First UHV surface studies of single-grain icosahedral Ag-In-Yb quasicrystal

H. R. Sharma; M. Shimoda; S. Ohhashi; A. P. Tsai

doi:10.1080/14786430701358640

First UHV surface studies of single-grain icosahedral Ag-In-Yb quasicrystal

H. R. Sharma, M. Shimoda, S. Ohhashi, A. P. Tsai

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We present the first ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) surface study of single-grain icosahedral Ag-In-Yb quasicrystal by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED), and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). This new quasicrystal is found to exhibit surfaces with steps and terraces, upon suitable preparation conditions. The Fourier transform of high-resolution STM images and RHEED patterns reveal that the surface after annealing at appropriate temperatures retains quasicrystalline long-range order. The analysis of XPS data measured from this surface shows a near bulk chemical composition in the surface region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2989-2994
Number of pages	6
Journal	Philosophical Magazine
Volume	87
Issue number	18-21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14786430701358640
Publication status	Published - 2007 Jul
Externally published	Yes

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First UHV surface studies of single-grain icosahedral Ag-In-Yb quasicrystal

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