Phason elasticity in entropic quasicrystals

Journal Article · Mon Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.314· OSTI ID:5873269

Strandburg, K J; Tang, L; Jaric, M V

The equilibrium quasicrystal phase of a two-dimensional two-component Lennard-Jones atomic system and two different ensembles of random tilings (binary and uncontrained) are analyzed by means of Monte Carlo simulations. We find that the quasicrystal phase in the atomic system is well described by the random-tiling model. Despite the nonzero configurational entropy density, the phason fluctuations are found not to destroy the quasi-long-range translational order in this phase, in agreement with conjectured square-gradient phason elasticity. Nearly identical, temperature-independent, reduced, phason elastic constants are determined in all three cases.

• Research Organization: Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439(US); Center for Theoretical Physics, Texas A M University, College Station, Texas 77843
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5873269
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 63:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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