Approximants of icosahedral quasicrystals: Atomic structure, inherent defects, and superstructural ordering
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography (Russian Federation)
The structural features of approximants of icosahedral and decagonal quasicrystals and new unusual approximants (rhombohedral AlPd and cubic Al{sub 68}Pd{sub 20}Ru{sub 12}) are considered. It is shown that most approximants can be described in terms of universal local ordering of atoms, in which the nearest neighbors of each atom occupy the vertices of an almost ideal dodecahedron: the so-called dodecahedral local ordering. A set of general atomic motifs in the approximants of different orders is found for quasicrystals of different types. It is shown that the dodecahedral local ordering can be easily described by the project method, in which the basis vectors directed along icosahedral threefold axes are used. Different types of defects inherent in dodecahedral local ordering are analyzed.
- OSTI ID:
- 21091469
- Journal Information:
- Crystallography Reports, Vol. 51, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S106377450604002X; Copyright (c) 2006 Nauka/Interperiodica; Article Copyright (c) 2006 Pleiades Publishing, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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