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Clustered, Terraced And Mixed Surface Phases Of The Al70Pd21Mn9 Quasicrystal
Ames Laboratory Conference Papers, Posters, and Presentations
  • J. Ledieu, University of Liverpool
  • A. W. Munz, University of Liverpool
  • T. M. Parker, University of Liverpool
  • R. McGrath, University of Liverpool
  • R. D. Diehl, Pennsylvania State University
  • Dwight W. Delaney, Iowa State University
  • Thomas A. Lograsso, Iowa State University
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
Publication Date
1-1-1998
DOI
10.1557/PROC-553-237
Geolocation
(42.3584308, -71.0597732)
Abstract
The five-fold surface of the Al70 Pd21 Mn9 quasicrystal has been studied using STM, LEED and AES. STM images from surfaces which have been sputtered and annealed to 875 K reveal 20-30 Å protrusions that have been identified by others as Mackay-type clusters. Higher-resolution images reveal substructures in these clusters having dimensions 2-3 Å. Longer annealing times at 875 K produced large areas having flat terraces which were imaged with atomic resolution. The LEED pattern from this surface has sharp spots on a low background, and AES indicates that the surface is deficient in Mn relative to the bulk. For surfaces annealed to 1050 K for less than 2 hours, STM images indicate that cluster and terrace phases coexist, and a third phase having aligned arrays of clusters is identified which appears to be intermediate between the cluster and terrace phases.
Comments

This article appeared in MRS Proceedings 553 (1998): 237–244, doi:10.1557/PROC-553-237.

Copyright Owner
Materials Research Society
Language
en
Citation Information
J. Ledieu, A. W. Munz, T. M. Parker, R. McGrath, et al.. "Clustered, Terraced And Mixed Surface Phases Of The Al70Pd21Mn9 Quasicrystal" Boston, MA(1998)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_lograsso/140/