Abstract
Single crystal growth of the icosahedral Zn-Mg-Ho quasicrystal has been performed using the Bridgeman method. Composition of the starting alloy was selected as Zn46Mg51Ho3, so that the icosahedral phase directly precipitates from the liquidus phase. A large single quasicrystal about 0.5 cm3 in size was obtained, and its composition was determined as Zn60Mg31Ho9. The obtained quasicrystal shows an extremely high structural-perfection evidenced by the X-ray Laue reflection and neutron diffraction methods.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L663-L665 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 6 A |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 Jun 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Sato, T. J., Takakura, H., & Tsai, A. P. (1998). Single crystal growth of the icosahedral Zn-Mg-Ho quasicrystal. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters, 37(6 A), L663-L665.