High resolution transmission electron microscopy observation of thermally fluctuating phasons in decagonal Al-Cu-Co

Authors
Edagawa, K Suzuki, K Takeuchi, S
Citation
K. Edagawa et al., High resolution transmission electron microscopy observation of thermally fluctuating phasons in decagonal Al-Cu-Co, PHYS REV L, 85(8), 2000, pp. 1674-1677
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1674 - 1677
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20000821)85:8<1674:HRTEMO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
In situ high-temperature, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) was performed on an Al-Cu-Co decagonal quasicrystal, to investigate thermal fluctuation of phasons. A tiling pattern constructed from the HRTE M image was analyzed in the framework of the strip-projection method. Trans itions between two local tile arrangements were observed at high temperatur e for the first time, and were shown to correspond to a thermal phason fluc tuation.