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Structural Analysis of the Fivefold Symmetric Surface of the Al70Pd21Mn9 Quasicrystal by Low Energy Electron Diffraction
Physical Review Letters
  • M. Gierer, University of California, Berkeley
  • M. A. Van Hove, University of California, Berkeley
  • A. I. Goldman, Iowa State University
  • Z. Shen, Iowa State University
  • S.-L. Chang, Iowa State University
  • Cynthia J. Jenks, Iowa State University
  • C.-M. Zhang, Iowa State University
  • Patricia A. Thiel, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-20-1997
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.467
Abstract

The atomic structure of the fivefold symmetric quasicrystal surface of Al70Pd21Mn9 was investigated by means of a dynamical low energy electron-diffraction analysis. Approximations are developed to address the high structural complexity of quasicrystals, yielding average layer-by-layer structural and compositional information. A mix of several relaxed bulklike terminations is found, consistently favoring dense Al-rich outermost atomic layers. These results can be understood in terms of principles known to govern surface structures of simpler, crystalline metals.

Comments

This article is from Physical Review Letters 78, no. 3 (1997): 467–470, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.467.

Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
M. Gierer, M. A. Van Hove, A. I. Goldman, Z. Shen, et al.. "Structural Analysis of the Fivefold Symmetric Surface of the Al70Pd21Mn9 Quasicrystal by Low Energy Electron Diffraction" Physical Review Letters Vol. 78 Iss. 3 (1997) p. 467 - 470
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