Citation
E. Abe et al., Structure and phase transformation of the Zn-Mg-rare-earth quasicrystals, MAT SCI E A, 294, 2000, pp. 29-32
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
ISSN journal
09215093
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Volume
294
Year of publication
2000
Pages
29 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-5093(200012)294:<29:SAPTOT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We report transformations between the quasicrystalline and crystalline phas
es in the Zn-Mg-rare-earth (RE) alloys. Both the icosahedral and decagonal
quasicrystals are shown to be formed through the crystalline compounds bein
g not composed of giant highly symmetric atomic clusters. This suggests tha
t the formation of Zn-Mg-RE quasicrystals can be reduced to the behavior of
smaller atomic clusters which should be favorable energetically in terms o
f given elements and stoichiometry. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All righ
ts reserved.