2O4 by XRD, TEM, Mössbauer, and EPR spectroscopy

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Materials with high radiation resistance are a major area of interest in the field of nuclear industry due to their wide range of applications. In this regard, this study investigates the radiation tolerance of a MgFe2O4 sample successfully synthesized via the sol–gel route. Therefore, an investigation of the structural and morphological characterizations of MgFe2O4 revealed a significantly high radiation resistance. Furthermore, Mössbauer spectrometry detected a cation redistribution with irradiation, while EPR showed the creation of oxygen vacancy defects by irradiation. Thus, the results presented in this study highlight the usefulness of the MgFe2O4 as a promising material for the development of highly efficient devices in the nuclear industry.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux, Département de Physique, Faculté Des Sciences de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia

    I. Chihi, M. Baazaoui & M. Oumezzine

  2. Institut des Molécules et des Matériaux du Mans, UMR 6283, CNRS, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans Cedex 9, France

    J. M. Greneche

  3. Laboratoire de Valorisation des Matériaux Utiles (LVMU), Centre National de Recherches en Sciences des Matériaux (CNRSM), Technopole de Borj-Cédria, BP 73, 8027, Soliman, Tunisia

    A. H. Hamzaoui

  4. Laboratoire de Recherche en Énergie et Matière, Développement des Sciences Nucléaires (LR16CNSTN02), Centre National des Sciences et Technologie Nucléaires, 2020, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia

    Kh. Farah

  5. Institut Supérieur du Transport et de la Logistique, Université de Sousse, P.B. 247, 4023, Sousse, Tunisia

    Kh. Farah

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Chihi, I., Baazaoui, M., Greneche, J.M. et al. Study of the radiation tolerance of MgFe2O4 by XRD, TEM, Mössbauer, and EPR spectroscopy. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 137, 570 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02772-x

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