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Appl Radiat Isot
; 131: 30-35, 2018 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29100156
RESUMO
Boron nitride nanotubes doped in situ with samarium (Sm-doped BNNTs) were synthesized at 1150°C under atmosphere of NH3/N2 gas mixture by thermal chemical vapor deposition (TCVD) using samarium oxide that is a product of the process separation of thorium and uranium tailings. The samarium in the BNNTs sample was activated by neutron capture, in a nuclear reactor, producing 152Sm radioisotopes. The STEM-EELS spectrum and neutron activation show energies attributed to the samarium confirming the in situ doping process during BNNTs growth. The results demonstrate that this material has great potential as a nanosized ß- emission source for medical therapy.