Accumulation Studies at a High Elevation Glacier Site in Central Karakoram by Christoph Mayer, Astrid Lambrecht, Hans Oerter, Margit Schwikowski, Elisa Vuillermoz, Nicola Frank, Guglielmina Diolaiuti

“…Dust layers found in the snow pits show a rare earth elements signature which indicates that the dust very likely originates from the arid regions of western China and Central Asia. …”
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Visualizing and quantifying biomineral preservation in fossil vertebrate dental remains by Matthew B. Cowen, Marc de Rafélis, Loïc Ségalen, Benjamin P. Kear, Maïtena Dumont, Živilė Žigaitė

“…We present visual comparisons of elemental compositions in fish and plesiosaur dental remains ranging in age from Silurian to Cretaceous, based on a combination of micro-scale optical cathodoluminescence (CL) observations (optical images and scanning electron microscope) with in-situ minor, trace and rare earth element (REE) compositions (EDS, maps and REE profiles), as a tool for assessing diagenetic processes and biomineral preservation during fossilization of vertebrate dental apatite. …”
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Controllable Nano-Crystallization in Fluoroborosilicate Glass Ceramics for Broadband Visible Photoluminescence by Yuanhang Xiang, Yi Long, Peiying Cen, Sirang Liu, Zaijin Fang, Renjie Jiao

“…The well-designed glass ceramic is a novel and significant compound to simultaneously provide efficiently coordinated sites for transition metal and rare earth ions. More importantly, the design strategy opens a new way for engineering high-quality oxy-fluoride glass ceramics with properties of excellent stability, controllable nano-crystallization and high-efficiency photoluminescence.…”
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Effect of Ca Concentration on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast and As-Extruded Quasicrystal-Strengthened Mg-7.2Zn-2.4Gd Alloy by Jianchun Sun, Yilong Ma, Hongwei Miao, Kejian Li, Chunhong Li, Hua Huang

“…Quasicrystal-strengthened Mg-Zn-RE (RE = rare-earth element) alloys have been investigated extensively due to their excellent mechanical properties. …”
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Magnetic anisotropy of 4f atoms on a WSe2 monolayer: a DFT + U study by Johanna P. Carbone, Gustav Bihlmayer, Stefan Blügel

“…Abstract Inspired by recent advancements in the field of single-atom magnets, particularly those involving rare-earth (RE) elements, we present a theoretical exploration employing DFT+U calculations to investigate the magnetic properties of selected 4f atoms, specifically Eu, Gd, and Ho, on a monolayer of the transition-metal dichalcogenide WSe2 in the 1H-phase. …”
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Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of a scheelite crystal using microwave-photon counting by E. Billaud, L. Balembois, J. Travesedo, M. Le Dantec, M. Rančić, E. Albertinale, R. Truong, S. Bertaina, T. Chanelière, P. Goldner, D. Estève, D. Vion, E. Flurin, P. Bertet

“…Finally, we use spin fluorescence spectroscopy at low excitation power to probe the properties of rare-earth ions close to a metallic wire deposited on the surface; our data reveal line distortion caused by the mechanical strain imparted by the thermal contractions of the metal relative to the underlying crystal. …”
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Reduction behavior of iron in the red mud by Eray S., Keskinkilic E., Topkaya Y.A., Geveci A.

“…Red mud or bauxite residue contains significant quantities of industrial metals such as Fe, Al, and Ti, as well as rare earth elements such as Sc, Ce, and La. The authors performed a laboratory-scale project dealing with stepwise recovery of valuable elements from two bauxite residues, namely Iranian red mud (IRM) and Turkish red mud (TRM). …”
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Crystallization Behavior and Microstructural Analysis of Lead-Rich (𝐏𝐛𝑥𝐒𝐫1−𝑥) TiO𝟑 Glass Ceramics Containing 1 mole %𝐋𝐚𝟐𝐎𝟑 by C. R. Gautam, Devendra Kumar, Om Parkash

“…Solid solution of perovskite Pb,SrTiO3 in Pb-rich composition can be crystallized in borosilicate glassy matrix. The addition of rare earth and transition metal oxides is known to influence the crystallization behavior and surface morphology of perovskite crystallites in glassy matrix. …”
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Petrology of Oligocene Lalehzar igneous rocks in the southeast of Saveh-Naein-Jiroft magmatic belt by Fatemeh Sepidbar, Bahareh Borouzi Niyat

“…They also show enriched in light rare earth elements (LREEs) with respect to heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) in chondrite-normalized REE patterns (Sun and McDonough, 1989), with the Eu/Eu* ratios from 0.6 to 1.03. …”
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Analysis of Slotted Tooth Switched Reluctance Motors for Electric Vehicle Applications by Mohamed A. Abdel Tawab, Hamdy Shatla, M. Bahy

“…Switched reluctance motors’ (SRMs) implementation in electric vehicle drives are widely increasing due to several merits, such as a wide speed range, high torque density, and rare earth-free characteristics, but it also has some drawbacks, such as more torque ripples, acoustic noise, and vibration, that hinder its usage in electrical vehicle applications. …”
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Preparation of molecular imprinted fluorescence sensor based on Er3+/ZnS QDs and its selective detection of ciprofloxacin in various matrices. by Shuang Li, Haijun Wang, Jinghan Wang, Feng Xu, Hongmei Li

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study proposes the preparation of molecular imprinted fluorescent sensors and their selective detection of ciprofloxacin, with the aim of achieving specific recognition and accurate detection of ciprofloxacin.<h4>Methods</h4>Rare earth metal Er3+ is added to ZnS quantum dots to prepare a molecularly imprinted fluorescence sensor (MIP/Er3+/ZnS QDs). …”
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Multi-Element Exposure and Health Risks of Grains from Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh, India by Bhagyashri Wakhle, Saroj Sharma, Khageshwar Singh Patel, Piyush Kant Pandey, Antonela Blažević, Željka Fiket, Sema Yurdakul, Simge Varol, Pablo Martín-Ramos, Hanan M. Al-Yousef, Ramzi A. Mothana

“…This study investigates the bioaccumulation patterns of 52 elements (including nutrients, heavy metals, and rare earth elements) in various parts (grain, husk, straw, and root) of cereals grown in a heavily polluted region. …”
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Characterization of Waste Generated from Nuclide Management Process in Waste Burden Minimization Technology for Spent Nuclear Fuel by Jung-Hoon Choi, Byeonggwan Lee, Ki-Rak Lee, Hyun Woo Kang, Hyeon Jin Eom, Seong-Sik Shin, Ga-Yeong Kim, Hwan-Seo Park

“…In this study, the physical, radiological, and thermal characteristics of the waste and waste forms for major nuclides (Cs, Sr, I, transuranic/rare earth, and Tc/Se) generated in the nuclide management process were analyzed. …”
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Geographical origin traceability of kiwifruit products using stable isotope and multi-element analysis with multivariate modeling: Feature extraction, selection of model and variab... by Wang Shuanhui, Chen Chang, Tian Jing, Liu Zhi, Mei Xianxian, Zhou Jialu, Wang Dongguang, Zhu Shaohua

“…In this work, a total of 370 kiwifruits from 8 different countries in global were collected, and 6 stable isotope ratios (SIRs), 10 mineral elements (MEs), and 16 rare earth elements (REEs) were determined for origin traceability study. …”
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Optimization of microstructure for HRE-free Nd-Fe-B magnets with improved properties by Yuxin Zhao, Rui Han, Meng Zheng, Xun Duan, Xiaoning Shi, Xianjun Hu, Hongsheng Chen, Dong Zhou, Shengzhi Dong, Wei Li

“…In this work, we successfully prepared heavy rare earth (HRE)-free Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets with improved coercivity (Hcj) and remanence (Br) by precisely controlling the grain size and optimizing the grain boundaries (GBs). …”
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Clustering Cu-S based compounds using periodic table representation and compositional Wasserstein distance by Shuyan Hao, Ting Xia, Ruizhi Zhang, Meng Guo

“…Some selected groups are analyzed using crystal structure visualization of hundreds of compounds, which provides chemical insights of the similarity metrics and shows the effectiveness of clustering. A group of rare earth containing layered Cu-S compounds is proposed for further experimental investigation as potential thermoelectric materials, based on a structure-property relationship consideration that similar structures tend to have similar properties. …”
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Current Control in Field-Excited Flux Switching Machines: No-Load Induced Voltage Impact Based on the Winding Connection by Diogo P. V. Galo, Thales A. C. Maia, Braz de J. Cardoso Filho

“…Electric machine designs with fewer or no rare-earth permanent magnets will play an important role in the adoption of hybrid solutions. …”
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Petrogenesis of Intrusive body in Northeast of Joveinan, North of Isfahan, Urumieh- Dokhtar magmatic zone by Shahzad Sherafat, Majid Zeidi, Mahnaz Khodami

“…The chondrite-normalized rare earth elements diagrams show a medium enrichment of LREE compared to HREE, a weak negative anomaly of Europium, and a flat pattern of heavy rare earth elements. …”
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Greening the Economy in Afghanistan – Role of the Critical Mineral Mining Industry by Rinat Tantashev, Bahtiyor Eshchanov

“…Afghanistan has a significant potential for a green economy due to its reserves of lithium and rare earth metals, essential for modern green technologies. …”
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Biosorption of Lanthanides from Aqueous Solutions Using Pretreated Buccinum tenuissimum Shell Biomass by Yusuke Koto, Naoki Kano, Yudan Wang, Nobuo Sakamoto, Hiroshi Imaizumi

“…Biosorption experiment from aqueous solutions containing known amount of rare earth elements (REEs) using pre-treated Buccinum tenuissimum shell was explored to evaluate the efficiency of shell biomass as sorbent for REEs. …”
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