Quasi-unit-cell model for an Al-Ni-Co ideal quasicrystal based on clusters with broken tenfold symmetry

Eiji Abe, Koh Saitoh, H. Takakura, A. P. Tsai, P. J. Steinhardt, H. C. Jeong

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Abstract

We present new evidence supporting the quasi-unit-cell description of the Al72Ni20Co8 decagonal quasicrystal which shows that the solid is composed of repeating, overlapping decagonal cluster columns with broken tenfold symmetry. We propose an atomic model which gives a significantly improved fit to electron microscopy experiments compared to a previous proposal by us and to alternative proposals with tenfold symmetric clusters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4609-4612
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume84
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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