EVIDENCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ELECTRONIC-PROPERTIES OF ICOSAHEDRAL BORON-RICH SOLIDS AND ICOSAHEDRAL QUASI-CRYSTALS

Authors
WERHEIT H SCHMECHEL R KIMURA K TAMURA R LUNDSTROM T
Citation
H. Werheit et al., EVIDENCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ELECTRONIC-PROPERTIES OF ICOSAHEDRAL BORON-RICH SOLIDS AND ICOSAHEDRAL QUASI-CRYSTALS, Journal of solid state chemistry, 133(1), 1997, pp. 160-163
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Journal of solid state chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224596
Volume
133
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
160 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4596(1997)133:1<160:EOTROT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Optical conductivities and dielectric functions derived from the IR-op tical reflectivity spectra exhibit clear similarities between icosahed ral boron-rich structures and Al-based isosahedral quasicrystals. This suggests a close qualitative relationship of their electronic structu res. Accordingly icosahedral quasicrystals are assumed to be semicondu ctors with complex band structures qualitatively related to those of b oron-rich solids, which are essentially determined by electron-phonon interactions. (C) 1997 Academic Press.