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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(SiIr)2 by Materials Project

Er(IrSi)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ir and eight equivalent Si atoms. All Er–Ir bond lengths are 3.21 Å. All Er–Si bond lengths are 3.12 Å. Ir is bonded to four equivalent Er and four equivalent Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing IrEr4Si4 tetrahedra. All Ir–Si bond lengths are 2.41 Å. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er, four equivalent Ir, and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.40 Å.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(GeRh)2 by Materials Project

Er(RhGe)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Rh and eight equivalent Ge atoms. All Er–Rh bond lengths are 3.31 Å. All Er–Ge bond lengths are 3.18 Å. Rh is bonded to four equivalent Er and four equivalent Ge atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, corner, and face-sharing RhEr4Ge4 tetrahedra. All Rh–Ge bond lengths are 2.46 Å. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er, four equivalent Rh, and one Ge atom. The Ge–Ge bond length is 2.50 Å.

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DOE OSTI2022

Switching from batch to continuous granulation: A case study of metoprolol succinate ER tablets

Continuous manufacturing (CM) has been used to produce several immediate release drug products. No extended-release (ER) product manufactured employing CM technology has been approved yet. Herein this study investigated the critical aspects of switching from the batch mode of high shear granulation to the continuous operation of twin-screw granulation for extended-release tablets. Metoprolol succinate ER tablets was used as a model ER formulation for this purpose. A central composite design (CCD) was employed to determine the effects of high shear granulator (HSG) parameters, namely impeller speed, granulation time, and binder liquid feeding rate, on the critical granulation characteristics important for product performance. These critical granulation characteristics served as a guide for switching from the batch processing to the continuous operation for achieving the same breaking strength and dissolution for this ER metoprolol tablets. The granulation time was the most critical factor affecting the bulk properties of granules which contributed to tablet dissolution. The higher density and lower compressibility of granules were attained at the longest granulation time of 5.4 min with the fastest liquid feeding rate of 75 g/min. The granules’ density was the primary factor negatively affecting the dissolution of metoprolol tablets. However, the breaking strength of tablets confounded the effect of granules density on metoprolol dissolution. Switching the processing parameters of high shear granulation to twin-screw granulation achieved similar dissolution profiles (F2 greater than 50). The screw speed was not found to affect bulk properties of granules. The root cause of granulation failures in twin-screw granulation, such as premature consolidation, excessive swelling, poor cohesion, inconsistent shearing effects, and formation of deformed agglomerates, were identified. In conclusion, the use of critical granulation characteristics through a performance-based approach of ER tablets facilitated the switching of manufacturing of an ER formulation form batch to continuous operation.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗
DOE OSTI2024

Dynamics of ER stress-induced gene regulation in plants

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a potentially lethal condition that is induced by the abnormal accumulation of unfolded or misfolded secretory proteins in the ER. In eukaryotes, ER stress is managed by the unfolded protein response (UPR) through a tightly regulated, yet highly dynamic, reprogramming of gene transcription. Although the core principles of the UPR are similar across eukaryotes, unique features of the plant UPR reflect the adaptability of plants to their ever-changing environments and the need to balance the demands of growth and development with the response to environmental stressors. Here, the past decades have seen notable progress in understanding the mechanisms underlying ER stress sensing and signaling transduction pathways, implicating the UPR in the effects of physiological and induced ER stress on plant growth and crop yield. Facilitated by sequencing technologies and advances in genetic and genomic resources, recent efforts have driven the discovery of transcriptional regulators and elucidated the mechanisms that mediate the dynamic and precise gene regulation in response to ER stress at the systems level.

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DOE OSTI2022

Er-doped anatase TiO 2 thin films on LaAlO 3 (001) for quantum interconnects (QuICs)

Rare-earth ions (REIs) doped into solid-state crystal hosts offer an attractive platform for realizing quantum interconnects that can function as quantum memories and quantum repeaters. The 4f valence electrons of REIs are shielded by 5s and 5p electrons and undergo highly coherent transitions even when embedded in host crystals. In particular, Er 3+ has an optical transition in the telecom band that is suitable for low-loss communication. Recently, REIs in thin film systems have gained interest due to potential advantages in providing a flexible host crystal environment, enabling scalable on-chip integration with other quantum devices. Here, we investigate the structural and optical properties of Er-doped anatase TiO 2 thin films on LaAlO 3 (001) substrates. By choosing a system with minimal lattice mismatch and adjusting Er-dopant concentration, we achieve optical inhomogeneous linewidths of 5 GHz at 4.5 K. Furthermore, we show that 9 nm-thick buffer and capping layers can reduce the linewidth by more than 40%, suggesting a pathway to further narrowing linewidths in this system. We also identify that Er 3+ ions mainly incorporate into substitutional Ti 4+ sites with non-polar D 2d symmetry, which makes Er dopants insensitive to the first order to local electric fields from impurities and is desirable for coherence properties of Er 3+ spins.

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DOE OSTI2023

Quasi-deterministic localization of Er emitters in thin film TiO 2 through submicron-scale crystalline phase control

With their shielded 4f orbitals, rare-earth ions (REIs) offer optical and electron spin transitions with good coherence properties even when embedded in a host crystal matrix, highlighting their utility as promising quantum emitters and memories for quantum information processing. Among REIs, trivalent erbium (Er 3+ ) uniquely has an optical transition in the telecom C-band, ideal for transmission over optical fibers, making it well suited for applications in quantum communication. The deployment of Er 3+ emitters into a thin film TiO 2 platform has been a promising step toward scalable integration; however, like many solid-state systems, the deterministic spatial placement of quantum emitters remains an open challenge. Here, we investigate laser annealing as a means to locally tune the optical resonance of Er 3+ emitters in TiO 2 thin films on Si. Using both nanoscale x-ray diffraction measurements and cryogenic photoluminescence spectroscopy, we show that tightly focused below-gap laser annealing can induce anatase to rutile phase transitions in a nearly diffraction-limited area of the films and improve local crystallinity through grain growth. As a percentage of Er:TiO 2 is converted to rutile, the Er 3+ optical transition blueshifts by 13 nm. We explore the effects of changing laser annealing time and show that the amount of optically active Er:rutile increases linearly with laser power. We additionally demonstrate local phase conversion on microfabricated Si structures, which holds significance for quantum photonics.

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DOE OSTI2024

Magnetic properties of the quasi-XY Shastry-Sutherland magnet ER 2 Be 2 SiO 7

Polycrystalline and single-crystal samples of the insulating Shastry-Sutherland compound Er 2 ⁢Be 2 ⁢SiO 7 were synthesized via a solid-state reaction and the floating zone method, respectively. The crystal structure, Er single-ion anisotropy, zero-field magnetic ground state, and magnetic phase diagrams along high-symmetry crystallographic directions were investigated with bulk measurement techniques, x-ray and neutron diffraction, and neutron spectroscopy. Here, we establish that Er 2 ⁢Be 2 ⁢SiO 7 crystallizes in a tetragonal space group with planes of orthogonal Er dimers and a strong preference for the Er moments to lie in the local plane perpendicular to each dimer bond. We also find that this system has a noncollinear ordered ground state in zero field with a transition temperature of 0.841 K consisting of antiferromagnetic dimers and in-plane moments. Finally, we mapped out the H-T phase diagrams for Er 2 ⁢Be 2 ⁢SiO 7 along the directions H ∥ [001], [100], and [110]. While an increasing in-plane field simply induces a phase transition to a field-polarized phase, we identify three metamagnetic transitions in the H ∥ [001] case. Single-crystal neutron diffraction results reveal that the H ∥ [001] phase diagram can be explained predominantly by the expected field-induced behavior of classical, anisotropic moments, although the microscopic origin of one phase requires further investigation.

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DOE OSTI2020

Low-Temperature Crystal Structure and Mean-Field Modeling of Er x Dy 1- x Al 2 Intermetallics

Low-temperature crystal structure of the Er x Dy 1-x Al 2 alloys with x = 0.45, 0.67, 0.90 was examined using temperature-dependent powder X-ray diffraction. The Er-rich sample, Er 0.9 Dy 0.1 Al 2 , exhibits a rhombohedral distortion associated with the magnetic ordering that occurs around 20 K. The rhombohedral distortion is suppressed in Er 0.67 Dy 0.33 Al 2 , while a weak low-temperature tetragonal distortion is observed in Er 0.45 Dy 0.55 Al 2 . The mean-field theory supports the correlation between the type of structural distortion and the variable easy magnetization axis in Er x Dy 1-x Al 2 intermetallics.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
NASA NTRS1993

Mission planning for an Earth observation low Earth orbiter: ERS-1

ERS-1, the first European Remote Sensing satellite, has a payload which consists primarily of microwave instruments and is in a polar sun-synchronous orbit. All ground and on-board activities from user requests to delivery of data products are combined into one integrated system. In view of the high number of products which can be generated by ERS-1, the Mission Planning System (MPS), which plans the on-board activities of ERS-1, is an essential tool for operations since manual planning of the large number of daily operations is out of the question. In addition the MPS, in line with the integrated nature of the ERS-1 system, also plans activities at the prime ground station, including among others, the operation of the payload data processing systems there. This paper outlines the operations concepts for ERS-1 mission planning, and describes the Mission Planning System used at the ERS-1 Control Center. Novel functionalities, such as automatic resource clash resolution, are described. A critical discussion gives lessons learned for future mission planning systems.

Lockyer, Paul↗
NASA NTRS1994

Oceanographic results from analysis of ERS-1 altimetry

Large scale dynamic ocean topography and its variations were observed using ERS-1 radar altimeter measurements. The altimeter measurements analyzed are primarily from the ESA ocean product (OPR02) and from the Interim Geophysical Data Records (IGDR) generated by NOAA from the fast delivery (FD) data during the ERS-1 35 day repeat orbit phase. The precise orbits used for the dynamic topography solution are computed using dual satellite crossover measurements from ERS-1 and TOPEX (Topology Ocean Experiment)/Poseidon (T/P) as additional tracking data, and using improved models and constants which are consistent with T/P. Analysis of the ERS-1 dynamic topography solution indicates agreement with the T/P solution at the 5 cm root mean square level, with regional differences as large as 15 cm tide gauges at the 8 to 9 cm level. There are differences between the ERS-1 OPR02 and IGDR determined dynamic topography solutions on the order of 5 cm root mean square. Mesoscale oceanic variability time series obtained using collinear analysis of the ERS-1 altimeter data show good qualitative agreement when compared with the T/P results.

Tapley, B. D.↗
NASA NTRS1994

Comparison of ERS-1 scatterometer and Florida State University tropical winds

Monthly mean winds from the CMODFD (wind vector data set) ERS-1 Active Microwave Instrument (AMI) scatterometer are evaluated by comparing them to monthly mean tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean wind analyses based on in-situ data. The FSU (an observation based set of fields) winds agree qualitatively with the ERS-1 winds. Magnitudes of the vector differences are 2 to 4 m/s. Evident in the ERS-1 fields are north-south oriented bands which coincide with orbital sampling swaths. These bands are more evident in the curl maps of the mean monthly wind fields. Suitability of the ERS-1 monthly mean wind fields for ocean modeling is evaluated through a comparison of results from a model of the tropical Pacific forced by both FSU and ERS-1 wind fields. Model responses in the eastern equatorial Pacific are similar, and both track variability in the observed sea level. However, ERS-1 wind results do not correlate as well to the monthly variations in the sea level data.

Legler, David M.↗
NASA NTRSDate not supplied

Environmental Barrier Coating Surface Temperature Mapping Using a Compatible Er-Doped Sc 2 SiO 5 Temperature-Sensing Layer

Accurate surface temperature-mapping capabilities in the 1300 to 1500 °C range are needed for SiC/SiC ceramic matrix composites protected by environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) under testing in turbine engine environment facilities. The strong background thermal radiation at these higher temperatures is a challenging issue. Er-doped Y 2 SiO 5 was previously shown to be capable of achieving luminescence lifetime-based temperature mapping up to 1560 °C as a standalone material. However, compatibility issues between an Er-doped Y 2 SiO 5 surface temperature sensing layer and an underlying Sc 2 Si 2 O 7 -based EBC topcoat limited temperature mapping of the EBC surface to a maximum of 1380 °C. Therefore, an Er-doped Sc 2 SiO 5 temperature sensing layer has been subsequently developed with better compatibility with the Sc2Si2O7-based EBC topcoat. Localized spot temperature measurements as well as luminescence lifetime imaging-based temperature mapping were demonstrated up to 1535 °C from a 15 µm thick Er-doped Sc 2 SiO 5 layer at the surface of a Sc2Si2O7-based EBC topcoat, a significant improvement over the Er-doped Y2SiO5 layer 1380 °C temperature sensing limit. No degradation of the Er-doped Sc 2 SiO 5 temperature sensing surface layer was observed.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(BC)2 by Materials Project

ErB2C2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/mbm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent B and eight equivalent C atoms. All Er–B bond lengths are 2.72 Å. All Er–C bond lengths are 2.66 Å. B is bonded in a distorted trigonal planar geometry to four equivalent Er and three equivalent C atoms. There is one shorter (1.52 Å) and two longer (1.60 Å) B–C bond length. C is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er and three equivalent B atoms.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(PRu)2 by Materials Project

ErRu2P2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Ru and eight equivalent P atoms. All Er–Ru bond lengths are 3.12 Å. All Er–P bond lengths are 3.10 Å. Ru is bonded in a 12-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er and four equivalent P atoms. All Ru–P bond lengths are 2.35 Å. P is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er, four equivalent Ru, and one P atom. The P–P bond length is 2.36 Å.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(BRh)4 by Materials Project

ErRh4B4 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4_1/acd space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Rh and twelve equivalent B atoms. There are a spread of Er–Rh bond distances ranging from 2.91–3.26 Å. There are a spread of Er–B bond distances ranging from 2.96–3.26 Å. Rh is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Er and five equivalent B atoms. There are a spread of Rh–B bond distances ranging from 2.18–2.27 Å. B is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Er, five equivalent Rh, and one B atom. The B–B bond length is 1.75 Å.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(ClO4)3 by Materials Project

Er(ClO4)3 crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/m space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine O atoms. There are six shorter (2.34 Å) and three longer (2.55 Å) Er–O bond lengths. There are three inequivalent O sites. In the first O site, O is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.42 Å. In the second O site, O is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Er and one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.48 Å. In the third O site, O is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Er and one Cl atom. The O–Cl bond length is 1.46 Å. Cl is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O atoms.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(SiPd)2 by Materials Project

ErPd2Si2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent Pd and eight equivalent Si atoms. All Er–Pd bond lengths are 3.24 Å. All Er–Si bond lengths are 3.15 Å. Pd is bonded to four equivalent Er and four equivalent Si atoms to form a mixture of distorted corner, edge, and face-sharing PdEr4Si4 tetrahedra. All Pd–Si bond lengths are 2.46 Å. Si is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Er, four equivalent Pd, and one Si atom. The Si–Si bond length is 2.31 Å.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Er(Fe2Ge)2 by Materials Project

ErFe4Ge2 crystallizes in the tetragonal P4_2/mnm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Er is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to twelve equivalent Fe and six equivalent Ge atoms. There are four shorter (3.12 Å) and eight longer (3.28 Å) Er–Fe bond lengths. There are two shorter (2.90 Å) and four longer (2.92 Å) Er–Ge bond lengths. Fe is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Er and three equivalent Ge atoms. There are one shorter (2.43 Å) and two longer (2.44 Å) Fe–Ge bond lengths. Ge is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Er and six equivalent Fe atoms.

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